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2024 Sachs awardees
Stylized speakers and a blue silhouette of a person.

Justin Gotzis of University Life received an award from The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation to develop “Puck,” a sculptural speaker system that reflects on the “Freetekno” movement.

(Image: Justin Gotzis)

2024 Sachs awardees

At a reception on April 30, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation recognized the 21 projects awarded grants for the 2023-24 cycle, totaling $210,000 in support.
Educate to Empower aims to break down barriers to breast cancer screenings
Penn fourth-years Simran Rajpal on the left and Gauthami Moorkanatst on the right pose outside Fisher-Bennett Hall on Penn campus.

“In Philadelphia, in particular West Philly, there’s a lot of communities that don’t have the access to health care that they need, even though Penn is right here,” says Moorkanat (right). “Our thinking behind this was that if we can deliver the resources to them, instead of making them come to Penn, maybe we can start to bridge that gap.”

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Educate to Empower aims to break down barriers to breast cancer screenings

With the President’s Engagement Prize, fourth-years Simran Rajpal and Gauthami Moorkanat plan to deliver education and resources directly to community centers in Philadelphia, tackling medical mistrust, health literacy, and more.

Kristen de Groot

Teaching climate change communication, from the classroom to a conference of journalists
Michael Mann at a podium and Kathleen Hall Jameson beside him teaching a course at Penn.

The class included writing a letter to the editor, op-ed, and fact-check. “We threw a lot at them, we’re asking a lot of them, but I feel like they’re rising to the occasion,” Mann said.

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Teaching climate change communication, from the classroom to a conference of journalists

Michael Mann and Kathleen Hall Jamieson are co-teaching the Climate Change and Communication course this spring, tied to the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference, held this year at Penn.
Who, What, Why: Luke Godsey’s Appalachian quilt
Luke Godsey holds a multicolored quilt up at the PWC

Luke Godsey and the in-progress quilt at the Penn Women’s Center

  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Luke Godsey’s Appalachian quilt

    Luke Godsey, a second-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, has created a quilt for the Penn Women’s Center as part of a new art series.

    Kristina García

    25 years of UMOJA at Penn
    Nine people stand underneath a screen that reads "The Legacy of UMOJA 25th anniversary celebration"

    UMOJA members stand with Berry and Redding at the December 2023 celebration.

    (Image: Tarah Paul)

    25 years of UMOJA at Penn

    UMOJA, Penn’s organization for Black student life on campus has provided outreach, collaboration, and unity since 1998.

    Kristina García

    Powwow at Penn
    In the foreground, female dancers with shawls. In the background, a young man in warrior regalia.

    An intertribal dance. In the background, a young man wears regalia made from birds of prey.

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    Powwow at Penn

    With drumming, dancers, and the cascading voices of musicians, the 13th annual Powwow at Penn welcomed more than 100 people.

    Kristina García

    ‘Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?’
    A stage with three chairs, two tables, and a blank screen; Bauermeister and Patton look on as Cogburn speaks.

    Bauermeister (left) and Patton (right) look on as Cogburn speaks at the recent lecture “Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?”

    (Image: Michael Fisher)

    ‘Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?’

    In the 2024 Albert M. Greenfield Memorial lecture hosted by Penn Nursing, Desmond Upton Patton and Courtney D. Cogburn discussed how social media and AI might foster well-being.

    Kristina García

    A humanities pathway to pre-med
    Emily Monfort and Izzy DiCampli work on set design.

    In a theatre class, Emily Monfort and Izzy DiCampli work on umbrellas that will be built into dragon heads for the play “She Kills Monsters.”

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    A humanities pathway to pre-med

    Pre-med students majoring in English, theatre, history, and other humanities fields find satisfaction in tapping into multiple interests—and see benefits for a career in medicine.