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The Anchored University
Penn team of four undergrads awarded the Davis Projects for Peace grant
Penn team of four undergrads awarded the Davis Projects for Peace grant
Four students in the College of Arts and Sciences have been chosen for 2024 Kathryn Wasserman Davis Projects for Peace grant of $10,000 for their summer community health care project in Philadelphia addressing reproductive justice and menstrual equity.
Philadelphia School District students are learning through dance
Philadelphia School District students are learning through dance
A residency from Rennie Harris Puremovement is part of a Penn Live Arts program which offers pre-performance visits to local schools.
Bringing cognitive science in action to young minds
Bringing cognitive science in action to young minds
Penn Upward Bound high school students from West Philadelphia got a tour of the Penn Smart Aviary, GRASP Lab, and the Penn Vet Working Dog Center during a visit to Pennovation Works.
‘Unpacking the Past’ at the Penn Museum
‘Unpacking the Past’ at the Penn Museum
Celebrating its 10th year, the program funds and manages field trips to the Museum for about 6,000 Philadelphia middle schoolers a year.
Investing in future teachers and educational leaders
Investing in future teachers and educational leaders
The Empowerment Through Education Scholarship Program at Penn’s Graduate School of Education is helping to prepare and retain teachers and educational leaders.
Penn’s ‘philosophers in residence’ engage Philadelphia youth with the hard questions
Penn’s ‘philosophers in residence’ engage Philadelphia youth with the hard questions
Ph.D. students Jacqueline Wallis and Afton Greco are embedded at the Academy at Palumbo in South Philadelphia, where they give philosophy lessons on curriculum-relevant topics and run an after-school Philosophy Club.
Helping Black families to grow and thrive
Helping Black families to grow and thrive
To reverse the nationwide trend of serious harm and death before, during, and after childbirth for Black and other parents from marginalized groups, Penn Medicine is taking bold action to improve maternal health and eliminate racial disparities.
Who, What Why: Om Manghani
Who, What Why: Om Manghani
With MathMates, an after-school tutoring program at Andrew Hamilton School, Om Manghani has started a program to help middle school students succeed. But it’s about more than fractions and decimals, he says.
Celebrating the Projects for Progress 2023 cohort
Celebrating the Projects for Progress 2023 cohort
At an event on Jan. 30, three winning project groups were honored for ‘choosing to help make lives better.’
Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships
Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships
The Office of the Executive Vice President launched the initiative in January, highlighting important service work across the University, the Health System, and Philadelphia.