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Historic preservation of Black Philadelphia
Woman in a fur coat sings before several microphones; one says 'NBC'

Martin Luther King, Jr. was in attendance at Marian Anderson's Lincoln Memorial performance on Easter Sunday, 1939. This location served as the inspiration for King's March on Washington address, says Jillian Patricia Pirtle, CEO of the Marian Anderson Museum and Historical Society. (Image: University of Pennsylvania/Marian Anderson Collection of Photographs)

Historic preservation of Black Philadelphia

Preserving Black history in Philadelphia is an evolving dynamic of the city’s legacy.

Kristina García

Microbial transplants require key T cells for success
Three petri dishes with different colored substances for microscopic views of bacteria.

Microbial transplants require key T cells for success

Findings that certain immune cells are needed for fecal microbiota transplant success against C. difficile infections may be a clue to making this promising treatment work more broadly.

Melissa Moody

Regardless of socioeconomic status, Black communities face higher gun homicides
Yard full of standing colorful t-shirts with the names of people killed by guns in black marker written across them.

Memorial to victims of gun violence in Philadelphia. (Image: Michael Stokes)

Regardless of socioeconomic status, Black communities face higher gun homicides

In a Wharton study, chair of the Statistics Department Dylan Small says reasons for the disparity include institutional racism, underinvestment in communities, and housing segregation.

Dee Patel

A conversation with Stacey Abrams
Zoom call with a woman in a pink dress on the left and man in blue suit on the right

Stacey Abrams and Ben Jealous during their virtual talk at Penn.

A conversation with Stacey Abrams

The Georgia politician sat down with Ben Jealous, visiting scholar and former NAACP leader, to discuss topics from gerrymandering to romance novels in a virtual discussion.

Kristen de Groot

The unbridled brilliance of Julian Abele
julian abele and his architecture class

The unbridled brilliance of Julian Abele

The 1902 graduate of the architecture program is finally starting to receive credit for his vast and iconic portfolio, which includes the central branch of the Free Library, Penn’s President’s House, Harvard’s flagship library, and more than 30 spaces and places on Duke’s campus.
Where the economy falters, deaths from heart disease rise
Heart monitor in a hospital room, a patient in a hospital bed behind it.

Where the economy falters, deaths from heart disease rise

A new study finds that the diverging economic fortunes of different parts of the country is linked to differing death rates from heart disease and stroke among middle-aged Americans.

More chairs, new presence expand dental care access
View of workers and a patient in a dental clinic

At Sayre Health Center, Penn Dental Medicine expanded from one chair to four to serve the West Philadelphia community. (Image: Mark Garvin)

More chairs, new presence expand dental care access

A growing presence in community care centers has given Penn Dental Medicine more opportunities to serve Philadelphians and to train its students.

Katherine Unger Baillie

In conversation with MSNBC’s ‘Go-to data guy’
Steve Kornacki talking while signing his book.

More than 100 members of the Penn community attended an online event where national political correspondent Steve Kornacki shared insights on his career path, his takeaways from the 2020 election, and what polling and election nights might look like in the future.

In conversation with MSNBC’s ‘Go-to data guy’

Members of the Penn community heard from Steve Kornacki, national political correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC, in a conversation moderated by John Lapinski.

Erica K. Brockmeier