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Educate to Empower aims to break down barriers to breast cancer screenings
Penn fourth-years Simran Rajpal on the left and Gauthami Moorkanatst on the right pose outside Fisher-Bennett Hall on Penn campus.

“In Philadelphia, in particular West Philly, there’s a lot of communities that don’t have the access to health care that they need, even though Penn is right here,” says Moorkanat (right). “Our thinking behind this was that if we can deliver the resources to them, instead of making them come to Penn, maybe we can start to bridge that gap.”

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Educate to Empower aims to break down barriers to breast cancer screenings

With the President’s Engagement Prize, fourth-years Simran Rajpal and Gauthami Moorkanat plan to deliver education and resources directly to community centers in Philadelphia, tackling medical mistrust, health literacy, and more.

Kristen de Groot

Humanizing the hospital experience for people with substance use disorders
Brianna Aguilar, Catherine Hood, and Anooshey Ikhlas.

Brianna Aguilar, Catherine Hood, and Anooshey Ikhlas are recipients of the 2024 President’s Engagement Prize for the Presby Addiction Care Program.

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Humanizing the hospital experience for people with substance use disorders

Anooshey Ikhlas, Catherine Hood, and Brianna Aguilar, winners of a 2024 President’s Engagement Prize, will work with Penn Presbyterian Medical Center to address challenges faced during hospitalization and reduce premature discharges.
Wharton course helps Philly file taxes
Diego Resto helps a community member file their taxes.

Wharton student Diego Resto helps a community member file their taxes at Ebenezer Temple.

Diego Resto helps a community member file their taxes at Ebenezer Temple.(Image: Pragya Singh)

Wharton course helps Philly file taxes

A new Wharton course serves low-income taxpayers and provides students with experiential learning.

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Philadelphia School District students are learning through dance
Donnell Powell in a gymnasium with young students.

Penn Live Arts teaching artist Donnell Powell.

(Image: Edward Epstein)

Philadelphia School District students are learning through dance

A residency from Rennie Harris Puremovement is part of a Penn Live Arts program which offers pre-performance visits to local schools.

Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train

Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train

A profile highlights Maria Wright of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, from her volunteer work connecting people with service dogs to her cancer diagnosis and her own journey applying for a service dog.

‘Unpacking the Past’ at the Penn Museum
Young students at the Middle East Galleries at the Penn Museum.

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‘Unpacking the Past’ at the Penn Museum

Celebrating its 10th year, the program funds and manages field trips to the Museum for about 6,000 Philadelphia middle schoolers a year.

Louisa Shepard

David Asch: Putting the framework to work
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David Asch, senior vice president for strategic initiatives.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Giving)

David Asch: Putting the framework to work

As he completes his fourth decade at Penn, the senior vice president for strategic inititiatives takes on putting the University’s strategic framework, In Principle and Practice, into work.
Powwow at Penn
In the foreground, female dancers with shawls. In the background, a young man in warrior regalia.

An intertribal dance. In the background, a young man wears regalia made from birds of prey.

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Powwow at Penn

With drumming, dancers, and the cascading voices of musicians, the 13th annual Powwow at Penn welcomed more than 100 people.

Kristina Linnea García