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Finding solutions for burnout among nurses of color
Group photo at SHINE Invitational.

The Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing invited nursing researchers and practitioners from Philadelphia and around the country to its Solutions to Health Inequities & Nurses’ Emotional Exhaustion Invitational.

(Image: Kelvin Amenyedor/CHOPR)

Finding solutions for burnout among nurses of color

The Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at the School of Nursing brought together nurses and researchers for the Solutions to Health Inequities & Nurses’ Emotional Exhaustion Invitational.
‘From the Freedom Rides to neuroscience’
Peter Sterling recently next to mugshot from 1961.

University of Pennsylvania neuroscience professor Peter Sterling joined the Freedom Rides in 1961, when he was an undergraduate at Cornell University, and was arrested.

(Images: Courtesy of the Office of Social Equity and Inclusion)

‘From the Freedom Rides to neuroscience’

In conversation with Professor of Practice Ben Jealous, neuroscience professor Peter Sterling returned to campus to talk about activism in his youth and how that informed his research in health.
Killings of unarmed Black people and racial disparities in sleep health
An African American person in bed, unable to sleep.

Image: iStock/demaerre

Killings of unarmed Black people and racial disparities in sleep health

Penn Medicine research finds that Black adults across the U.S. suffer from sleep problems following exposure to news about unarmed Black individuals killed by police during police encounters.

Eric Horvath

Who, What Why: Om Manghani
Wearing glasses and a blue sweater, Om Manghani stands with crossed arms on a staircase

With MathMates, an after-school tutoring program at Andrew Hamilton School, Om Manghani has started a program to help middle school students succeed.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What Why: Om Manghani

    With MathMates, an after-school tutoring program at Andrew Hamilton School, Om Manghani has started a program to help middle school students succeed. But it’s about more than fractions and decimals, he says.

    Kristina Linnea García

    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.’
    ‘Are Civil Rights Enough?’
    Dorothy Roberts speaks at a podium. The wooden podium has the words "University of Pennsylvania" and its seal.

    PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts addresses the audience at the  23rd annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice.

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    ‘Are Civil Rights Enough?’

    During the 23rd annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice, PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts addressed the question “Are Civil Rights Enough?”

    Kristina Linnea García

    MLK Interfaith Commemoration highlights allyship of Black and Jewish communities
    Keynote at MLK interfaith event.

    Rev. William Gipson moderates a keynote discussion with Rabbi David Wolpe and actor, writer, and director Jonah Platt, both Penn alumni.

    (Image: Damien Townsville)

    MLK Interfaith Commemoration highlights allyship of Black and Jewish communities

    The annual event this year featured a discussion between Rabbi David Wolpe and alum, actor, writer, and director Jonah Platt, along with student performances and the presentation of awards.
    A day of service to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s tenets, character, and sacrifice
    Students sit at tables to eat breakfast in a large room with wooden panelling, chandeliers, and university flags.

    Students listen to Charles “Chaz” Howard speak at the 2023 Day of Service kickoff breakfast in the Hall of Flags.

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    A day of service to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s tenets, character, and sacrifice

    The 29th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and the Symposium on Social Change honors King’s legacy through educational and volunteer opportunities, along with events.

    Kristina Linnea García

    ‘Black Modernisms in the Transatlantic World’
    Bronze sculpture of a large bust of a Black woman on Penn’s campus surrounded by autumn leaves

    The 16-foot-tall bronze form of “Brick House” by artist Simone Leigh, who contributed to “Black Modernisms.”

    (Image: Eric Sucar)

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    • ‘Black Modernisms in the Transatlantic World’

    A new book, co-edited by art historian Huey Copeland, examines the conception of modernism and Black artistry and agency and how the transatlantic slave trade enabled the modern world.

    Kristina Linnea García

    A law meant to bust blight puts Black and Asian American property owners at risk, report warns

    A law meant to bust blight puts Black and Asian American property owners at risk, report warns

    A new analysis by the Advocacy for Racial and Civil Justice Clinic at Penn Carey Law concludes that Philadelphia property conservatorships have come at the expense of vulnerable property owners, particularly Black and Asian American owners. Cara McClellan says that such petitions are filed in communities already at risk for gentrification.