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Inaya Zaman, Rashmi Acharya, and Imani Nkrumah Ardayfio.

Nourish to Flourish

Fourth-years Rashmi Acharya, Imani Nkrumah Ardayfio and Inaya Zaman created Nourish to Flourish, winner of a 2025 President’s Engagement Prize. The trio will work with community partners at the Benjamin B. Comegys School in West Philadelphia to encourage healthier food choices.

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Earth Week to feature hands-on activities and events

Taking place April 21-27, Earth Week events include origami with bioplastics, birding, networking, a culinary session, and more.

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Do ‘harm reduction’ interventions for substance use lower or raise trust in government?

“Harm reduction” interventions for substance use such as needle exchange programs and methadone distribution aim to reduce the adverse effects of substance use, rather than punish or prevent it, and have repeatedly shown to lower the risk of overdoses, mortality, and drug-related crime. But in many communities in rural America, there is a stigma attached to these approaches.

Veterinary student on the human benefits of poultry medicine

Dana Bubka came to the School of Veterinary Medicine knowing she wanted to be a poultry veterinarian, and after graduation, she is staying at Penn for a residency in anatomic pathology.

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The New York Times

The many ways Kennedy is already undermining vaccines

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on recent steps taken to undermine confidence in vaccine efficacy and safety.

A map of the US showing the impact of federal health research cuts

Data-driven map shows local economic impact of cuts to federal funding for health research

A new interactive map co-developed by researchers at Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication shows that proposed NIH funding cuts lead to an estimated $16 billion in economic loss and 68,000 jobs lost nationwide.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Critics say CDC ‘secrecy’ will slow vital info; agency pledges transparency

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that the CDC’s recent response to the monkeypox outbreak wouldn’t be replicable after federal funding cuts.

Katz Center fellow Uzi Rebhun on the importance of counting

Katz Center fellow Uzi Rebhun trains his demographer’s lens on the Jewish American response to COVID-19.

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NPR

Who loses in funding cuts to universities?

PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel discusses the dangers to scientific advancement of cutting off federal funds for research.

Awareness grows of cancer risk from alcohol consumption

Public awareness of the link between drinking alcohol and an elevated risk of cancer has grown since last fall, with more than half of Americans now saying that regularly consuming alcohol increases your chances of later developing cancer, according to a survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center. The survey was fielded following the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory on alcohol and cancer risk in January, calling for updated warning labels on alcoholic beverage containers.

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