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Tina Rodia

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    A series on wellness and well-being
    People walking along Locust Walk in the fall.

    (On homepage) Additional resources for students, staff, faculty, and postdocs are offered through offices and centers across Penn and the Health System.

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    A series on wellness and well-being

    A roundup of the six-part series from Penn Today that focuses on University resources available to students, faculty, staff, and postdocs for their mental, physical, technical, and financial health.
    Keeping a fire under control
    Firefighters put out a controlled burn of a dorm room replica on Penn’s campus during DPS’s controlled burn event.

    Firefighters from PFD’s Engine 5 were on hand to extinguish the fire on the dorm room replica with no overhead sprinkler system.

    (Image: Courtesy of Penn’s Division of Public Safety)

    Keeping a fire under control

    Penn’s Division of Public Safety’s PennReady: Protecting Communities Through Resilience and Relationships Health and Safety Fair on Sept. 27 featured a controlled burn of a mock residential room, showcasing the efficacy of sprinkler and alarm systems, and the response of first responders and city firefighters.
    Centuries of ‘TikTalk’
    A closeup look at a mouth speaking.

    TikTok voice, uptalk, and vocal fry are current linguistic trends with a long history.

    (Image: iStock/suricoma)

    Centuries of ‘TikTalk’

    The media popularity of the vocal trend called “TikTalk,” or a combination of uptalkand vocal fry, is actually nothing new, says linguist Mark Liberman.
    Celebrating the Projects for Progress 2023 cohort
    Chaz Howard stands with the recipients of the 2023 Projects for Progress awards.

    Charles “Chaz” Howard (left) honored the recipients of the 2023 Projects for Progress Awards: UCC; Positioned for Success; and The Breathing Room teams.

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    Celebrating the Projects for Progress 2023 cohort

    At an event on Jan. 30, three winning project groups were honored for ‘choosing to help make lives better.’
    A summer studying the aesthetic brain
    People looking at modern art in a museum or gallery setting.

    Image: iStock/SeventyFour

    A summer studying the aesthetic brain

    For third-year Olivia Kim, a PURM research experience with Penn neuroscientist Anjan Chatterjee allowed her to combine her love of neuroscience and art in a working lab.
    A quieter campus for Philadelphia’s voting day
    President Magill standing in front of Houston Hall on Election Day.

    Penn President Liz Magill performed her civic duty on Philadelphia’s primary election day at Houston Hall.

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    A quieter campus for Philadelphia’s voting day

    The primary election follows a lively Commencement and on-campus move-out. But the ballot may determine Philadephia’s 100th mayor.
    A lively in-person Models of Excellence celebration
    Members of the audience cheer at the Models of Excellence celebration.

    Irvine Auditorium was filled with cheers and red and blue pompoms on April 26th for the 2023 Models of Excellence celebration.

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    A lively in-person Models of Excellence celebration

    This year’s ceremony honored the dedicated staff who make Penn’s success possible with the energy of a home team win.
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