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Equity in Action Visiting Scholars focus on criminal justice and art
From left to right, headshots of Haejin Fujimura, Makoto Fujimura, and Kemba Smith

From left to right, Haejin Fujimura, Makoto Fujimura, and Kemba Smith.

(Image: Office of Social Equity and Community)

Equity in Action Visiting Scholars focus on criminal justice and art

In the second year of the Equity in Action Visiting Scholars program, the Office of Social Equity & Community  will host Kemba Smith Pradia, a criminal justice advocate, and artist Makoto Fujimura and lawyer Haejin Fujimura for the 2024-25 academic year.

Kristina García

Physical wellness on campus
Flu clinic staff administer a shot to a student sitting at one of the rows of tables

Penn’s annual Flu Clinic is one of the many health benefits offered.

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Physical wellness on campus

From the annual fall flu clinic to free biometric screenings, Penn provides access to preventive care for students, staff, and faculty.

Kristina García

Acoustic signals for better wireless technologies
Charlie Johnson, Yue Jiang, and Vince Kerler.

Yue Jiang (center), a Ph.D. student in Charlie Johnson’s (left) lab in the School of Arts & Sciences, has led research hinting at a new way to control sound waves at frequencies in which phones and other wireless technologies operate. These findings could lead to better signal processing and improve technologies for both classical and quantum information systems.

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Acoustic signals for better wireless technologies

Researchers push the limits of sound wave control, unlocking the potential for faster, clearer wireless communication and quantum information processing technologies.
Extending battery lifespan and capacity through self-healing materials
Electric cars in lines with batteries exposed.

Image: iStock/PhonlamaiPhoto

Extending battery lifespan and capacity through self-healing materials

Eric Detsi, associate professor in materials science and engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, has developed batteries that heal from the damage sustained by charging, extending their lifespan.

Ian Scheffler

60 years of civil rights with Mary Frances Berry
Marcia Chatelain and Mary Frances Berry converse on a stage in front of an audience

Emeritus professor Mary Frances Berry reflected on the 60-year anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in conversation with Marcia Chatelain.

(Image: Tyrone Bullock, Jr.)

60 years of civil rights with Mary Frances Berry

The emeritus Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought reflected on the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in conversation with Marcia Chatelain.

Kristina García

Wale Adebanwi on social mobility, ethnonationalism, and democratic politics in Nigeria
Book cover for “How to Become a Big Man in Africa” written by Wale Adebanwe.

Wale Adebanwi is a Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies and director of the Center for Africana Studies. 

(Image: Courtesy of Omnia)

Wale Adebanwi on social mobility, ethnonationalism, and democratic politics in Nigeria

The Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies and director of the Center for Africana Studies revisits his journalistic roots with his new book about youth, violence, social dynamics, and governmental evolution.

Blake Cole