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Philadelphia Inquirer

What should business owners look for in a diversity educator? Philly experts share their tips

Stephanie Creary and Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School offer advice to employers on hiring and implementing diversity educators.

NPR

What's behind the FDA’s controversial strategy for evaluating new COVID boosters

Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the FDA needs solid data to ensure that the new BA.4/5 boosters have a dramatically greater neutralizing antibody response.

Many adolescents face barriers to confidential reproductive health care

A federal Title X program, which allows minors to consent for and access confidential family planning care and other reproductive services, can minimize the harmful effects of post-Roe health care. However, many clinics left the Title X program in 2019 following a rule change that required them to be physically and financially separate from abortion services and to not discuss or refer patients for abortions. A JAMA Network Open study by Penn LDI mapped Title X-funded clinics before and after the rule change and found a net loss of 1,249 clinics.

Penn Dental Medicine welcomes Class of 2026 with annual White Coat Ceremony

Penn Dental Medicine welcomed the Class of 2026 DMD students to the study of dental medicine at its annual White Coat Ceremony, held August 11 at Penn Live Arts. This annual tradition presents members of the incoming class with a white coat to declare their commitment to assume the responsibilities of the dental profession.

Jane Barnsteiner to receive American Academy of Nursing’s highest honor

The American Academy of Nursing has named Jane H. Barnsteiner a Living Legend for her significant contributions to nursing and health care over the course of her career. This is the Academy’s highest honor.

9/6

We All Feel Like It

As part of The Kelly Writers House’s “Whenever We Feel Like It” series, Michelle Taransky hosts this semester's “We All Feel Like It,” featuring readings by undergraduate poets studying at Penn as well as other Philadelphia area colleges.

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Hybrid; 3805 Locust Walk

9/8

2022 Fringe Festival

The Philadelphia Fringe Festival is a city-wide celebration of innovation and creativity in contemporary performance. Throughout the month, more than 1,000 artistically daring performances in disciplines such as visual arts and theater are featured, produced by hundreds of independent artists.

All Day

Various locations

9/9

Ali Velshi

The Fels Institute of Government’s Public Policy in Practice, led by Fels Distinguished Fellow Elizabeth Vale, welcomes award-winning Journalist, Ali Velshi. Velshi is a columnist at MSNBC and host of “Velshi,” as well as a business correspondent for NBC News.

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Virtual

ScienceFriday.com

Personalized immunotherapy shows promise beyond cancer

Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine is interviewed on the use of customized immunotherapy to treat new blood cancers, as well as its potential for treating solid state cancers and autoimmune diseases.

Harvard Business Review

Selling on TikTok and Taobao

Thomas S. Robertson of the Wharton School writes about the growth of online video platforms and explains why consumers are drawn to livestream commerce.