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In partnership with the state, a comprehensive focus on wildlife health

The Pennsylvania Wildlife Futures Program, a collaboration between the School of Veterinary Medicine and the Pennsylvania Game Commission, will leverage Penn Vet’s expertise to address wildlife health problems.

Raka Sen smiles in filed in the Sundarbans region.

How India and Bangladesh respond to rising seas

Raka Sen, a doctoral candidate in sociology, studies how inhabitants of the Sundarbans region react to climate change.

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A new hub for online learning

The University of Pennsylvania has launched The Online Learning Platform, bringing its many online learning offerings together in one place.

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‘Possibility mentoring’ helps Philadelphia middle schoolers plan for their futures

Now in two Philadelphia public schools, master’s students at the Graduate School of Education are focused on helping the young teens imagine and take steps to realize their futures, while gaining real-world experience in education.

Lyndsi Burcham wants students to be financially literate

In her role in the Office of Student Financial Services, the recent graduate spearheads a new financial-literacy program that will offer workshops, financial-wellness grants for campus partners and student groups, and monthly lunch-and-learn sessions.

People in a subway station in Shanghai wearing surgical masks. One is carrying two bags, another is carrying a phone, a third is holding an umbrella.

What we do and don’t know about the novel coronavirus

Experts from the Vet School, Med School, and Center for Public Health Initiatives provide insight into the new disease outbreak.

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Urban planning for biodiversity after bushfires

The Weitzman School’s Richard Weller visited Sydney for a two-week intensive on critical urban challenges and converting a parkland into an incubator for wildlife.

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How the city cultivates its youngest writers

Since 1986, The Philadelphia Writing Project has called Penn GSE home, which works with the city’s teachers and students to advance high-quality writing skills.

Three members of Penn's medical community stand over a cat on an exam table, one person rubs noses with the cat.

When Penn Vet offers shots, Philly’s finest, furriest friends show up

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital held a free wellness and vaccination clinic for the local community, offering free pet vaccinations and low-cost microchips.

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‘A specific struggle’: Makuu director Brian Peterson on Black student life

Brian Peterson, three-time Penn graduate and director of Makuu: the Black Cultural Center, plays a central role in student life.

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