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Carra Cote-Ackah, Head of Philanthropy Engagement and Legacy Planning for the Goldman Sachs Family Office, joined Katherina “Kat” Rosqueta, founding executive director for the Center for High Impact Philanthropy (CHIP), for an October 6 conversation as the third installment of the Weitzman Speaker Series. Hosted by CHIP, the lunchtime event was titled Philanthropy in 4D: A fireside chat with Carra Cote-Ackah. Few people have worked across as many dimensions of modern philanthropy as Carra.

On a fall evening, Signe Wilkinson and the family of the late Tony Auth joined Annenberg faculty, students, and community members to celebrate the opening of "Witty and Gritty: Editorial Art of the Philadelphia Inquirer," an exhibition of more than 150 original cartoons drawn from a 20,000-piece archive donated to the school in 2025.

Skip to Content Skip to Content 2 min. read On the move: Water quality and antimicrobial resistance testing goes mobile Arnav Lal collects water at Playa Baquerizo on San Cristóbal Island as a sea lion watches. (Image: Lisa Mattei) On the move: Water quality and antimicrobial resistance testing goes mobile Tracing an ancient blue across the ancient world Tracing an ancient blue across the ancient world A new role for dental providers?

On a United Nations panel, LDI Senior Fellow and Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine Jaya Aysola, MD, MPH, emphasized that truly accessible health care for people with disabilities requires health systems to think beyond what happens in the exam room and consider the patient’s entire journey — from making an appointment and traveling to the facility to navigating waiting rooms, elevators, examinations, and the return home.

Skip to Content Skip to Content 2 min. read On the move: Water quality and antimicrobial resistance testing goes mobile Arnav Lal collects water at Playa Baquerizo on San Cristóbal Island as a sea lion watches. (Image: Lisa Mattei) On the move: Water quality and antimicrobial resistance testing goes mobile Tracing an ancient blue across the ancient world Tracing an ancient blue across the ancient world A new role for dental providers?

Skip to Content Skip to Content 3 min. read The big planets get most of the attention in our solar system, but beyond Neptune lies something astronomers can’t see anywhere else: a snapshot of the solar system before the large planets formed, frozen in place for 4.6 billion years.

Dan Gorenstein, Moderator One of the more surprising facts that emerged from a Sept. 17 virtual seminar co-hosted by LDI and the Tradeoffs podcast is that, despite how often the topic is discussed and debated in government and regulatory circles, no one actually knows the total amount of money being lost to fraud in Medicaid.

Skip to Content This workshop is for LDI Fellows to learn how to further the impact of their research by engaging with policy and policymakers. LDI Senior Fellows who have successfully connected with policymakers at all levels of government and other decision-makers will share practical insights from their experiences, including how they have built relationships, communicated research effectively, and navigated opportunities to bring evidence into policy discussions.

This op-ed originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on October 4, 2026. At 3 a.m. my work phone rings: It’s the hospital; I am needed in the operating room in 30 minutes. A patient has arrived with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy — a critical emergency involving a pregnancy growing outside the uterus. She is stable, for now. I race through my prep list: Cold shower, clogs, ID. I grab a banana and hit the road, calling ahead to make sure the OR has what I need.

Skip to Content Skip to Content 2 min. read On the move: Water quality and antimicrobial resistance testing goes mobile Arnav Lal collects water at Playa Baquerizo on San Cristóbal Island as a sea lion watches. (Image: Lisa Mattei) On the move: Water quality and antimicrobial resistance testing goes mobile Tracing an ancient blue across the ancient world Tracing an ancient blue across the ancient world A new role for dental providers?