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A Philadelphia artistic collaboration at Penn 
Kay Seohyung Lee standing in art gallery leaning against a wall

Kay Seohyung Lee, lecturer in fine arts at the Weitzman School of Design.

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A Philadelphia artistic collaboration at Penn 

An exhibition of 50 artworks by 34 undergraduate students in six Philadelphia colleges and universities, “Let Me Know You Are Alright,” is on view at the Charles Addams Gallery on campus through Aug. 18.
Philadelphia can replace some police officers with civilians, arbitration panel rules 
Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia can replace some police officers with civilians, arbitration panel rules 

The article cites a 2020 study conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. The review found that nearly 900 positions within the 7,000-member department that are currently held by sworn police officers could be filled by civilians.

Deeply Rooted Collaborative awards more than $59K in ‘Community Green Grants’
A group of people standing on the sidewalk in front of a fence with a Clean, Green & Serene sign.

Volunteers with Clean, Green & Serene during a neighborhood cleanup event.

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Deeply Rooted Collaborative awards more than $59K in ‘Community Green Grants’

The joint initiative from Penn Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has awarded 21 grants to fund initiatives to fight food insecurity, community garden cleanup, education programming, and more.

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More cities are offering no-strings-attached cash to residents. Here’s what Philly can learn
Philadelphia Inquirer

More cities are offering no-strings-attached cash to residents. Here’s what Philly can learn

One of Philadelphia’s first guaranteed income programs launched in July 2022. The program gave an average of about $890 a month to each of 300 families on public housing wait lists and was distributed through the Philadelphia Housing Development Corp. in partnership with Penn and the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

Cool for the summer
Philadelphia Inquirer

Cool for the summer

Joseph Wharton, founder of the Wharton School is referenced for having influenced Philadelphia’s sources of drinking water. Wharton proposed building a series of canals and lakes from the Pine Barrens, channeling the water west, into a pipe that would cross beneath the Delaware, into Philadelphia.