City of Philadelphia

A profile looks at John Swartley of the Penn Center for Innovation and his work supporting the spin-out of 270 startups from the university, including 29 cell and gene therapy companies in the past four years.

Jamaal W. Green of the Weitzman School of Design says that Philadelphia’s combination of high homeownership rates, entrenched poverty, and poor homeowners is a recipe for deferred maintenance.

A Penn evaluation found that Philadelphia’s current gun violence intervention program produced significant reductions in group-member involved gun violence.

Thanks to the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, Shira Walinsky of the Weitzman School of Design designed and created a mural at West Philly’s Andrew Hamilton Elementary with help from volunteers and Penn students.

Researchers at Penn found that a $4 million Philadelphia gun violence intervention program helped reduce group and neighborhood conflicts and drove down shootings in targeted areas.

Mexican American Sarahi Franco-Morales from Philadelphia will receive a full scholarship as an incoming first-year in the College of Arts and Sciences.

The Hinkson Holloway Mentorship Program, a collaboration between the Perelman School of Medicine and the College of Physicians, will serve as a pipeline for new Black male doctors in Philadelphia.

Chief Procurement Officer Mark Mills says that Penn has accelerated its payments to suppliers in order to support local businesses and diversify sources while negotiating price decreases.

A profile examines alumnus Jeff Marrazzo’s efforts as co-founder of Spark Therapeutics to make Philadelphia the cell and gene therapy capital of the country.

Michael Fichman of the Weitzman School of Design is noted for suggesting the implementation of a dedicated office of nightlife in Philadelphia while part of a task force to sustain the city’s creative economy.