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Students, faculty and staff celebrate the dedication of a crane mural in April.

A quarter-century of supporting Asian Pacific Islander students

The Pan-Asian American Community House is marking 25 years of fostering community, inspiring leaders, and providing a home away from home.

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Michael Ostap, left, with David Meaney outdoors in front of a limestone building with autumn trees, wearing suits and ties.

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The research landscape is changing. Penn Forward’s Research Strategy co-chairs are ready to adapt

As co-chairs of the Penn Forward Research Strategy and Financing working group, David Meaney, vice provost for research, and Michael Ostap, chief scientific officer of the Perelman School of Medicine, are collaborating to expand Penn’s research impact.

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Developing new interventions to combat youth violence

Desmond Patton uses AI to examine how young people communicate in online spaces about gun violence, grief, joy, and wellness.

Integrating oral and systemic health to live better

Modupe Coker shows how good and bad bacteria in the mouth can impact both oral and overall health.

Penn staff help community through side gigs

As part of the Side Gigs for Good series, Penn Today highlights staff who spend time outside their work hours giving back to Philadelphia organizations.

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Two Penn athletes earn Player of the Week accolades

Fourth-year men’s basketball guard Ethan Roberts was named Player of the Week by both the Ivy League and the Philadelphia Big 5, and fourth-year men’s football punter Santiago Sturla was named Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week.

People visiting Penn’s new Native North American Gallery at the Penn Museum.

Native North America Gallery opens at the Penn Museum

In partnership with eight Indigenous consulting curators, the newly renovated 2,000 sq. ft. gallery features more than 250 archaeological, historic, and contemporary items from the Museum’s North American collections.

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Kelly Jordan-Sciutto smiling at fellow panelists.

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Kelly Jordan-Sciutto on advancing graduate education through Penn Forward

Kelly Jordan-Sciutto, vice provost for graduate education and chair of the Penn Forward Graduate and Professional Training working group, says, ‘I don’t want students to walk uphill both ways in the snow just because I had to.’

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Michael Zanoni named Big 5 Player of the Week

Penn guard guard Michael Zanoni has been named the city series Player of the Week, his first Big 5 weekly honor as a member of the Quakers.

Fostering cats and dogs in Philadelphia

Outside of her day job at Penn’s Institutional Review Board, Candace Adams works with different organizations in Philadelphia to give temporary shelter and care to cats and dogs.