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Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods
Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods
Rising third-year Matthew Breier has been conducting research with public health historian David Barnes through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.
Bells toll around Penn, across the city, for National Gun Violence Awareness Day
Bells toll around Penn, across the city, for National Gun Violence Awareness Day
On Friday, June 7, bells tolled at 1 p.m. at 44 locations around the region, as part of Penn Live Arts’ “Toll the Bell” community initiative.
‘Toll the Bell’ project asks Philadelphians to be ‘called back into caring’ about gun violence
‘Toll the Bell’ project asks Philadelphians to be ‘called back into caring’ about gun violence
Led by Penn Live Arts, more than 50 partnering organizations in Philadelphia will “toll the bell” on June 7 for National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
Positioned for Success
Positioned for Success
The program, launched by recent College of Arts and Sciences grads Taussia Boadi and Cheryl Nnadi, was a 2023 Projects for Progress winner and provides academic support to middle school students affected by gun violence.
Can more art equal less crime?
Can more art equal less crime?
Maya Moritz, a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Criminology, is building the case, studying the effect of Philadelphia murals on the city’s crime rate.
New grant supports ongoing partnership between Penn Nursing and city of Philadelphia
New grant supports ongoing partnership between Penn Nursing and city of Philadelphia
The multiyear, multimillion dollar grant to The Philadelphia Community Engagement Alliance will focus on chronic disease self-management among Philadelphia residents.
Wharton course helps Philly file taxes
Wharton course helps Philly file taxes
A new Wharton course serves low-income taxpayers and provides students with experiential learning.
Penn team of four undergrads awarded the Davis Projects for Peace grant
Penn team of four undergrads awarded the Davis Projects for Peace grant
Four students in the College of Arts and Sciences have been chosen for 2024 Kathryn Wasserman Davis Projects for Peace grant of $10,000 for their summer community health care project in Philadelphia addressing reproductive justice and menstrual equity.
Philadelphia School District students are learning through dance
Philadelphia School District students are learning through dance
A residency from Rennie Harris Puremovement is part of a Penn Live Arts program which offers pre-performance visits to local schools.
An almost total eclipse of the sun at Penn
An almost total eclipse of the sun at Penn
Thousands gather on campus to witness the celestial spectacle on April 8.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philly traffic citations have plunged since the 1990s. Police say they want to issue many more
Erick Guerra of the Weitzman School of Design says that stay-at-home orders during the pandemic largely cleared streets and sidewalks, causing the remaining drivers to accelerate on once-congested roadways.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
As wounds and amputations spike, experts say Philly’s $100M addiction treatment center must ensure adequate medical care for patients
Nicole O’Donnell of Penn Medicine says that the Parker administration’s planned addiction treatment center in Philadelphia presents an opportunity to cover currently nonexistent levels of care.
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Philadelphia Tribune
Fueling the next epidemic of HIV in Philadelphia: the boomerang effect of curtailing syringe exchange services for people who inject drugs
Florence Momplaisir of the Leonard Davis Institute and Perelman School of Medicine and Perelman’s Ronald Collman write that the recent Philadelphia city budget removing funding for syringe exchange will harm the city’s population.
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PBS NewsHour
How Philadelphians are working to protect birds from deadly window collisions
Penn is working to keep birds safe from window collisions, with remarks from university landscape planner Chloe Cerwinka and Zade Dohman, a rising fourth-year in the College of Arts and Sciences from Spearfish, South Dakota.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Bells ring out across Philly for National Gun Violence Awareness Day
Penn Live Arts’ Toll the Bell installation rang out for National Gun Violence Awareness Day, with remarks from Christopher Gruits and University Chaplain Charles “Chaz” Lattimore Howard.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
A new idea for Market East: A ‘Welcoming District’ for immigrants who are driving population growth
Graduate students at the Weitzman School of Design are submitting speculative proposals for a Welcoming District near Philadelphia’s Fashion District that could replace or supplement the Sixers arena.
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