University of Pennsylvania doctor brings transparency to COVID vaccine for Black community 6ABC.com University of Pennsylvania doctor brings transparency to COVID vaccine for Black community Florencia Greer-Polite of the Perelman School of Medicine is working to show that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe. “I was losing sleep about the idea that Black people in this country were dying at higher rates of coronavirus and were not going to take the vaccine,” she said. Maritza Moulite reminds us that the present is past Maritza Moulite reminds us that the present is past Penn GSE doctoral student Moulite’s second Young Adult novel “One of the Good Ones” has published to rave reviews. Systemic racism and its impact on health and wellness Systemic racism and its impact on health and wellness The fifth of 13 conversations in Penn’s “Racism and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America” preceptorial highlighted racial health disparities and discussed policies that could support a more equitable future. Ruby Washington is poised to make her mark in bioengineering Ruby Washington is poised to make her mark in bioengineering The senior in Penn Engineering’s Department of Bioengineering weds biomedicine and her pursuit in addressing healthcare disparities in the Black community. The influence and importance of language On Jan. 6 2021, a group of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building, resulting in the death of five people. (Image: Tyler Merbler) The influence and importance of language Labels for what happened Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol were very different from those used to describe the Black Lives Matter movement or the 2020 election results. How much weight do individual words actually have? It depends on the context. The state of U.S. democracy While a new administration transitions into office, the past four years have left the country asking, “How strong is our democratic foundation?” The state of U.S. democracy On the eve of a presidential inauguration following a historic election and its aftermath, experts from across the University weigh in on where we stand as a country. How medical schools can transform curriculums to undo racial biases How medical schools can transform curriculums to undo racial biases Penn Medicine researchers find that lectures and assessments misuse race, playing a role in perpetuating physician bias. 26th annual MLK symposium goes online The candlelight vigil “was always powerful and will continue to be” as it offers a moment to reflect on the man and his legacy, says Toliver. Here, the Penn community gathers in 2007 to commemorate. 26th annual MLK symposium goes online Virtual events over three weeks offer opportunities to reflect, engage, and celebrate with family, colleagues, and friends. Howard Stevenson on creating change through racial literacy (Pre-pandemic image) Penn GSE’s Howard Stevenson is a nationally sought expert on racial stress and racial trauma. (Image: Greg Benson Photography/Penn GSE) Howard Stevenson on creating change through racial literacy In the wake of the series of police killings of Black people that sparked historic protests and heightened national conversation about race, and amid persistent structures of systemic racism, how can people of color promote their own emotional well-being and healing? How can leaders and organizations create lasting change to advance anti-racism and social justice? Exacerbating the health care divide Exacerbating the health care divide With rates of diagnoses and death disproportionately affecting racial minorities and low-income workers, experts from the School of Arts & Sciences address how COVID-19 has further exposed already dire health outcome inequalities.
Maritza Moulite reminds us that the present is past Maritza Moulite reminds us that the present is past Penn GSE doctoral student Moulite’s second Young Adult novel “One of the Good Ones” has published to rave reviews.
Systemic racism and its impact on health and wellness Systemic racism and its impact on health and wellness The fifth of 13 conversations in Penn’s “Racism and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America” preceptorial highlighted racial health disparities and discussed policies that could support a more equitable future.
Ruby Washington is poised to make her mark in bioengineering Ruby Washington is poised to make her mark in bioengineering The senior in Penn Engineering’s Department of Bioengineering weds biomedicine and her pursuit in addressing healthcare disparities in the Black community.
The influence and importance of language On Jan. 6 2021, a group of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building, resulting in the death of five people. (Image: Tyler Merbler) The influence and importance of language Labels for what happened Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol were very different from those used to describe the Black Lives Matter movement or the 2020 election results. How much weight do individual words actually have? It depends on the context.
The state of U.S. democracy While a new administration transitions into office, the past four years have left the country asking, “How strong is our democratic foundation?” The state of U.S. democracy On the eve of a presidential inauguration following a historic election and its aftermath, experts from across the University weigh in on where we stand as a country.
How medical schools can transform curriculums to undo racial biases How medical schools can transform curriculums to undo racial biases Penn Medicine researchers find that lectures and assessments misuse race, playing a role in perpetuating physician bias.
26th annual MLK symposium goes online The candlelight vigil “was always powerful and will continue to be” as it offers a moment to reflect on the man and his legacy, says Toliver. Here, the Penn community gathers in 2007 to commemorate. 26th annual MLK symposium goes online Virtual events over three weeks offer opportunities to reflect, engage, and celebrate with family, colleagues, and friends.
Howard Stevenson on creating change through racial literacy (Pre-pandemic image) Penn GSE’s Howard Stevenson is a nationally sought expert on racial stress and racial trauma. (Image: Greg Benson Photography/Penn GSE) Howard Stevenson on creating change through racial literacy In the wake of the series of police killings of Black people that sparked historic protests and heightened national conversation about race, and amid persistent structures of systemic racism, how can people of color promote their own emotional well-being and healing? How can leaders and organizations create lasting change to advance anti-racism and social justice?
Exacerbating the health care divide Exacerbating the health care divide With rates of diagnoses and death disproportionately affecting racial minorities and low-income workers, experts from the School of Arts & Sciences address how COVID-19 has further exposed already dire health outcome inequalities.