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The story of the Black nurses who stepped up to treat the tuberculosis epidemic in New York City at Sea View Hospital in Staten Island is dictated in Maria Smilios’ new book.
This gift — one of the largest ever to name a United States inpatient hospital building according to the news release — is aimed towards accelerating innovation in patient care, research, and medical education.
Senior Associate Vice President for Research Elizabeth Peloso wrote in an affidavit that Penn has 1,803 active NIH awards — amounting to a total of $2.6 billion — across its research system.
The DEI page for the Wharton School of Business has been scrubbed, and the Penn Libraries DEI website is no longer active. These modifications and removals are the latest signs of the University backpedaling on its DEI initiatives from recent years.
The citations are the latest in a long series of problems the property has faced in recent months, and city officials say they are unaware of the redevelopment plans.
In a message to the Penn community on Wednesday afternoon, Provost John Jackson Jr. and Senior Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli announced the cancellation of all classes and University-sponsored events on Friday.
Columnist Ingrid Holmquist explores the contradiction of reaping the benefits of an institution that has such an extensive past of harming its community.
Despite a judge temporarily halting changes to the funding policy after Penn and 12 other universities sued the NIH, researchers say the future of their work remains uncertain.
The event, which took place at Houston Hall, celebrated the work of SCUE members and acknowledged the contributions of various advisors and partner organizations in the creation of the white paper.
In his message, Jameson highlighted the potential impacts of the funding cuts and reiterated Penn’s commitment to “identify solutions to minimize the impact” of the federal action.