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Jill DiSanto
Penn Nursing event transforms Philly into ‘City of Motherly Love’
Penn Nursing and a Wharton alumnus are teaming up to bring the health benefits of breastfeeding to the forefront at a special event this summer.
theCoursebook takes top prize in GSE business plan competition
Alexandre Scialom, a 32-year-old native of Fouju, France, and creator of theCourseBook, took top honors and won a total of $50,000 in prize money in this year’s Milken-Penn Graduate School of Education Business Plan Competition, the only business plan competition solely focused on improving education.
University Square farmers market to expand
Springtime brings budding flowers, fairer weather and the weekly University Square Farmers Market, located on 36th Street between Sansom and Walnut streets. Every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., from May through November, vendors set up to sell everything from fresh vegetables and fruits to artisan breads and locally roasted, fair-trade coffee.
Select Penn summer camps offer discounts for faculty and staff
The end of the school year is just around the corner and many parents/guardians are pondering what to do with their children over the summer break.
Penn helps city police update how they report domestic violence incidents
The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) receives nearly 150,000 calls regarding incidents of domestic disturbance each year. For the past 30 years, the forms that police used to report these incidents were the same as those used for all other crimes—leaving out pertinent details that are unique to domestic violence cases.
50th annual Antiques Show benefits ovarian cancer research
Looking for that perfect antique piece for your home? You may be able to find it—and simultaneously help Penn Medicine fight ovarian cancer—at the Philadelphia Antiques Show.
Field Center helps craft federal child abuse prevention legislation
The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research, an interdisciplinary collaboration between Penn’s schools of Social Policy & Practice, Law and Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, works t