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LGBT Center by the numbers
A group of people wearing bright colors strike a pose on the patio of the LGBT Center

The LGBT Center’s “Dance Outside with Pride” event in June 2021.

LGBT Center by the numbers

To celebrate the LGBT Center’s 40th anniversary year and in honor of National Coming Out Day, Penn Today takes a look at the numbers.

Kristina García

How a roller derby team promotes community and kindness
A roller derby team practices.

The  Philly Roller Derby Juniors team at practice.

How a roller derby team promotes community and kindness

Philly Roller Derby Juniors team, supported by a Penn Medicine CAREs grant, is all about lifting up its teammates and offering a supportive community.

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A week of building climate knowledge, awareness, and action
Person waters a row of crops at a farm

Hands-on events for Climate Week include a tour of Penn Park Farm, a bioblitz at the Biopond, and planting sessions at Penn Park and the Andrew Hamilton School.

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A week of building climate knowledge, awareness, and action

With nearly 30 events planned for Oct. 10-14, Penn’s Climate Week invites the Penn community to “find your place in the climate movement.”

Katherine Unger Baillie

Engaging teens in the art of design
high school student working at design table

Engaging teens in the art of design

Through the PennPraxis program Design to Thrive, high schoolers are paired with Penn graduate students to learn the design process, from planning to welding and all parts in between.

Michael Grant

Bolstering environmental education in Cobbs Creek
A group of students working on a project at Cobbs Creek.

Bolstering environmental education in Cobbs Creek

Through a Projects for Progress award and other University support, students in West Philadelphia are gaining greater access to STEM learning resources at the Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Center.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Penn Medicine to become official health care partner of the Philadelphia 76ers
Two men stand outside against Philadelphia backdrop both holding a basketball between them

UPHS CEO Kevin B. Mahoney and Tad Brown, CEO of the 76ers and Harris Blitzer Entertainment. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine)

Penn Medicine to become official health care partner of the Philadelphia 76ers

The multiyear partnership brings together two iconic brands with the shared goal of making an impact on health care in the Philadelphia community.

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Sex workers’ rights
A woman wearing a mask and a white lab coat sits at a table covered in a colorful tablecloth, pills, and packages of medication

Ahealth professional surrounded by medication at one of the clinics for sex workers. (Image: Toorjo Ghose)

Sex workers’ rights

A Fulbright award augments Toorjo Ghose’s work to document and support the social movement happening among sex workers in India against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kristina García