Penn Community Collaboratory for Co-Creation, an initiative led jointly by Penn’s School of Nursing and the School of Engineering and Applied Science hosted its Annual Awardee Celebration, highlighting innovative projects addressing health care needs and social justice for marginalized and low-resource communities.

Safety-net hospitals disproportionately serve populations that face the most significant barriers to health care, but there’s no universally accepted definition for them, and safety-net hospitals are frequently targeted as acquisition targets for health systems. To address the limited research on how these acquisitions impact hospital solvency and community health, Penn Medicine and LDI senior fellow Paula Chatterjee and colleagues conducted a first-of-its-kind analysis.

Among the nearly 1,000 artists’ books housed at the Penn Libraries is a growing collection of handmade specimens from publishing house Ediciones Vigía, which was founded in Cuba in 1985.

A new paper from experts at Wharton explores the corporatization of independent hospitals and how it affects profitability and quality of care.

Arnav Lal, a 2023 graduate from the School of Arts & Sciences, has been chosen for the fourth cohort of Samvid Scholars, a merit-based graduate scholarship and leadership program for changemakers.

Robbins, a professor of clinical oral medicine and restorative dentistry, and Director of the School’s Care Center for Persons with Disabilities, has been inducted into The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, one of 27 new Fellows welcomed in the College’s  latest cohort of prominent physicians, experts from public health and academia, and civic leaders.

Perez, the Anthony Buividas Term Chair in Gerontology and associate professor in Penn Nursing’s Department of Family and Community Health, has been appointed a member of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Advisory Committee on Minority Health.