Scholars worked with Pink Pair Project to create care packages, write cards of encouragement to cancer patients, and send gratitude to health care employees at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) and Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC).
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Tune in on Instagram live today at 12P PM ET to hear Raven E. Freeborn and Mariah Oates from the Mamatoto Village team and co-founders of Superkin discuss topics surrounding maternal mental health.
Topics will include burn out, workplace culture for moms, and resources to help with mental health. #womenshistorymonth #PCHI #maternalhealth #communitypartners
D.C. Community Clinic to Open New Birthing Center in City’s Underserved Northeast End
The $22 million project doubles the nonprofit’s footprint, while growing the only free-standing birth center in the District.
Reading Partners Receives Unsolicited $20 Million from MacKenzie Scott and Announces Plans to Raise $100 Million Over Three Years to Advance Educational Equity Through Early Literacy
Funds will help Reading Partners support students in New York City and across the country at a time when learning disruptions have disproportionately impacted students experiencing economic challenges.
Olympus Discovery Center Inaugurated at the University of Maryland
The event included a bioengineering seminar presented by Dr. Andrew Tsourkas of the Tsourkas Lab at the University of Pennsylvania and a tour of the new facility.
‘Up’ to New Tricks at Alumni Cup
Students Draw Inspiration From Films and the Fight Against Pandemic at Annual Rube Goldberg Contest
Penn State School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs’ Engineering Entrepreneurship program hosted the first annual Cardboard Challenge!
Held at Invent Penn State’s Innovation Hub, the event challenged teams of students from the Penn State Multicultural Engineering Program, the Penn State Women in Engineering Program and the A. James Clark Scholars to build a vending machine prototype out of cardboard boxes.
Policy Changes to Address Racial/Ethnic Inequalities in Patient Safety
These changes will enable the types of large-scale analyses required to fully understand the extent of this problem, develop necessary interventions, and measure outcomes.
An Evaluation of THRIVE East of the River: Findings from a Guaranteed Income Pilot during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This report documents findings and lessons learned from THRIVE East of the River, a guaranteed-income pilot that provided emergency cash relief of $5,500 to almost 600 Washington, DC, households during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Basic Income Program in D.C. Provided Stability and Dignity During the Pandemic
That program was called THRIVE East of the river, an effort by four community-based organizations to get money into the hands of low-income residents as the pandemic forced people out of work.