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Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Parkside neighborhood.

Planning a greener future for Philadelphia’s historic Parkside neighborhood

This spring, students from the Department of City and Regional Planning at the Weitzman School consulted with the Centennial Parkside Community Development Corporation on ways to expand a community garden in the East Parkside neighborhood of West Philadelphia.

Mental Health Awareness Month happenings for Penn faculty and staff

For Mental Health Awareness Month, the Division of Human Resources is hosting faculty and staff events focused on caregiving support, mindfulness, and nutrition, among other areas of need.

An updated understanding of how to synthesize value-added chemicals

New research provides key insights on how to add functional groups onto simple hydrocarbons including methane, a crucial first step towards designing the next generation of catalysts.

Penn Dental Medicine to receive $20M estate gift honoring alumnus

One hundred and four years after Penn Dental Medicine alumnus Dr. Arthur E. Corby, Class of 1917, earned his dental degree, his daughter, alumna Carol Corby-Waller, has gifted the Dental School with an anticipated $20 million honoring her father.

Cartoon drawing of an adult reading a book to two children in a library.

Building an illustrated children’s book collection with the community

The “Mirrors Collection,” curated by Penn students, is a list of illustrated children’s books chosen and reviewed especially for Philadelphia School District libraries and their diverse student populations.

Person at bar waving away a drink offered while holding car keys with smartphone laying on bar next to them.

Smartphone breath alcohol testing devices vary widely in accuracy

Penn Medicine research finds that some devices failed to detect drivers were over the legal driving limit more than half the time.

An American flag flaps in front of the tip of a white church steeple topped by a cross, with a blue sky and clouds in the background

Nationalism, American evangelicals, and conservatism

Historians Anthea Butler and Heather J. Sharkey and political scientist Michele Margolis share their thoughts on the history of American evangelicals in politics, Trump’s appeal, and what it means for the future of the GOP.

Eugenia South standing in a wooded area with arms folded surrounded by tree branches.

Guiding emergency medicine toward a North Star of racial justice

Eugenia South, an assistant professor of emergency medicine and vice chair for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Emergency Medicine, highlights the need to connect and act in support of equity and inclusion on many fronts.

Ethiopian refugees, mostly women and children from the Tigray region, sit and lay on blankets on a dirt floor, as some blankets and clothing hang on a clothesline behind them.

Q&A

Turmoil in Ethiopia, explained

Demisse Selassie, a Penn Law student and Perry World House Graduate Associate, shares his take on the ongoing violence in Tigray.

Hand holding a blank COVID-19 vaccination card.

Three in four people say COVID-19 vaccines effective and safer than getting virus

A national probability Annenberg Science Knowledge survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that about 15% of people are uncertain about the vaccine, but persuadable.

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