The award is named in honor of the memory of Madison “Maddie” N. Magee, who graduated with both a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics and a master’s degree in bioengineering in 2021.

Two prominent free-speech experts and Penn GSE professors, Sigal Ben-Porath and Jonathan Zimmerman, have each published new books that explore the current “cancel culture” phenomenon and how it impinges on students’ learning, American culture, and constructive discourse.

Penn Faculty and Staff are invited to share thoughts and opinions on commuting to Penn. This survey is conducted by PennPraxis on behalf of the Environmental Sustainability Advisory Committee Transportation Subcommittee, with the support from Facilities and Real Estate Services, Business Services and Human Resources.

As part of My Philadelphia Climate Story, 11 talented high school students from three public Philadelphia schools have been selected to participate in climate writing workshops this winter and spring. In April, Climate Heroes will present excerpts of their work at the Climate Storytelling Festival, an event celebrating My Philadelphia Climate Story's teachers, students, and community activists.

Penn researchers have looked at factors that might lead to gender disparities in emergency medicine (EM), and found that gender played a role in both the content and quality of feedback. In a study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers analyzed narrative comments for EM residents from EM attending physicians over a three-year period, across five EM training programs nationwide. 

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency has awarded grants to three community violence prevention and intervention programs across Penn Medicine: The School District of Philadelphia’s Safe Path to School Program, the Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program, and the Prolonged Exposure to Address Community Violence (PEACE) Project.