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Path to Penn Nursing with Casey Benchimol

Path to Penn Nursing with Casey Benchimol

Casey Benchimol, a nurse practitioner at the Mazzoni Center and lecturer in Penn Nursing, highlights her early interest in labor and delivery, postpartum care, and reproductive health with a focus on LGBTQIA+ health.

Major gaps in online info for patients about AI and cancer

Major gaps in online info for patients about AI and cancer

In a new Penn Medicine study, researchers screened web pages to understand how patients are using AI in their searches in an effort to work with the emerging technology to offer more accessible, high-quality resources.

From clinic to classroom: How two physicians are rethinking healthcare through business
Samuel Nathan, a doctor from Ghana, and Dan Menéndez, a U.K.-trained physician

Samuel Nathan (left) and Dan Menéndez, students in the Wharton MBA and Lauder Institute MA in International Studies joint-degree program

(Image: Courtesy of The Lauder Institute)

From clinic to classroom: How two physicians are rethinking healthcare through business

The Wharton MBA and Lauder Institute MA in International Studies joint-degree program emphasizes regional expertise, culture, and policy so its students can learn to develop health care solutions.

From the Lauder Institute

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Shaun Ossei-Owusu: The inner workings of the American legal system
Shaun Ossei-Owusu

Presidential Professor of Law Shaun Ossei-Owusu.

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Shaun Ossei-Owusu: The inner workings of the American legal system

Penn Carey Law professor Shaun Ossei-Owusu’s new book, “Law on Trial,” examines how legal institutions and practices shape—and at times reinforce—social inequality.

From Penn Carey Law

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Visions of nonprofit news in PA
A newspaper being printed on a modern printing press.

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Visions of nonprofit news in PA

Penn researchers identified two competing visions of nonprofit news, a restorationist vision and a transformational vision, and calculated the cost of implementing each vision.

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Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and Centers
People walking down Locust Walk in the summer.

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Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and Centers

A roundup of the latest awards and honors for faculty in the Annenberg Public Policy Center, the School of Arts & Sciences, Penn Nursing, and the Wharton School.

Penn Today Staff

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The museum as object of design
Ferda Kolatan (seated far right) in his studio pointing to photographs on the wall with onlookers.

Weitzman’s Ferda Kolatan (seated far right) in his MSD-AAD studio.

(Image: Dylan Li)

The museum as object of design

From expansion projects to new builds, faculty and students at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design are helping museums deepen connections to their site and community.

From the Weitzman School of Design

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A different way of thinking about side effects
A person holding a prescription pill bottle in their hand.

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A different way of thinking about side effects

The new book “Side Effects: The Social Ecology of Adverse Drug Reactions,” by sociologist Jason Schnittker and former Ph.D. student Duy Do, makes the case that side effects are a product of social, cultural, and institutional forces.

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A moment of reflection 15 years in the making
Performers with Natives at Penn performing a traditional dance.

This year’s powwow took place in the Hall of Flags and was co-hosted by the Albert M. Greenfield Intercultural Center.

(Image: Kia Lor)

A moment of reflection 15 years in the making

This year marked the 15th anniversary of the Natives at Penn annual powwow. Co-founders Megan Red Shirt-Shaw and Paul Garr celebrated the milestone and the tradition of Native fellowship, community building, and education.

From Omnia

2 min. read

Qubits in the classroom

Qubits in the classroom

Thorlabs, a provider of optical equipment, has donated a suite of quantum teaching tools that allow Penn Engineering undergrads to experiment with the quantum properties of light.