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Keeping it local: Penn’s partnerships with Philadelphia-based vendors boost local economy, neighborhood impact
Nikisha Bailey and Matthew Nam, co-founders of Win Win Coffee, a Philadelphia-based coffee supplier and Penn vendor.

Nikisha Bailey and Matthew Nam are the co-founders of Win Win Coffee, a Philadelphia-based coffee supplier and Penn vendor dedicated to sourcing ethically and building community.

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Keeping it local: Penn’s partnerships with Philadelphia-based vendors boost local economy, neighborhood impact

According to the University’s latest Economic Impact Report, Penn helps power Philadelphia’s economy by procuring goods and services from neighboring businesses. Local CEOs discuss the meaningful impact that Penn has on their bottom line and in the community.

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New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease
Raghavi Sudharsan and William Beltran by a microscope in a lab.

Raghavi Sudharsan and William Beltran of the Division of Experimental Retinal Therapies at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

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New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease

A collaborative team of researchers led by vision scientists at the School of Veterinary Medicine have developed novel promoters that drive strong and specific gene expression in rod and cone photoreceptors in mid-to-late stages of disease, potentially offering new and improved options for gene therapy.

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Penn, Neubauer Family Foundation, and Philadelphia Police Department partner to support police leadership education
Jeffrey Kallberg; Keven Bethel; Joseph Neubauer; Cherelle Parker; Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer; John MacDonald; and Beth A. Winkelstein.

(From left) Interim Dean of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences and William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Music History Jeffrey Kallberg; Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel; Joseph Neubauer; Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker; Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer; professor of criminology John MacDonald; and Deputy Provost Beth A. Winkelstein.

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Penn, Neubauer Family Foundation, and Philadelphia Police Department partner to support police leadership education

The first-of-its-kind graduate degree in the U.S. for police leaders launches this fall at the School of Arts & Sciences.

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Neurobowl reimagines how the next generation of neurologists is trained
Sashank Prasad and Raymond Price.

Sashank Prasad (left), chief of Neurology at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Raymond Price, chief of Neurology at Pennsylvania Hospital.

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Neurobowl reimagines how the next generation of neurologists is trained

Sashank Prasad and Raymond Price have collaborated for years on an online quiz-show to teach uncommon neurological conditions for Penn Medicine students, and have introduced the program to other institutions as well.

From Penn Medicine News

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Lillian Miller: May grad turned Penn Ph.D.
Lillian Miller and Irina Marinov

Lillian Miller (left) graduated as a chemistry and environmental scieces double major in May. This summer, she returns to begin her graduate training in Irina Marinov’s (right), where researchers use big data and computational techniques to make better climate models.

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Lillian Miller: May grad turned Penn Ph.D.

Lillian Miller, a May graduate from the College, will begin graduate studies in the laboratory of Irina Marinov this summer, where she is leveraging big data to tackle ocean and climate-focused research.

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U.S. COVID-19 response ignored pandemic plans and science while silencing dissent

U.S. COVID-19 response ignored pandemic plans and science while silencing dissent

Princeton professor Frances Lee, co-author of a new book about failed COVID-19 policies, discussed state variations in COVID vaccine uptake at a Penn LDI policy seminar. The event was co-sponsored by Penn LDI, the Penn Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, and the Penn Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation.