Move-In 2023: By the Numbers nocred By the Numbers Move-In 2023: By the Numbers With students arriving on Penn’s campus this week to move into the College Houses, Penn Today has compiled links to resources and statistics about the campus Move-In experience.
Penn GEMS brings STEM to summer camp A team of GEMS campers working together on a group project. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Giving) Penn GEMS brings STEM to summer camp Penn GEMS, an annual engineering, math, and science camp for middle school students, is a weeklong dive into various engineering disciplines, made possible with philanthropic support for community partnerships.
Penn Vet students helping animals and their owners in Thailand Allison Oakes examines a cat at the Bangkok clinic. (Image: Claire Clemens) Penn Vet students helping animals and their owners in Thailand This summer, 14 students from the School of Veterinary Medicine traveled to Thailand to spay and neuter cats and dogs for owners who would otherwise be unable to afford the procedures.
More than 2 million additional Americans faced food insufficiency following SNAP benefits drawdown Image: iStock/cyano66 More than 2 million additional Americans faced food insufficiency following SNAP benefits drawdown A study from Penn Medicine finds that after discontinuing pandemic-related food assistance benefits, Americans faced a substantial increase in food insufficiency, which can contribute to chronic diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes.
Resisting the resource curse Mikhail Strokan is a Ph.D. candidate in political science. Resisting the resource curse Political science Ph.D. candidate Mikhail Strokan’s work looks at the idea that countries abundant in such natural resources as oil and natural gas wind up struggling economically despite the bounty—and examines why some of these countries fare better than others.
Penn service has provided millions of dollars in student loan forgiveness Image: Eric Sucar Penn service has provided millions of dollars in student loan forgiveness In less than a year, 29 employees enrolled in the program have saved more than $2 million.
School presidents report they need more training around nonacademic duties Image: iStock/Cheri Alguire School presidents report they need more training around nonacademic duties School leaders are calling for more support and training in areas such as overseeing their collegiate athletic programs in order to avoid burnout.
Your Food Story: A Sayre High School internship collaboration Latifah Wright, far left, teaches photography to teens at TILT in a Fishtown, Philadelphia building that first served as horse stables, then a fish-packing plant, and now offers modular space for artists. Mounted on the white drywall are images from other teen photographers. nocred Your Food Story: A Sayre High School internship collaboration With support from the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation, a Netter Center and Penn Museum internship encourages and displays the art and vision of Sayre High School students.
Closing the carbon cycle with green propane production Image: iStock / pcess609 Closing the carbon cycle with green propane production Researchers from Penn have helped develop a new carbon-capture solution for a cleaner, more energy-dense fuel source.
What policymakers can learn from the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program Image: iStock/MangoStar_Studio What policymakers can learn from the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program A new Wharton study finds a new student loan debt forgiveness program for teachers program “broken,” and raises broader issues on how student aid programs could backfire.