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Partnering with local digital leaders to promote violence prevention
(from left to right): Social media creators Manny 215 [Manny Clark], Prince Dre, Fis Banga, and Ant Brown on stage with facilitator Tamara Russell at the Creators for Community Safety Summit. Brown is speaking and holding a microphone. The slideshow in the background reads: "Panel: Violence Prevention and Conflict Resolution"

(From left) Social media creators Manny 215 [Manny Clark], Prince Dre, Fis Banga, and Ant Brown on stage with facilitator Tamara Russell at the Creators for Community Safety Summit. Brown leads the content creator team that is developing the CUREiculum campaign set to pilot at select Philadelphia public schools this fall.

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Partnering with local digital leaders to promote violence prevention

A team of Philadelphia-based content creators is collaborating with Penn public health experts to develop a comprehensive anti-violence campaign tailored for youth across the City, with youth-focused workshops and educational materials to be piloted in select Philadelphia public schools this fall.

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Legal advocacy across disciplines
Kara Finck lecturing.

Kara Finck directs Penn Carey Law’s Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic.

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Legal advocacy across disciplines

Penn Carey Law’s Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic brings law and social work students together to tackle issues including education, child welfare, immigration, and mental health.

From Penn Carey Law

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A new role for dental providers? Rethinking where vaccines are given
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A new role for dental providers? Rethinking where vaccines are given

Vaccinations have traditionally been administered in primary care settings or pharmacies. However, for about a decade, some states have authorized dentists to administer vaccines, and many others did so during the COVID-19 pandemic. The effectiveness of this approach has led some countries and states to expand or consider expanding the role of dental providers in delivering routine vaccines, including those against COVID-19 and the human papillomavirus (HPV), and in providing vaccine education.

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How extreme heat affects the economy
A group of construction workers work in the hot sun.

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How extreme heat affects the economy

R. Jisung Park, an environmental and labor economist at the School of Social Policy & Practice, discusses climate change and the impact of extreme heat on academic success and worker productivity.

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Where the Class of 2026 is headed
Two Penn Med students and two others under a 2026 balloon at Penn’s 2026 Match Day.

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Where the Class of 2026 is headed

Graduates from all 12 Schools are taking their degrees and expertise and heading out into the world as graduate students, postdocs, residents, entrepreneurs, startup execs, policy workers, and more, with the interdisciplinary groundwork of a Penn degree in tow.

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ChiaKo Hung: Equipping students and nonprofits for impact
ChiaKo Hung.

ChiaKo Hung is an assistant professor at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice.

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ChiaKo Hung: Equipping students and nonprofits for impact

SP2’s ChiaKo Hung researches nonprofit financial management and philanthropy, and equips his students with the practical skills necessary to apply to the social sector.

2 min. read

Voting is linked to living longer
African American person tearing off an I Voted Today sticker

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Voting is linked to living longer

A new study co-authored by SP2’s Femida Handy shows that voting is associated with reduced mortality risk in older adults.

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Blending empathy and analytics
Nature Hu.

Nature Hu is MSSP+DA student at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice.

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Blending empathy and analytics

SP2 Class of 2026 student Nature Hu explains how qualitative insight coupled with strong data analysis can effectively shape policy and resource allocations.

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SP2 launches social work affiliate program with HUP and CHOP

SP2 launches social work affiliate program with HUP and CHOP

The first-of-its-kind social work affiliate program will advance workforce development and further elevate the role of social workers in improving health outcomes and systems of care.