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Engineering changemakers: Honoring Cora Ingrum and Donna Hampton
Cora ingrum and Donna Hampton stand beside portraits in their likeness.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Engineering

Engineering changemakers: Honoring Cora Ingrum and Donna Hampton

Sharing a legacy of leadership and decades of service in Penn Engineering’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Cora Ingrum and Donna Hampton had a transformative impact on academic life at the school.
Who, What, Why: Amy Wu and the Brain Exercise Initiative
Amy Wu

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Who, What, Why: Amy Wu and the Brain Exercise Initiative

The fourth-year is the founder and president of Penn’s chapter of the Brain Exercise Initiative, a service club that connects student volunteers with senior citizens to help combat social isolation and cognitive decline.

Liana F. Wait

Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative connects community
Three people discussing a document at a table at a conference.

In June 2023, Penn Nursing hosted the Summer Innovation Institute at Tangen Hall. The five-day event connected people active in health equity, including LGBTQ+ issues.

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Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative connects community

Based in Penn’s School of Nursing, the Eidos Initiative provides innovators in LGBTQ+ health with access to resources, research, and support from all of Penn’s 12 schools.
A hub for water innovation and leadership
Jazmin Ricks and high school students from Paul Robeson High School at Cobbs Creek.

Jazmin Ricks teaches students from Paul Robeson High School during the 2022 Cobbs Creek Summer Enrichment program.

(Image: Melanie Chu)

A hub for water innovation and leadership

As the Water Center marks five years on campus, Penn Today takes a look at its achievements, ongoing projects, and plans for the future.

Liana F. Wait

‘Safety zones,’ campus monitors, and gun detection systems make up Philadelphia’s back-to-school safety plan

‘Safety zones,’ campus monitors, and gun detection systems make up Philadelphia’s back-to-school safety plan

Penn is funding the expansion of a program for the School District of Philadelphia to provide Safe Path monitors that watch violence around campus, providing mentorship and conducting conflict mediation for students.

Penn GEMS brings STEM to summer camp
Groups of middle school students working on projects at tables.

A team of GEMS campers working together on a group project.

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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.

Sarah Punderson

Your Food Story: A Sayre High School internship collaboration
A group of students from Sayre with Latifah Wright in the hallway at TILT. Images from other teens are tacked on the drywall.

Latifah Wright, far left, teaches photography to teens at TILT in a Fishtown, Philadelphia building that first served as horse stables, then a fish-packing plant, and now offers modular space for artists. Mounted on the white drywall are images from other teen photographers. 

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Your Food Story: A Sayre High School internship collaboration

With support from the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation, a Netter Center and Penn Museum internship encourages and displays the art and vision of Sayre High School students.

Kristina Linnea García