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City of Philadelphia
Penn adds more perks to reducing commuter costs
Penn adds more perks to reducing commuter costs
Penn’s Divisions of Business Services and Human Resources have increased the discount provided to public transit commuters in order to provide more affordable commuting options and to encourage sustainable transit to and from campus.
Showcasing an Andean cosmovision
Showcasing an Andean cosmovision
In a monthlong residency, Aymara artist Roberto Mamani Mamani met with students, gave a lecture, hosted a workshop, and painted a mural in South Philadelphia.
Who, What, Why: Catherine Sorrentino and a souvenir of historic Germantown
Who, What, Why: Catherine Sorrentino and a souvenir of historic Germantown
During a summer internship, history major Catherine Sorrentino encountered a 108-year-old book with insights into Black Philadelphia.
Penn GEMS brings STEM to summer camp
Penn GEMS brings STEM to summer camp
Penn GEMS, an annual engineering, math, and science camp for middle school students, is a weeklong dive into various engineering disciplines, made possible with philanthropic support for community partnerships.
A Philadelphia artistic collaboration at Penn
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.
What every first-year needs to know: Student tour guides offer tips, advice
What every first-year needs to know: Student tour guides offer tips, advice
A half-dozen student tour guides share a few things they wish they’d known as they started at Penn.
Rand Quinn appointed as faculty director of Civic House
Rand Quinn appointed as faculty director of Civic House
Quinn, associate professor in the Graduate School of Education and scholar of public education, will begin his appointment on Aug. 11.
Deeply Rooted Collaborative awards more than $59K in ‘Community Green Grants’
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.
Following I-95 collapse, attention turns to public transit alternatives
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.
School buildings in crisis
School buildings in crisis
May graduate Alisa Ghura researched safety hazards in school buildings in low-income school districts and examined barriers to change.
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PhillyVoice
Philly’s soda tax may improve the city’s obesity rate – in time, Penn study says
A Penn Medicine study suggests there’s some evidence that Philadelphia’s soda tax could slow obesity over time.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Bruce Springsteen, John Legend, and Barack Obama team up on a spirit-raising rally for Harris
In Philadelphia for a political rally, alumnus and musician John Legend said his time at Penn were “some of the best years of my life.”
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Philadelphia Magazine
The 150 most influential people in Philly
Interim President J. Larry Jameson, Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney, Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Olympic discus thrower and alumnus Sam Mattis are noted as some of the most influential people in Philadelphia.
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ABC News
Could teenage voters swing Pennsylvania?
Matt Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences says there’s been a much greater and much more visible investment in get-out-the-vote efforts and registering new voters in Philadelphia this year.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philly traffic citations have plunged since the 1990s. Police say they want to issue many more
Erick Guerra of the Weitzman School of Design says that stay-at-home orders during the pandemic largely cleared streets and sidewalks, causing the remaining drivers to accelerate on once-congested roadways.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
As wounds and amputations spike, experts say Philly’s $100M addiction treatment center must ensure adequate medical care for patients
Nicole O’Donnell of Penn Medicine says that the Parker administration’s planned addiction treatment center in Philadelphia presents an opportunity to cover currently nonexistent levels of care.
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