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Four Penn students are 2023 Goldwater Scholars
Four students who are winners of 2023 Goldwater Prize

Penn’s newest Goldwater Scholars are (clockwise from top left) third-years Andreas Ghosh, Zijian (William) Niu, Angela Song, and Jason Wang.

(Images: Courtesy of Ghosh, Niu, Song, and Wang)

Four Penn students are 2023 Goldwater Scholars

Goldwater Scholarships are awarded to students planning research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
Gregory Bowman appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Greg Bowman

Gregory Bowman, the Louis Heyman University Professor, has joint appointments in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the Perelman School of Medicine and the Department of Bioengineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

(Image: Courtesy of School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)

Gregory Bowman appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor

The pioneer of biophysics and data science has joint appointments in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the Perelman School of Medicine and the Department of Bioengineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Shaping policy to measure and improve equity in health care systems
Five members of Penn's CHEA team.

Members of Penn Medicine’s Center for Health Equity Advancement.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News)

Shaping policy to measure and improve equity in health care systems

Small changes in health care processes can make profound shifts in equity and inclusion. Those steps matter not just for gender and LGBTQ equity and inclusion, but in equity for patients of all racial and cultural backgrounds.

From Penn Medicine News

Penn Medicine‘s Match Day 2023
Canada Montgomery (on left) and Natalia Rodriguez open letters at Match Day.

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Penn Medicine‘s Match Day 2023

Throngs of family and friends cheered on Perelman School of Medicine’s graduating students as they learned where they matched for residency.

Meredith Mann

Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy
The president of Botswana smiles as he sits on a stage in front of the flag of his nation next to a bouquet of light blue and white flowers

President Mokgweetsi Masisi came to Penn campus to discuss his nation’s success stories and how he’s tackled challenges.

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Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy

President Mokgweetsi Masisi spoke with Penn Professor Wale Adebanwi at the second annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies.

Kristen de Groot

More cancers may be treated with drugs than previously believed
Microscopic view of a cancer cell.

Image: iStock/Claudio Ventrella

More cancers may be treated with drugs than previously believed

Using a Penn-designed neural network called PocketMiner, a Penn Medicine research team has identified hidden protein pockets that can provide new opportunities for cancer drugs to bind to.

Alex Gardner

Pregnancy complications tied to higher risk of death as long as 50 years later
Pregnant person laying in a bed with an IV drip in their arm.

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Pregnancy complications tied to higher risk of death as long as 50 years later

Even decades after delivering pre-term or with conditions like gestational diabetes or high blood pressure, those with complications in pregnancy or birth have a higher risk of death.

From Penn Medicine News

How have women in the workforce fared, three years into the pandemic?
A childcare worker at a table with three young children.

(Homepage image) Women take on the majority of work in the care economy, both the informal, unpaid kind and paid jobs in fields like child care, education, and social services. “It might seem like the gender disparity has washed out and, in many areas, we have rebounded to pre-COVID levels,” says Gonalons-Pons. “But the care economy has not yet recovered.”

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How have women in the workforce fared, three years into the pandemic?

Despite hopeful signs that this demographic is returning to work, certain female-dominated sectors, like the care economy, still haven’t recovered, signaling there’s more to learn about COVID-19’s full effect.

Michele W. Berger

2023 Women of Color at Penn Awards
Zhanar Beketova, Krista L. Cortes, Nesha Subramaniam, and Sharon Smith hold hands at the podium

The voices of color presentation included reflections from Zhanar Beketova of the Graduate School of Education, Krista L. Cortes of La Casa Latina, Nesha Subramaniam, a South Asia Studies major in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Sharon Smith, Associate Vice Provost for University Life.

(Image: Chloe Dawson)

2023 Women of Color at Penn Awards

The 36th annual Women of Color at Penn award ceremony celebrated the achievements of women of color at Penn and in the broader community, highlighting this year’s theme of self-care and healing.

Kristina García