The story of Mercy-Douglass Hospital Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) The story of Mercy-Douglass Hospital A special examines the history of Philadelphia’s Mercy-Douglass Hospital and the role of race in health care, featuring interviews with Penn staff and faculty like Gerald DeVaughn of the Perelman School of Medicine, Patricia D’Antonio of the School of Nursing, and Hafeeza Anchrum of the School of Arts & Sciences. Business and Black excellence (On homepage) AAMBAA’s members gather in front of Fisher Fine Arts Library. “You cannot understate the power of seeing yourself,” says Marques Stevenson, who is AAMBAA’s co-president. “AAMBAA helps increase the visibility of African American business leaders within the Wharton community and beyond.”(Image: Chris Robinson) Business and Black excellence The African American MBA Association at the Wharton School celebrates its 50th anniversary. UPenn’s ‘Eidos’ project tackles LGBTQ+ health inequity, discrimination Penn In the News INSIGHT Into Diversity UPenn’s ‘Eidos’ project tackles LGBTQ+ health inequity, discrimination The Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative, housed in the School of Nursing and directed by Jessica Halem, is engaging students and faculty across disciplines and organizations to improve public health and care resources for the LGBTQ+ community. America’s top donors are helping to shape the future in an old-fashioned way Penn In the News 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. Racial disparities in postpartum visits decreased with telehealth nocred Racial disparities in postpartum visits decreased with telehealth A new study shows disparities in postpartum visit attendance improved considerably for Black patients after telehealth was implemented. FDA: Base blood donation policy on science, not stigma Penn In the News Stat FDA: Base blood donation policy on science, not stigma In an Op-Ed, Scott Jelinek of the Leonard Davis Institute and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia urges the FDA to remove its restriction on blood donation by gay and bisexual men. Three Black women who shattered the academic ceiling Penn In the News 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. Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine Penn Medicine student and author Jasmine Brown. (Image: Penn Medicine News.) Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine Jasmine Brown’s book “Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century” spotlights the experiences of Black women in medicine whose stories often go overlooked. Historic moment: Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes serve as inspiration to Black youth Penn In the News 6ABC.com Historic moment: Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes serve as inspiration to Black youth Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School says that there was a time when Black athletes were considered to lack the skills and critical thinking needed for a leadership role. Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care Jamil Rivers, founder of The Chrysalis Initiative. (Image: Penn Medicine News) nocred Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care During her time in treatment, Rivers, who is Black, also discovered that many women, particularly Black women and other women of color, were in urgent need of guidance. Load More
Business and Black excellence (On homepage) AAMBAA’s members gather in front of Fisher Fine Arts Library. “You cannot understate the power of seeing yourself,” says Marques Stevenson, who is AAMBAA’s co-president. “AAMBAA helps increase the visibility of African American business leaders within the Wharton community and beyond.”(Image: Chris Robinson) Business and Black excellence The African American MBA Association at the Wharton School celebrates its 50th anniversary.
UPenn’s ‘Eidos’ project tackles LGBTQ+ health inequity, discrimination Penn In the News INSIGHT Into Diversity UPenn’s ‘Eidos’ project tackles LGBTQ+ health inequity, discrimination The Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative, housed in the School of Nursing and directed by Jessica Halem, is engaging students and faculty across disciplines and organizations to improve public health and care resources for the LGBTQ+ community. America’s top donors are helping to shape the future in an old-fashioned way Penn In the News 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. Racial disparities in postpartum visits decreased with telehealth nocred Racial disparities in postpartum visits decreased with telehealth A new study shows disparities in postpartum visit attendance improved considerably for Black patients after telehealth was implemented. FDA: Base blood donation policy on science, not stigma Penn In the News Stat FDA: Base blood donation policy on science, not stigma In an Op-Ed, Scott Jelinek of the Leonard Davis Institute and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia urges the FDA to remove its restriction on blood donation by gay and bisexual men. Three Black women who shattered the academic ceiling Penn In the News 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. Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine Penn Medicine student and author Jasmine Brown. (Image: Penn Medicine News.) Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine Jasmine Brown’s book “Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century” spotlights the experiences of Black women in medicine whose stories often go overlooked. Historic moment: Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes serve as inspiration to Black youth Penn In the News 6ABC.com Historic moment: Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes serve as inspiration to Black youth Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School says that there was a time when Black athletes were considered to lack the skills and critical thinking needed for a leadership role. Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care Jamil Rivers, founder of The Chrysalis Initiative. (Image: Penn Medicine News) nocred Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care During her time in treatment, Rivers, who is Black, also discovered that many women, particularly Black women and other women of color, were in urgent need of guidance. Load More
America’s top donors are helping to shape the future in an old-fashioned way Penn In the News 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. Racial disparities in postpartum visits decreased with telehealth nocred Racial disparities in postpartum visits decreased with telehealth A new study shows disparities in postpartum visit attendance improved considerably for Black patients after telehealth was implemented. FDA: Base blood donation policy on science, not stigma Penn In the News Stat FDA: Base blood donation policy on science, not stigma In an Op-Ed, Scott Jelinek of the Leonard Davis Institute and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia urges the FDA to remove its restriction on blood donation by gay and bisexual men. Three Black women who shattered the academic ceiling Penn In the News 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. Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine Penn Medicine student and author Jasmine Brown. (Image: Penn Medicine News.) Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine Jasmine Brown’s book “Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century” spotlights the experiences of Black women in medicine whose stories often go overlooked. Historic moment: Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes serve as inspiration to Black youth Penn In the News 6ABC.com Historic moment: Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes serve as inspiration to Black youth Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School says that there was a time when Black athletes were considered to lack the skills and critical thinking needed for a leadership role. Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care Jamil Rivers, founder of The Chrysalis Initiative. (Image: Penn Medicine News) nocred Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care During her time in treatment, Rivers, who is Black, also discovered that many women, particularly Black women and other women of color, were in urgent need of guidance. Load More
Racial disparities in postpartum visits decreased with telehealth nocred Racial disparities in postpartum visits decreased with telehealth A new study shows disparities in postpartum visit attendance improved considerably for Black patients after telehealth was implemented.
FDA: Base blood donation policy on science, not stigma Penn In the News Stat FDA: Base blood donation policy on science, not stigma In an Op-Ed, Scott Jelinek of the Leonard Davis Institute and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia urges the FDA to remove its restriction on blood donation by gay and bisexual men. Three Black women who shattered the academic ceiling Penn In the News 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. Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine Penn Medicine student and author Jasmine Brown. (Image: Penn Medicine News.) Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine Jasmine Brown’s book “Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century” spotlights the experiences of Black women in medicine whose stories often go overlooked. Historic moment: Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes serve as inspiration to Black youth Penn In the News 6ABC.com Historic moment: Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes serve as inspiration to Black youth Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School says that there was a time when Black athletes were considered to lack the skills and critical thinking needed for a leadership role. Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care Jamil Rivers, founder of The Chrysalis Initiative. (Image: Penn Medicine News) nocred Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care During her time in treatment, Rivers, who is Black, also discovered that many women, particularly Black women and other women of color, were in urgent need of guidance. Load More
Three Black women who shattered the academic ceiling Penn In the News 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. Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine Penn Medicine student and author Jasmine Brown. (Image: Penn Medicine News.) Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine Jasmine Brown’s book “Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century” spotlights the experiences of Black women in medicine whose stories often go overlooked. Historic moment: Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes serve as inspiration to Black youth Penn In the News 6ABC.com Historic moment: Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes serve as inspiration to Black youth Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School says that there was a time when Black athletes were considered to lack the skills and critical thinking needed for a leadership role. Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care Jamil Rivers, founder of The Chrysalis Initiative. (Image: Penn Medicine News) nocred Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care During her time in treatment, Rivers, who is Black, also discovered that many women, particularly Black women and other women of color, were in urgent need of guidance. Load More
Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine Penn Medicine student and author Jasmine Brown. (Image: Penn Medicine News.) Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine Jasmine Brown’s book “Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century” spotlights the experiences of Black women in medicine whose stories often go overlooked.
Historic moment: Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes serve as inspiration to Black youth Penn In the News 6ABC.com Historic moment: Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes serve as inspiration to Black youth Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School says that there was a time when Black athletes were considered to lack the skills and critical thinking needed for a leadership role. Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care Jamil Rivers, founder of The Chrysalis Initiative. (Image: Penn Medicine News) nocred Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care During her time in treatment, Rivers, who is Black, also discovered that many women, particularly Black women and other women of color, were in urgent need of guidance.
Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care Jamil Rivers, founder of The Chrysalis Initiative. (Image: Penn Medicine News) nocred Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care During her time in treatment, Rivers, who is Black, also discovered that many women, particularly Black women and other women of color, were in urgent need of guidance.