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  • Public Health Management Corporation and Penn Medicine announce opening of the PHMC Public Health Campus on Cedar

    The Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic’s transition of the former Mercy Catholic Medical Center—Mercy Philadelphia Campus, along with coalition partners, including Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, envision integrated health care and social services for the West and Southwest Philadelphia community.
    Aerial view of ten people wearing masks and social distancing in two rows on the front walkway of the Mercy Medical building.
    Pictured from left to right, back row: Chris Cullom, President of Mercy Catholic Medical Center; Aunya Grimsley, Director of Community Engagement, Public Health Management Corporation; Stacey McCoy-Ndiaya, President of Mercy Hospital Auxiliary; Deacon Rev. David Brown, Wharton-Wesley United Methodist Church; Madeline Bell, President and CEO of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and Gregory E. Deavens, President and CEO, Independence Health Group. Left to right, front row: J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, Dean of the Perelman School of Medicine and EVP of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System; Richard J. Cohen, President and CEO of Public Health Management Corporation; Kevin Mahoney, CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System; and Regina Cunningham, CEO of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. (Image: Dan Burke)

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  • From a desert to an oasis: Penn engages in ambitious greening effort in the Sahel
    People gather around a large map placed on the floor.

    In Senegal, the ambitious Dakar Greenbelt project seeks to create an extensive network of ecological infrastructure in and around the city to sustainably address environmental concerns and enhance urban life. With support from David Gouverneur and Ellen Neises, Ph.D. candidate Rob Levinthal in the Weitzman School of Design led two courses that included a field trip to Dakar, that culminated in students presenting their visions for parts of the Greenbelt.

    (Image: Courtesy of Chaowu Li)

    From a desert to an oasis: Penn engages in ambitious greening effort in the Sahel

    Students from the Weitzman School of Design journeyed to Senegal to help with a massive ecological and infrastructural greening effort as part of their coursework. The Dakar Greenbelt aims to combat desertification and promote sustainable urban growth.

    Jan 31, 2025

    An illuminating celebration to a brighter, greener future
    The exterior of the Vagelos building lit up with dramatic lighting.

    The new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology boasts adaptable laboratory spaces to support the dynamic needs of pioneering research.

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    An illuminating celebration to a brighter, greener future

    Members of the Penn community celebrated an energy research milestone: the unveiling of the new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology.

    Dec 12, 2024