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Amanda Mott
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Facilities and Real Estate
Move-In primer 2024
Move-In primer 2024
Penn Today offers a practical guide to undergraduates moving into College Houses and participating in orientation Aug. 19-26
Summer construction in full swing on campus
Summer construction in full swing on campus
Before student Move-In, construction teams work to advance building projects and conduct maintenance. Facilities & Real Estate Services offers updates on a few projects.
What’s That? The grotesques on the Evans Building
What’s That? The grotesques on the Evans Building
The kooky figures that perch above passersby along 40th Street.
Ivy Stones, a Penn tradition
Ivy Stones, a Penn tradition
Since 1873, each graduating class has placed an Ivy Stone on campus to commemorate their time at Penn.
Penn celebrates operation and benefits of largest solar power project in Pennsylvania
Penn celebrates operation and benefits of largest solar power project in Pennsylvania
Solar production has begun at the Great Cove I and II facilities in central Pennsylvania, the equivalent of powering 70% of the electricity demand from Penn’s academic campus and health system in the Philadelphia area.
What’s That? Sun shades at the Vagelos Lab
What’s That? Sun shades at the Vagelos Lab
The shades account for solar geometry to make for an eye-catching view from the east and west—all while reducing energy usage.
25 years of ‘LOVE’
25 years of ‘LOVE’
The iconic sculpture by pop artist Robert Indiana arrived on campus in 1999 and soon became a natural place to come together.
The Singh Center for Nanotechnology turns 10
The Singh Center for Nanotechnology turns 10
Since its founding, the Center’s multidisciplinary approach has been a strength, where researchers from Penn Engineering, Arts & Sciences, and more come together in one space.
Penn’s urban forest in fall
Penn’s urban forest in fall
Penn’s West Philadelphia campus is home to 240 different tree species, which put on a show during the fall season.
Penn reports success on Climate and Sustainability Action Plan goals
Penn reports success on Climate and Sustainability Action Plan goals
Sustainability Director Nina Morris recently shared with the Board of Trustees an update on progress.
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Marketplace (NPR)
More homeowners are ‘equity rich,’ but what can they do with that wealth?
Susan Wachter of the Wharton School says that traditional refinancing tools to help grown children become homeowners aren’t available to today’s parents.
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CNBC
Gen Zers are willing to buy fixer-upper homes. Some already regret the decision, new report finds
Susan Wachter of the Wharton School says that young buyers are having to make trade-offs because housing prices are so expensive.
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The New York Times
Home insurance rates in America are wildly distorted. Here’s why
Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School developed a workaround to analyze the cost of home insurance in different parts of the United States.
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PBS NewsHour
How Philadelphians are working to protect birds from deadly window collisions
Penn is working to keep birds safe from window collisions, with remarks from university landscape planner Chloe Cerwinka and Zade Dohman, a rising fourth-year in the College of Arts and Sciences from Spearfish, South Dakota.
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CBS MoneyWatch
Mortgage closing fees are in the hot seat. Here’s why the feds are looking into them
Susan Wachter of the Wharton School says that now is a good time for the CFPB to investigate what’s causing mortgage closing fees to increase, though many services and fees are essential to the home-buying process.
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Marketplace (NPR)
Are we in the midst of a climate housing bubble?
Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School says that most homeowners should be able to sell and move somewhere cheaper rather than defaulting on their loans.
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