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WXPN’s Black Opry Residency reclaims Americana as the inclusive genre it can be

In collaboration with Black Opry, WXPN invited six Black Americana musicians to participate in a week-long residency in Philadelphia.

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First UN Water Conference in four decades includes a delegation from Penn

Events on campus last week kicked off the global proceedings, which will include representatives from the Water Center at Penn, Penn Carey Law School, and the School of Arts & Sciences.

Racial disparities in Philly prisons persist, despite 47% decline in incarcerated population

Paul Heaton of Penn Carey Law says that high legal caseloads are partially to blame for the continued over-incarceration of Black residents.

How gross inequalities in institutional wealth distort the higher education ecosystem and shortchange the vast majority of middle- and lower-income undergraduates

Penn is noted for its pledge to contribute $100 million over 10 years to renovate decrepit Philadelphia schools, potentially assisting a more diverse student body.

Meet the spinout guru behind Penn’s $1b tech transfer business

A profile looks at John Swartley of the Penn Center for Innovation and his work supporting the spin-out of 270 startups from the university, including 29 cell and gene therapy companies in the past four years.

Repairing all the homes in the Philly area would cost at least $3.7 billion

Jamaal W. Green of the Weitzman School of Design says that Philadelphia’s combination of high homeownership rates, entrenched poverty, and poor homeowners is a recipe for deferred maintenance.

Philly’s Gun Violence Intervention program is making progress

A Penn evaluation found that Philadelphia’s current gun violence intervention program produced significant reductions in group-member involved gun violence.

A real art project at Quinta Brunson’s former school in West Philly mirrors the ‘Abbott Elementary’ Mural Arts episode

Thanks to the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, Shira Walinsky of the Weitzman School of Design designed and created a mural at West Philly’s Andrew Hamilton Elementary with help from volunteers and Penn students.

Philadelphia’s gun violence intervention program is having an impact

Researchers at Penn found that a $4 million Philadelphia gun violence intervention program helped reduce group and neighborhood conflicts and drove down shootings in targeted areas.

Teenager pedals her way to the University of Pennsylvania

Mexican American Sarahi Franco-Morales from Philadelphia will receive a full scholarship as an incoming first-year in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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