Penn Med staff among first frontline healthcare workers in U.S. to receive COVID-19 vaccine

Penn Medicine's frontline health workers and researchers have begun receiving COVID-19 vaccinations — including the Penn scientists whose findings on mRNA technology laid the groundwork for the vaccines to be developed.

Erika James hosts former NFL player and talent agency president to talk racism in business

During Tuesday's panel, titled “Race and the Selling of America” the two panelists discussed how they both started new projects pushing for diversity and inclusion in their respective industries.

SAS releases podcast that explores pandemic and inequality through a liberal arts lens

The “In These Times” podcast, whose six-episode first season focuses on the current and future impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, was created by OMNIA, a SAS magazine.

Incoming Dental and SP2 grad students are now required to take anti-racism education course

The online course consists of six Canvas modules spanning 20 hours that focus on Penn and Philadelphia's history of structural racism, implicit bias, allyship, gender identity, and healthcare equity.