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Jeff Marrazzo’s big, bold Philly gene therapy vision
Philadelphia Magazine

Jeff Marrazzo’s big, bold Philly gene therapy vision

A profile examines alumnus Jeff Marrazzo’s efforts as co-founder of Spark Therapeutics to make Philadelphia the cell and gene therapy capital of the country.

Penn named top producer of Fulbright U.S. students
Penn campus building

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Penn named top producer of Fulbright U.S. students

The U.S. Department of State has named the University as a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Top Producing Institution for the 2022-23 academic year.

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America’s top donors are helping to shape the future in an old-fashioned way
Chronicle of Philanthropy

America’s top donors are helping to shape the future in an old-fashioned way

Alumnus Leonard Lauder gave $177 million to the School of Nursing to address nursing shortages by recruiting students from underrepresented backgrounds and training more providers for disadvantaged communities.

Three Black women who shattered the academic ceiling
Spectrum

Three Black women who shattered the academic ceiling

Penn Carey Law alumna Sadie Tanner Mossell is celebrated for standing against racism on campus and becoming the first Black woman to graduate from Penn.

Pottruck Center powerlifts 20 years
During the Pottruck Center's 20th anniversary celebration on Jan. 20, the Penn Quaker does a bench press in the second-floor weight room.

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Pottruck Center powerlifts 20 years

On Jan. 20, the Penn community celebrated the 20th anniversary of the David S. Pottruck Health & Fitness Center. To much fanfare, the facility officially opened on Jan. 17, 2003.
How do we improve diversity in medicine? Black female physician-leaders answer
Philadelphia Inquirer

How do we improve diversity in medicine? Black female physician-leaders answer

Med student Jasmine Brown of the Perelman School of Medicine joins alumna Arlene Bennett and Perelman’s Eve Higginbotham to discuss her upcoming book, “Twice as Hard,” which recounts the stories of the nation’s first Black female doctors.