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The Civil Rights Act at 60
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Penn Glee Club goes to Italy
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The hidden costs and joys of being LGBT
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What can polls tell us in 2024?
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Introducing the West Philadelphia Creative Grants
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Mindfulness, monasticism, and women in Thai Buddhism
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Penn Washington to house the University’s engagement in D.C.
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Deans Vijay Kumar, Katharine Strunk reflect on Commission’s final report
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Juneteenth Festival celebrated at the Penn Museum
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Felicia Washington has been named vice president of human resources
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Bells toll around Penn, across the city, for National Gun Violence Awareness Day
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Dean Mark Wolff discusses the Antisemitism Task Force final report, and more
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With pandemic stimulus funds sunsetting, Penn GSE expert offers investment ideas
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Celebrating Penn GSE’s pilot elementary math tutoring elective
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Public defender shortages
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‘Ripple Effect’ explores the world of real estate
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The Wharton School establishes Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
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Penn Ph.D. candidate named 2024 Queen Elizabeth Scholar
News
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Text reminders about COVID-19 boosters are as effective as free rides, new study finds
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Avoidable deaths during COVID-19 associated with chronic hospital nurse understaffing
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Gender-affirming care at Penn Medicine: A future ‘not in the shadows’
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Connecting the West Philadelphia community to careers
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Replacing registered nurses in high stakes hospital care is dangerous to patients
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Kotaro Sasaki and his team unveil the genetics of testicular cancer
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Exploring the limits of robotic systems
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Uncovering the drivers of a million-year-old glacial transition
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The limits of ChatGPT for scriptwriting
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Looking to AI to solve antibiotic resistance
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Recognizing a pioneer: Penn Engineering’s Grace Hopper
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Researchers upend theory about the formation of the Milky Way Galaxy
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Campus & Community
To Penn’s Class of 2024: ‘The world needs you’
The University celebrated graduating students during the 268th Commencement.
Upcoming Events
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June 2024 Wellness Walk
The Division of Human Resources hosts the June Wellness Walk for members of the Penn community. A Penn Healthy You team will lead participants on a two-mile walk on or near campus.
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Wawa Welcome America Day
As part of Wawa Welcome America, the largest July 4th celebration in the U.S., Penn Museum offers free admission to its galleries. Online reservations are required.
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Garden Jams
Penn Museum brings back its summer concert series in the Stoner Courtyard. Every Wednesday in July, local musicians will perform and the galleries will stay open until 8 p.m. This is a ticketed event.
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