Teaching beyond September 11 Image: Nadia Hafid/Penn GSE Teaching beyond September 11 Penn GSE’s Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher says the lessons of 9/11 offer a chance for students to examine how the event has shaped much of the last two decades, in America and around the world.
Report on the handling of human remains from the 1985 MOVE tragedy Report on the handling of human remains from the 1985 MOVE tragedy The findings from an independent investigation into the handling of human remains following the 1985 MOVE tragedy were released after the report was shared directly with members of the Africa Family.
US medical schools found to be falling short on equity promises Penn In the News Times Higher Education US medical schools found to be falling short on equity promises In an analysis of inequality in medical education, Penn experts, including UPHS CEO Kevin Mahoney, said, “courage is needed to move forward. This courage, though, is most needed from leaders and colleagues in positions of privilege.” Response to the Cuban protest is ‘a unified feeling’ Protests in Havana against the government of Cuba on July 12, 2021. (Image: 14ymedio) Q&A Response to the Cuban protest is ‘a unified feeling’ In a Q&A, Romance languages professor Odette Casamayor-Cisneros discusses the Cuban protests, government response, and the “sense of unity” among the Cuban people Decades of Penn research shows how structural racism affects Black children with type 1 diabetes Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Decades of Penn research shows how structural racism affects Black children with type 1 diabetes Research co-authored by Terri Lipman of the School of Nursing and Colin Hawkes of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that disproportionately poor health outcomes for Black children with Type 1 diabetes are predominately caused by structural racism. “There’s certainly an element of blame, when it’s proposed that patients need to be better or behaviors need to change,” she said. “The focus needs to be on the health care team.” Reproductive justice in nursing Image: The Gender Spectrum Collection Reproductive justice in nursing The Penn chapter of Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health works to expand students’ engagement in Reproductive justice. How racial bias can limit internet access for people of color How racial bias can limit internet access for people of color A new study finds that the quality-of-life policing is used by powerful institutions and privileged people to keep those with less privilege, including people of color, from accessing resources like the internet. The role of race and ethnicity in medicine Penn In the News “The Pulse,” (WHYY Radio) The role of race and ethnicity in medicine Jaya Aysola and Amaka Eneanya of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about how the medical field interprets race and ethnicity. Aysola’s research shows evidence of racial bias in medical school curricula: “The most prevailing issue was this continued mischaracterization of race and ethnicity as a biomedical term, when we know it to be a social construct.” Afro-Cubans come out in droves to protest government Penn In the News NPR Afro-Cubans come out in droves to protest government Amalia Dache of the Graduate School of Education spoke about the history of racial disparities and injustices in Cuba. “When we're thinking about global solidarity with Black people, especially right now, we need all hands on deck,” she said. What you need to know about the protests in Cuba Amalia Dache during a research trip to Cuba. (Image: Courtesy of Santiel Rodríguez Velázquez) What you need to know about the protests in Cuba Penn GSE’s Amalia Dache traveled to Cuba in 2018 and 2019 to research the Afro Cuban experience, and the opportunities that existed—or were closed off from—the island nation’s significant Black population. Load More
Response to the Cuban protest is ‘a unified feeling’ Protests in Havana against the government of Cuba on July 12, 2021. (Image: 14ymedio) Q&A Response to the Cuban protest is ‘a unified feeling’ In a Q&A, Romance languages professor Odette Casamayor-Cisneros discusses the Cuban protests, government response, and the “sense of unity” among the Cuban people
Decades of Penn research shows how structural racism affects Black children with type 1 diabetes Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Decades of Penn research shows how structural racism affects Black children with type 1 diabetes Research co-authored by Terri Lipman of the School of Nursing and Colin Hawkes of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that disproportionately poor health outcomes for Black children with Type 1 diabetes are predominately caused by structural racism. “There’s certainly an element of blame, when it’s proposed that patients need to be better or behaviors need to change,” she said. “The focus needs to be on the health care team.” Reproductive justice in nursing Image: The Gender Spectrum Collection Reproductive justice in nursing The Penn chapter of Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health works to expand students’ engagement in Reproductive justice. How racial bias can limit internet access for people of color How racial bias can limit internet access for people of color A new study finds that the quality-of-life policing is used by powerful institutions and privileged people to keep those with less privilege, including people of color, from accessing resources like the internet. The role of race and ethnicity in medicine Penn In the News “The Pulse,” (WHYY Radio) The role of race and ethnicity in medicine Jaya Aysola and Amaka Eneanya of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about how the medical field interprets race and ethnicity. Aysola’s research shows evidence of racial bias in medical school curricula: “The most prevailing issue was this continued mischaracterization of race and ethnicity as a biomedical term, when we know it to be a social construct.” Afro-Cubans come out in droves to protest government Penn In the News NPR Afro-Cubans come out in droves to protest government Amalia Dache of the Graduate School of Education spoke about the history of racial disparities and injustices in Cuba. “When we're thinking about global solidarity with Black people, especially right now, we need all hands on deck,” she said. What you need to know about the protests in Cuba Amalia Dache during a research trip to Cuba. (Image: Courtesy of Santiel Rodríguez Velázquez) What you need to know about the protests in Cuba Penn GSE’s Amalia Dache traveled to Cuba in 2018 and 2019 to research the Afro Cuban experience, and the opportunities that existed—or were closed off from—the island nation’s significant Black population. Load More
Reproductive justice in nursing Image: The Gender Spectrum Collection Reproductive justice in nursing The Penn chapter of Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health works to expand students’ engagement in Reproductive justice.
How racial bias can limit internet access for people of color How racial bias can limit internet access for people of color A new study finds that the quality-of-life policing is used by powerful institutions and privileged people to keep those with less privilege, including people of color, from accessing resources like the internet.
The role of race and ethnicity in medicine Penn In the News “The Pulse,” (WHYY Radio) The role of race and ethnicity in medicine Jaya Aysola and Amaka Eneanya of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about how the medical field interprets race and ethnicity. Aysola’s research shows evidence of racial bias in medical school curricula: “The most prevailing issue was this continued mischaracterization of race and ethnicity as a biomedical term, when we know it to be a social construct.” Afro-Cubans come out in droves to protest government Penn In the News NPR Afro-Cubans come out in droves to protest government Amalia Dache of the Graduate School of Education spoke about the history of racial disparities and injustices in Cuba. “When we're thinking about global solidarity with Black people, especially right now, we need all hands on deck,” she said. What you need to know about the protests in Cuba Amalia Dache during a research trip to Cuba. (Image: Courtesy of Santiel Rodríguez Velázquez) What you need to know about the protests in Cuba Penn GSE’s Amalia Dache traveled to Cuba in 2018 and 2019 to research the Afro Cuban experience, and the opportunities that existed—or were closed off from—the island nation’s significant Black population. Load More
Afro-Cubans come out in droves to protest government Penn In the News NPR Afro-Cubans come out in droves to protest government Amalia Dache of the Graduate School of Education spoke about the history of racial disparities and injustices in Cuba. “When we're thinking about global solidarity with Black people, especially right now, we need all hands on deck,” she said. What you need to know about the protests in Cuba Amalia Dache during a research trip to Cuba. (Image: Courtesy of Santiel Rodríguez Velázquez) What you need to know about the protests in Cuba Penn GSE’s Amalia Dache traveled to Cuba in 2018 and 2019 to research the Afro Cuban experience, and the opportunities that existed—or were closed off from—the island nation’s significant Black population.
What you need to know about the protests in Cuba Amalia Dache during a research trip to Cuba. (Image: Courtesy of Santiel Rodríguez Velázquez) What you need to know about the protests in Cuba Penn GSE’s Amalia Dache traveled to Cuba in 2018 and 2019 to research the Afro Cuban experience, and the opportunities that existed—or were closed off from—the island nation’s significant Black population.