Court no-shows: A systemic issue Image: iStock/Alexandre Tziripouloff Court no-shows: A systemic issue Penn Carey Law professor Sandy Mayson has found that failure-to-appear plays a central role in criminal case processing in Philadelphia. 1 min. read
New Student Orientation for the Class of 2028 The Class of 2028 photo on Franklin Field. nocred New Student Orientation for the Class of 2028 The New Student Orientation for the Class of 2028 includes a roster of events ranging from a primer on Penn traditions to dinner and dancing at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to walking tours and introductions.
Penn Medicine, 76ers restore community basketball court The updated Roberto Clemente Park in Fairmount now boasts a freshly repaved court complete with new backboards and nets.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) Penn Medicine, 76ers restore community basketball court The latest product of the partnership between two iconic Philadelphia institutions, a newly refurbished court at Roberto Clemente Park will support healthy behavior in the community.
University of Pennsylvania Health System and Doylestown Health sign definitive agreement Celebrating the signing of the definitive agreement are, from left, Kevin Mahoney, CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System; Jonathan Epstein, interim executive vice president of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System and dean of the Perelman School of Medicine; Kathleen Krick, president of the Village Improvement Association of Doylestown; Marianne Chabot, chair of the boards at Doylestown Hospital and Doylestown Health Foundation and vice president of Health Services at Village Improvement Association of Doylestown; and Jim Brexler, president and CEO of Doylestown Health.(Image: Carol Berman) University of Pennsylvania Health System and Doylestown Health sign definitive agreement Bucks County system’s integration into UPHS will expand access to advanced health care for patients and families in the suburbs of Philadelphia.
Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods Matthew Breier, a rising third-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, spent a lot of time going through Philadelphia’s 1918 city directory this summer. Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, he is helping professor David Barnes understand the impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic on the city’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods.nocred 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.
Philly traffic citations have plunged since the 1990s. Police say they want to issue many more 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. As wounds and amputations spike, experts say Philly’s $100M addiction treatment center must ensure adequate medical care for patients 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. Fueling the next epidemic of HIV in Philadelphia: the boomerang effect of curtailing syringe exchange services for people who inject drugs 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. How Philadelphians are working to protect birds from deadly window collisions 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. Bells toll around Penn, across the city, for National Gun Violence Awareness Day Gatherers listened to a series of remarks at an interfaith vigil for Toll the Bell outside the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.nocred 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. Load More
As wounds and amputations spike, experts say Philly’s $100M addiction treatment center must ensure adequate medical care for patients 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. Fueling the next epidemic of HIV in Philadelphia: the boomerang effect of curtailing syringe exchange services for people who inject drugs 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. How Philadelphians are working to protect birds from deadly window collisions 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. Bells toll around Penn, across the city, for National Gun Violence Awareness Day Gatherers listened to a series of remarks at an interfaith vigil for Toll the Bell outside the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.nocred 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. Load More
Fueling the next epidemic of HIV in Philadelphia: the boomerang effect of curtailing syringe exchange services for people who inject drugs 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. How Philadelphians are working to protect birds from deadly window collisions 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. Bells toll around Penn, across the city, for National Gun Violence Awareness Day Gatherers listened to a series of remarks at an interfaith vigil for Toll the Bell outside the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.nocred 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. Load More
How Philadelphians are working to protect birds from deadly window collisions 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. Bells toll around Penn, across the city, for National Gun Violence Awareness Day Gatherers listened to a series of remarks at an interfaith vigil for Toll the Bell outside the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.nocred 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.
Bells toll around Penn, across the city, for National Gun Violence Awareness Day Gatherers listened to a series of remarks at an interfaith vigil for Toll the Bell outside the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.nocred 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.