• The idea of love

    In his 10th year as Penn’s chaplain, The Reverend Charles L. “Chaz” Howard is well-known and revered for his message of love, hope, positivity, and inclusion. Now his student counseling sessions are more popular than ever, in large part due to what he calls a “super-charged political atmosphere,” with an uptick of people who want to talk, particularly minority students who are trying to cope with stress beyond the typical classroom anxieties.

    FULL STORY AT The Pennsylvania Gazette →

    • The Pennsylvania Gazette

  • Baseball well-represented as Big 5 announces postseason honors

    he All-Big 5 teams have been announced for the 2018 baseball season, and the University of Pennsylvania was well-represented on the city list as six players received All-Big 5 recognition—more than any other school—and three of the major honors went to Quakers players.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →

    • The Washington Post

    Should Colleges Let Students Choose Their First Roommate? Some Say No.

    Ryan Keytack of College Houses said that Penn tries to accommodate mutual roommate requests, but also encourages students to “experience something new.”

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    Inside Higher Ed

    Gender Gap Without Gender Bias?

    Dawn Teele of the School of Arts and Sciences collaborated on research measuring gender bias in academic publishing. The study found that journals focused on qualitative research had higher percentages of female authors.

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    The Washington Post

    Forget ‘Man vs. Machine.’ When Doctors Compete with Artificial Intelligence, Patients Lose

    Carrie Kovarik, Caroline Nelson, and John Barbieri of the Perelman School of Medicine co-authored an argument for collaboration, not competition, between doctors and AI technology.

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  • Patients and family caregivers desire clear accountability, care continuity, and caring attitudes in care transitions

    A collaboration of researchers including Penn Nursing professors released a report in the Annals of Family medicine from an ongoing study on how to improve the transition process from hospital to home. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →

    • 6.13

    Juneberry Joy

    Hosted by the Philadelphia Orchard Project, this how-to session about the Amelanchier berry, otherwise known as the Juneberry, covers the basics of how to harvest the blueberry-cherry-like fruit, as well as what to look for in their taste.

    4:00p.m. - 6:00p.m.

    Shoemaker Green, 217 S. 33rd St.

  • Penn lacrosse and Young Quakers Community Athletics host 5th annual Urban Youth Lacrosse Jamboree

    The Young Quakers Community Athletics (YQCA), an initiative between Penn's Netter Center for Community Partnerships and the Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletic hosted the two-day event, featuring YQCA's West Philadelphia teams and teams from New York City's Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership as well as Boston's Metro Lacrosse.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →

  • Dolan, Pflaumbaum named regional coaches of the year

    The women's track and field director and assistant coach were awarded with the honors by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association following the Quakers' first outdoor Ivy League Heptagonal title since 1988.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →