Yelp reviews could help hospitals target racism, Penn study finds Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Yelp reviews could help hospitals target racism, Penn study finds Perelman School of Medicine researchers found that online reviews of hospitals could help evaluate patients’ experiences with racism. “It’s powerful because it’s anonymous—it reduces the fear of reporting, it’s familiar, and it’s open-ended,” general surgery resident Jason Tong said. “It allows consumers to comment on what matters to them.” Protecting and celebrating civil rights heritage and Black histories The two-acre site of the Armstrong School, which has been out of use since the mid-1950’s, includes a church, burial ground, and school house. Researchers at Penn’s Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites and Tuskegee University are collaborating on stabilizing the structure and developing an interpretation plan for the historic site. (Image: Kwesi Daniels) Protecting and celebrating civil rights heritage and Black histories Launched last fall, Penn’s Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights sites is fostering new and ongoing partnerships while preserving the legacy of civil rights in the U.S. 9/11, 20 years later Tribute in Light, an annual display near the site of Ground Zero, commemorates the Sept. 11 attacks. (Homepage image: Scott Spitzer) 9/11, 20 years later Experts across the University share their thoughts on how 9/11 transformed their field, their research, and the world. Teaching beyond September 11 Image: Nadia Hafid/Penn GSE Teaching beyond September 11 Penn GSE’s Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher says the lessons of 9/11 offer a chance for students to examine how the event has shaped much of the last two decades, in America and around the world. Report on the handling of human remains from the 1985 MOVE tragedy Report on the handling of human remains from the 1985 MOVE tragedy The findings from an independent investigation into the handling of human remains following the 1985 MOVE tragedy were released after the report was shared directly with members of the Africa Family. US medical schools found to be falling short on equity promises Penn In the News Times Higher Education US medical schools found to be falling short on equity promises In an analysis of inequality in medical education, Penn experts, including UPHS CEO Kevin Mahoney, said, “courage is needed to move forward. This courage, though, is most needed from leaders and colleagues in positions of privilege.” Response to the Cuban protest is ‘a unified feeling’ Protests in Havana against the government of Cuba on July 12, 2021. (Image: 14ymedio) Q&A Response to the Cuban protest is ‘a unified feeling’ In a Q&A, Romance languages professor Odette Casamayor-Cisneros discusses the Cuban protests, government response, and the “sense of unity” among the Cuban people Decades of Penn research shows how structural racism affects Black children with type 1 diabetes Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Decades of Penn research shows how structural racism affects Black children with type 1 diabetes Research co-authored by Terri Lipman of the School of Nursing and Colin Hawkes of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that disproportionately poor health outcomes for Black children with Type 1 diabetes are predominately caused by structural racism. “There’s certainly an element of blame, when it’s proposed that patients need to be better or behaviors need to change,” she said. “The focus needs to be on the health care team.” Reproductive justice in nursing Image: The Gender Spectrum Collection Reproductive justice in nursing The Penn chapter of Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health works to expand students’ engagement in Reproductive justice. How racial bias can limit internet access for people of color How racial bias can limit internet access for people of color A new study finds that the quality-of-life policing is used by powerful institutions and privileged people to keep those with less privilege, including people of color, from accessing resources like the internet. Load More
Protecting and celebrating civil rights heritage and Black histories The two-acre site of the Armstrong School, which has been out of use since the mid-1950’s, includes a church, burial ground, and school house. Researchers at Penn’s Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites and Tuskegee University are collaborating on stabilizing the structure and developing an interpretation plan for the historic site. (Image: Kwesi Daniels) Protecting and celebrating civil rights heritage and Black histories Launched last fall, Penn’s Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights sites is fostering new and ongoing partnerships while preserving the legacy of civil rights in the U.S.
9/11, 20 years later Tribute in Light, an annual display near the site of Ground Zero, commemorates the Sept. 11 attacks. (Homepage image: Scott Spitzer) 9/11, 20 years later Experts across the University share their thoughts on how 9/11 transformed their field, their research, and the world.
Teaching beyond September 11 Image: Nadia Hafid/Penn GSE Teaching beyond September 11 Penn GSE’s Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher says the lessons of 9/11 offer a chance for students to examine how the event has shaped much of the last two decades, in America and around the world.
Report on the handling of human remains from the 1985 MOVE tragedy Report on the handling of human remains from the 1985 MOVE tragedy The findings from an independent investigation into the handling of human remains following the 1985 MOVE tragedy were released after the report was shared directly with members of the Africa Family.
US medical schools found to be falling short on equity promises Penn In the News Times Higher Education US medical schools found to be falling short on equity promises In an analysis of inequality in medical education, Penn experts, including UPHS CEO Kevin Mahoney, said, “courage is needed to move forward. This courage, though, is most needed from leaders and colleagues in positions of privilege.” Response to the Cuban protest is ‘a unified feeling’ Protests in Havana against the government of Cuba on July 12, 2021. (Image: 14ymedio) Q&A Response to the Cuban protest is ‘a unified feeling’ In a Q&A, Romance languages professor Odette Casamayor-Cisneros discusses the Cuban protests, government response, and the “sense of unity” among the Cuban people Decades of Penn research shows how structural racism affects Black children with type 1 diabetes Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Decades of Penn research shows how structural racism affects Black children with type 1 diabetes Research co-authored by Terri Lipman of the School of Nursing and Colin Hawkes of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that disproportionately poor health outcomes for Black children with Type 1 diabetes are predominately caused by structural racism. “There’s certainly an element of blame, when it’s proposed that patients need to be better or behaviors need to change,” she said. “The focus needs to be on the health care team.” Reproductive justice in nursing Image: The Gender Spectrum Collection Reproductive justice in nursing The Penn chapter of Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health works to expand students’ engagement in Reproductive justice. How racial bias can limit internet access for people of color How racial bias can limit internet access for people of color A new study finds that the quality-of-life policing is used by powerful institutions and privileged people to keep those with less privilege, including people of color, from accessing resources like the internet. Load More
Response to the Cuban protest is ‘a unified feeling’ Protests in Havana against the government of Cuba on July 12, 2021. (Image: 14ymedio) Q&A Response to the Cuban protest is ‘a unified feeling’ In a Q&A, Romance languages professor Odette Casamayor-Cisneros discusses the Cuban protests, government response, and the “sense of unity” among the Cuban people
Decades of Penn research shows how structural racism affects Black children with type 1 diabetes Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Decades of Penn research shows how structural racism affects Black children with type 1 diabetes Research co-authored by Terri Lipman of the School of Nursing and Colin Hawkes of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that disproportionately poor health outcomes for Black children with Type 1 diabetes are predominately caused by structural racism. “There’s certainly an element of blame, when it’s proposed that patients need to be better or behaviors need to change,” she said. “The focus needs to be on the health care team.” Reproductive justice in nursing Image: The Gender Spectrum Collection Reproductive justice in nursing The Penn chapter of Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health works to expand students’ engagement in Reproductive justice. How racial bias can limit internet access for people of color How racial bias can limit internet access for people of color A new study finds that the quality-of-life policing is used by powerful institutions and privileged people to keep those with less privilege, including people of color, from accessing resources like the internet.
Reproductive justice in nursing Image: The Gender Spectrum Collection Reproductive justice in nursing The Penn chapter of Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health works to expand students’ engagement in Reproductive justice.
How racial bias can limit internet access for people of color How racial bias can limit internet access for people of color A new study finds that the quality-of-life policing is used by powerful institutions and privileged people to keep those with less privilege, including people of color, from accessing resources like the internet.