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Penn Libraries receives major gift of rare photographic plates by Edward S. Curtis
Answering ‘How will we live together?’ at the Venice Biennale
Darin Johnson breaks down what code switching is
Tackling the topic of decolonization
A pandemic year, in photos
Steiner’s term as dean of Penn’s Weitzman School of Design is extended
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Models of Excellence program accepting nominations
Penn’s Weingarten Center receives visionary gift
Understanding civic engagement
Penn’s Way kicks off workplace giving campaign, with $1.6M goal
Hey Day 2021: ‘Senior year is ours to seize’
On your mark, get set for the inaugural Penn Relays 5K
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The state of U.S. immigration
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The business of sports reckons with domestic violence off the field
The role of progressive prosecutors in the criminal justice reform movement
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National Academy of Medicine welcomes two new members from Penn
How consumers describe racism in health care
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Geographic disparities in lower extremity amputation rates
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Cancer care in Penn Medicine’s Pavilion: Reimagined, revitalized, and inclusive
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Novel gene therapy platform speeds search for ways to cure blindness
Eight Penn researchers receive 2021 NIH Director’s Awards
Improved fluorescent amino acids for cellular imaging
Penn cosmology team ready to field the largest ever cosmic microwave background camera
New mathematical tools to study opinion dynamics
Penn Libraries opens newly renovated Biotech Commons
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Protecting and celebrating civil rights heritage and Black histories
Launched last fall, Penn’s Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights sites is fostering new and ongoing partnerships while preserving the legacy of civil rights in the U.S.
FULL STORYUpcoming Events
God Complex: Different Philadelphia
The Arthur Ross Gallery presents this installation exhibit curated by ceramicist, social activist, poet, and educator Robert Lugo, courtesy of a grant from The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation. Lugo creates multicultural mash-up works that often speak to themes of inequality, poverty, and racial justice.
Ends December 19, 2021
Exhibits
Ulysses Jenkins Exhibit
The ICA presents the first major retrospective of the work of Ulysses Jenkins, a video artist from Los Angeles whose work rose to prominence in the 1970s and has been an influence on contemporary art since. The exhibition is co-curated by Meg Onli and Erin Christovale.
Ends December 30, 2021
Talks
Decolonizing Museums
Penn Museum and the Center for Experimental Ethnography at Penn present an international conference that examines current issues of the relationship between collections and colonialism, accountability, and what repair might look like. The conference is mostly virtual but has live events each evening related to Penn and the Philadelphia museum community.
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