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Penn Medicine’s Homeless Outreach Project forges connections
Zachary Kosak talks with Danny at a table outdoors.

HOP faculty advisor Zachary Kosak talks with Danny about his symptoms. 

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Penn Medicine’s Homeless Outreach Project forges connections

The med students who lead Penn Medicine’s Homeless Outreach Project are connecting with people experiencing homelessness and highlighting the impact of street medicine.

From Penn Medicine News

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Truth Mjumbe: Using AI to preserve memory and dignity
Truth Mjumbe.

Truth Mjumbe is a graduate student in Professional Counseling at Penn’s Graduate School of Education.

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Truth Mjumbe: Using AI to preserve memory and dignity

Professional counseling student at Penn GSE Truth Mjumbe built Recall Aid, an AI-powered memory-support platform inspired by his own experience with epilepsy, his grandfather’s dementia, and his father’s work preserving civil rights histories.

Kat Stein

2 min. read

Herinah Asaah is empowered to uplift and driven to change
Herinah Asaah

Class of 2026 undergraduate Herinah Asaah.

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Herinah Asaah is empowered to uplift and driven to change

With support from Penn’s community and donors, Penn undergraduate Herinah Asaah is working toward a future in education equity and human rights.

From Penn Inspiring Impact

2 min. read

A breast cancer survivor at 28, she’s now a voice of hope
Bethany (left) and Brooklyn Olumba, Brooklyn is ringing the Penn Medicine bell.

Brooklyn Olumba (right) with her twin sister, Bethany.

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A breast cancer survivor at 28, she’s now a voice of hope

After her twin tested BRCA2-positive, Brooklyn Olumba got tested, leading to her own cancer diagnosis. Now she’s educating other young women of color.

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Philadelphia Flyers, Penn Medicine extend partnership to advance care through community commitments

Philadelphia Flyers, Penn Medicine extend partnership to advance care through community commitments

The two organizations will expand leading community initiatives including the existing Penn Medicine Assist program, Nurse of the Game initiative, Gritty 5K sponsorship, and create opportunities for critical care training for employees, players, and people across Philadelphia and beyond.

Maximizing access to science with Penn Medicine’s Donita Brady
Donita Brady and three colleagues in an office.

Donita Brady (center), Harrison McCrea Dickson, M.D. and Clifford C. Baker, M.D. Presidential Professor.

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Maximizing access to science with Penn Medicine’s Donita Brady

Brady, the 2026 recipient of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ruth Kirschstein Award for Maximizing Access in Science, shares her approach to creating opportunities for all.

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A guide to Climate Week 2025
A person scooping leaves out of the BioPond with a net.

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A guide to Climate Week 2025

Taking place Oct. 13 to 17, Penn’s sixth Climate Week includes dozens of in-person and virtual events that cross disciplines, from energy policy and history to engineering and medicine

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Michael Weisberg on building community at Penn
Michael Weisberg.

Michael Weisberg has been chosen lead the continued implementation of recommendations from the 2024 University Task Force on Antisemitism and the Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.

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    • Michael Weisberg on building community at Penn

    Michael Weisberg, a distinguished professor of philosophy, has been appointed to lead the continued implementation of recommendations from the Task Force on Antisemitism and the Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.

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    Noah Royal Milad: Purpose and community
    Noah Royal Milad seated on the steps of College Hall.

    Noah Royal Milad is double-majoring in international relations and political science and minoring in modern Middle Eastern studies in the School of Arts & Sciences.

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    Noah Royal Milad: Purpose and community

    At Penn, the undergraduate’s journey is shaped by service, leadership, and the transformative power of donor support.

    2 min. read

    Prevention, protection, and trust for children’s health
    Jennifer N. Carter checks in an Amish patient carrying a child at the Lancaster clinic.

    Jennifer N. Carter, a registered nurse at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, checks paperwork and discusses vaccination with patients.

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    Prevention, protection, and trust for children’s health

    In Lancaster County, ChildProtect community clinics have provided free vaccines against preventable diseases for 30 years—with an added dose of trust.

    From Penn Medicine News

    2 min. read