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Expectant and new fathers seek more support to improve maternal health

Expectant and new fathers seek more support to improve maternal health

A new Penn Nursing study reveals that expectant and new fathers, particularly Black American fathers, express a significant need for more resources and support to better assist mothers during pregnancy and childbirth, highlighting a gap in tailored information and resources for fathers within healthcare and social service systems.

From the Archives: Photograph of Penn’s first female law graduate
43 people sitting and standing on the steps of College Hall

University of Pennsylvania Law School Class of 1883 group portrait on the steps of College Hall in 1883. Caroline Burnham Kilgore, the first female graduate of Penn Law is top row, center. The photo is a gift of Peter Conn of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences.

(Image: Broadbent and Taylor, courtesy of the University of Pennsylvania Archives and Records Center)

From the Archives: Photograph of Penn’s first female law graduate

A photo in the University Archives pictures 43 members of the Penn Law School graduating class of 1883 on the steps of College Hall. Among them is Caroline Burnham Kilgore, the first woman to enter the law school, to receive a law degree, and to be admitted to the Pennsylvania bar.

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Election transparency and voter privacy

Election transparency and voter privacy

A new study in Sciences Advances, co-authored by Penn Carey Law’s Michael Morse, introduces the concept of vote revelation, or the potential for a vote on an anonymous ballot to be linked to the voter’s name in the public voter file.

From Penn Carey Law

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Immigration is driving Philadelphia’s population gains, Census data shows
WHYY (Philadelphia)

Immigration is driving Philadelphia’s population gains, Census data shows

Speaking about Philadelphia’s recent population gains, Emilio Parrado of the School of Arts & Sciences says, “Philadelphia is still a place that’s attracting young people, professionals forming families and they are having children.”

Secrecy sits at center of Trump’s clash with courts
USA Today

Secrecy sits at center of Trump’s clash with courts

Tobias Wolff of Penn Carey Law says courts sometimes defer to political branches in decisions about the military or immigration or national security.