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Invested and engaged
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    • Invested and engaged

    In a Q&A, Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli reflects on the University’s latest Economic Impact Report and the new effort to include an account of Penn’s civic engagement and impact on Philadelphia, its residents, and surrounding communities.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Striking a balance in camp planning
    two children wearing masks in front of a log cabin and lush ferns

    In-person summer camps at the Morris Arboretum are moving forward this year, after having been canceled last year. Safety measures such as mask-wearing and smaller groups will address COVID-19 concerns. (Image: Morris Arboretum)

    Striking a balance in camp planning

    Amidst the uncertainties of the pandemic and with time to plan, this year organizers of summer camp offerings at Penn have developed an array of in-person and virtual programs.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Campus public health measures help mitigate the spread of COVID-19
    students walking around campus wearing masks and sitting outside eating food

    Campus public health measures help mitigate the spread of COVID-19

    Alongside regular saliva-based COVID-19 testing, other tools such as contact tracing, quarantine and isolation facilities, and health and well-being monitoring platforms are critical for protecting and supporting the campus community.

    Erica K. Brockmeier

    Sherisse Laud-Hammond reflects on transformative year as Penn Women’s Center director
    Sherisse Laud-Hammond stands with arms folded, smiling, in her office.

    Sherisse Laud-Hammond, director of Penn’s Women Center.

    Sherisse Laud-Hammond reflects on transformative year as Penn Women’s Center director

    In 2020, SP2 alum Sherisse Laud-Hammond was named the new director of the Penn Women’s Center, a position in which she is the first Black woman and woman of color to serve.

    From the School of Social Policy & Practice

    More chairs, new presence expand dental care access
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    At Sayre Health Center, Penn Dental Medicine expanded from one chair to four to serve the West Philadelphia community. (Image: Mark Garvin)

    More chairs, new presence expand dental care access

    A growing presence in community care centers has given Penn Dental Medicine more opportunities to serve Philadelphians and to train its students.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Penn Med students create unexpected community outreach
    Person standing outside holding a brown lunch bag to distribute wearing a face shield and mask outside a building in West Philadelphia

    Image: Courtesy of Michael Burch

    Penn Med students create unexpected community outreach

    The Perelman School of Medicine’s Medical School Government used its annual funding that usually goes to events in non-pandemic times to help the West Philadelphia community.

    From Penn Medicine News

    Mamta Motwani Accapadi ‘uplifts the student experience’
    Woman with folded hands stands near Locust Walk

    As vice provost for university life, Mamta Motwani Accapadi is dedicated to giving Penn students the support they need to thrive. 

    Mamta Motwani Accapadi ‘uplifts the student experience’

    As vice provost for university life, Mamta Motwani Accapadi is dedicated to giving students the support they need to thrive.

    Kristina García

    A patient-powered registry boosts the study of a rare disease
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    A patient-powered registry boosts the study of a rare disease

    A registry for Castleman disease lets patients initiate enrollment, increasing enrollment rates as well as the amount of clinical data and samples available to researchers.

    Melissa Moody