City of Philadelphia

Emergency stabilization work finally begins at the historic Henry Ossawa Tanner House

The Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights at the Weitzman School of Design has partnered with the Friends of the Tanner House to stabilize the historic building in North Philadelphia.

A group of people standing on the sidewalk in front of a fence with a Clean, Green & Serene sign.

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.

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

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.

From Penn to community college, why billionaire William Lauder continues to invest in Philadelphia-area education

Trustee and alumnus William Lauder of the Wharton School is profiled for his investments in Philadelphia’s educational institutions, including a landmark gift from the Lauder family to the School of Nursing.

Cars wait in a line to divert from an exit roadway.

Following I-95 collapse, attention turns to public transit alternatives

In a Q&A, Jay Arzu, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of City & Regional Planning, discusses how investment in public transit would alleviate travel stress caused by incidents like the I-95 bridge collapse.

Philadelphia City Council explores subway line under Roosevelt Boulevard into Northeast

Doctoral student Jay Arzu in the Weitzman School of Design is one of the main advocates for the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway Movement in Northeast Philadelphia.

School buildings in crisis

May graduate Alisa Ghura researched safety hazards in school buildings in low-income school districts and examined barriers to change.

New station renderings: Building a cost-effective subway on Roosevelt Boulevard

In an Op-Ed, Weitzman School of Design doctoral candidate Jay Arzu discusses a new design for streamlined, cost-effective stations that would alleviate financial concerns surrounding the long-delayed Roosevelt Boulevard Subway in Philadelphia.

A vendor shows off their products to visitors at the Diversity Supplier Expo.

A vibrant sixth annual Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo

Penn hosted this year’s Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, uniting Penn buyers and local and diverse suppliers and emphasizing community.

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