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Ashley Bryan holds up one of his books from a table in Penn’s Kislak Center.

The PZ project: Children’s and young adult literature on the rise

From picture books to 'The Poet X,' Penn Libraries are expanding and diversifying their holdings of books for young readers.

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander in her graduation dress in 1921.

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander: The first of many firsts

Despite encountering racism, sexism, and bigotry to get her Penn education, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander became the first Black woman in the U.S. to get her Ph.D. in economics, and was one of the first three Black women to get a doctorate in any subject.

In the vaccine trenches with Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman

Key breakthroughs leading to the powerful mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 were forged at Penn, and the COVID-19 vaccines may only be the beginning of its impact on 21st-century medicine.

Three dancers wearing masks performing in an outdoor parking area.

Students’ spring shows go virtual

COVID-19 restrictions have forced nearly all student shows to go virtual this year, and they are cropping up throughout this month and next as Facebook livestreams, Zooms, and YouTube posts.

What it’s like to be a composer during a pandemic

Graduate student Ania Vu found creative ways to compose music during a pandemic, despite the challenge of finding inspiration while being stuck at home.

Jason Karlawish on the science and history of Alzheimer’s

The the co-director of the Penn Memory Center outlines the medical, social, and ethical challenges that surround Alzheimer’s disease.

Caricature drawing of historical figures including Rosa Parks, MLK, Ben Franklin, an Indigenous person, sitting at classroom desks raising their hands.

Has the U.S. education system lost the ability to teach the country’s own history?

The education scholar and historian discusses how the U.S. education system has failed the country, and how we can help our children recover it.

Marty Vaughn standing with a football on Franklin Field in 1974.

The first Black starting quarterback on Franklin Field

Marty Vaughn, a Class of 1975 alum, reflects on his college football career, where he led the Quakers to winning seasons in ’73 and ’74.

Michael Barrett and Patricia Martin serve as cochairs of the James Brister Society and as Penn Trustees. (Image: The Pennsylvania Gazette)

Alumni group strives for ‘strength in diversity’

For the alumni volunteer leaders with the James Brister Society, the mission to improve campus for people of color continues.

Ancil George leans on The Button sculpture in daylight in front of Van Pelt Library.

Ancil George’s legacy reaches outside the stacks

After retiring in 2019, the long-serving Penn figure continues his work in community outreach in West Philadelphia.

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