37th annual Women of Color Day at Penn Valerie Dorsey-Allen (left) poses with Colleen Winn (right), who won the Joann Mitchell Outstanding Legacy award. nocred 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.
Marking 60 years of New York Times v. Sullivan Image: Aaron M. Sprecher via AP Marking 60 years of New York Times v. Sullivan The Annenberg Public Policy Center commemorates the landmark Supreme Court case ahead of the ruling’s 60th anniversary.
Imagining a sustainable future in Southern Greenland The Narsarsuaq Hotel, a former military barracks located a few hundred feet from the Narsarsuaq Airport (a former military airfield), and the diesel power plant in Narsaq. The town is one of the only settlements in South Greenland still powered by diesel instead of hydro-electric power. (Image: Billy Fleming) Imagining a sustainable future in Southern Greenland Billy Fleming and landscape architecture students in the Weitzman School of Design brainstormed possibilities for a green economy in a former mining town in one of the fastest-warming regions on Earth.
The legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois: ‘Something fresh to say’ Tukufu Zuberi (left) and Aldon Morris (right) at the 2nd Annual W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture in Public Social Science. nocred The legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois: ‘Something fresh to say’ At the 2nd Annual W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture in Public Social Science, Aldon Morris of Northwestern University and Tukufu Zuberi of the School of Arts & Sciences discuss Du Bois’ contributions to the field and to humanity.
Finding solutions for burnout among nurses of color The Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing invited nursing researchers and practitioners from Philadelphia and around the country to its Solutions to Health Inequities & Nurses’ Emotional Exhaustion Invitational. (Image: Kelvin Amenyedor/CHOPR) Finding solutions for burnout among nurses of color The Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at the School of Nursing brought together nurses and researchers for the Solutions to Health Inequities & Nurses’ Emotional Exhaustion Invitational.
‘From the Freedom Rides to neuroscience’ University of Pennsylvania neuroscience professor Peter Sterling joined the Freedom Rides in 1961, when he was an undergraduate at Cornell University, and was arrested. (Images: Courtesy of the Office of Social Equity and Inclusion) ‘From the Freedom Rides to neuroscience’ In conversation with Professor of Practice Ben Jealous, neuroscience professor Peter Sterling returned to campus to talk about activism in his youth and how that informed his research in health.
Killings of unarmed Black people and racial disparities in sleep health Image: iStock/demaerre Killings of unarmed Black people and racial disparities in sleep health Penn Medicine research finds that Black adults across the U.S. suffer from sleep problems following exposure to news about unarmed Black individuals killed by police during police encounters.
Who, What Why: Om Manghani With MathMates, an after-school tutoring program at Andrew Hamilton School, Om Manghani has started a program to help middle school students succeed. nocred Who, What, Why Who, What Why: Om Manghani With MathMates, an after-school tutoring program at Andrew Hamilton School, Om Manghani has started a program to help middle school students succeed. But it’s about more than fractions and decimals, he says.
Celebrating the Projects for Progress 2023 cohort Charles “Chaz” Howard (left) honored the recipients of the 2023 Projects for Progress Awards: UCC; Positioned for Success; and The Breathing Room teams. nocred Celebrating the Projects for Progress 2023 cohort At an event on Jan. 30, three winning project groups were honored for ‘choosing to help make lives better.’
‘Are Civil Rights Enough?’ PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts addresses the audience at the 23rd annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice. nocred ‘Are Civil Rights Enough?’ During the 23rd annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice, PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts addressed the question “Are Civil Rights Enough?”