Outreach

Valerie Dorsey-Allen poses with Colleen Winn, who holds her award

37th annual Women of Color Day at Penn

The annual Women of Color at Penn awards honored students, staff, faculty and community members for their research, leadership, and service.

Members of MERT and Wellness at Penn hand out Narcan on Locust Walk.

Saving lives by distributing Narcan

Wellness at Penn and MERT partnered for a Narcan giveaway and training last week on Locust Walk.

Using data to inform a safer, more supportive campus environment

Penn is one of 10 universities participating in the Higher Education Sexual Misconduct and Awareness survey this spring, building upon similar undertakings in 2015 and 2019.

Presidential Commission provides progress update, to launch listening sessions

The group presented early findings and preliminary recommendations to Interim President J. Larry Jameson and is providing a new way for the Penn community to get involved.

Wharton created a free series for entrepreneurs to learn about gen AI

A free virtual discussion series from the Wharton School offers a space for the business community to learn about developments with generative AI, featuring remarks from Mary Purk.

Three students looking at gender, sexuality, and women’s studies archival material.

Archiving materials that reflect a ‘shared history’

How 50 years of material from the Program in Gender Studies and Women’s Studies and the Penn Women’s Center becomes more accessible for students, faculty, and researchers.

Two people face each other at a table, filling out paperwork, with a tower of blue and yellow balloons in the background

Passport drive opens up the world to undergrads

Penn Abroad provided fully funded passports to undergraduates who have never held a passport before, with priority given to students who receive financial aid.

A person addressing a crowd at the 2023 Pathways to Excellence Med Immersion Day.

Building a more diverse health care workforce across the Delaware Valley

Iris Reyes, who founded the Alliance of Minority Physicians in 2012, is working to expand the program to underrepresented students and professionals across the region.

talicia sitting on her door step with children

Helping Black families to grow and thrive

To reverse the nationwide trend of serious harm and death before, during, and after childbirth for Black and other parents from marginalized groups, Penn Medicine is taking bold action to improve maternal health and eliminate racial disparities.

Telecommunication tower with cellular antennas.

The mission to get Pennsylvanians online

The Pennsylvania Broadband Research Institute, a collaboration between Penn and Penn State, looks for ways to bridge the digital divide in the state—and the rest of the nation.

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