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Outreach
LDI SUMR Program rolls into 21st year despite COVID-19 disruptions
The 21st cohort of the LDI Summer Undergraduate Minority Research (SUMR) Scholars are spending their summer with their mentors in video conferences aimed at racial disparities in academic research.
Project Sage 3.0: Key insights from the latest gender lens investing report
Much like the larger umbrella of impact investing, gender lens investing—investing to generate financial returns and a positive impact on women—continues to grow. Exactly how big is this field, and how fast is it growing?
From coaching West Philly kids to the NBA
A student outreach project in West Philly and a timely internship helped launch Penn alum Taylor Jenkins’ NBA career as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies.
Graduate mentors provide undergrads with ‘any path to math’
The Directed Reading Program pairs undergraduates with graduate student mentors for advanced learning.
Borrow books again with Penn Libraries’ pickup services
Pickup@Penn allows members of the Penn community to request books and pick them up at Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center.
A financial boost from Penn to help one of West Philly’s most important corridors
The University has contributed $100,000 to The Enterprise Center to help restore businesses along 52nd Street.
Law School’s Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic ‘makes dreams come true’
The Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic assists Philadelphia business owners with their legal needs whose missions are to help economically distressed communities and impact positive social change.
Web-based platforms provide supporting resources for Penn Medicine staff
As health care professionals continue to rise to the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, Penn Medicine has worked diligently, expeditiously, and compassionately to organize resources for frontline workers.
Spending on charity care stalled as Medicaid expanded
A new study shows increased coverage for lower-income patients did not lead to more community benefit spending from hospitals between 2011 and 2017.
In time of need, emergency funding for a community in crisis
Since the pandemic began, the University has approved and dispersed $5 million in emergency financial support to employees, third-party contractors, and neighboring businesses and organizations.
In the News
Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train
A profile highlights Maria Wright of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, from her volunteer work connecting people with service dogs to her cancer diagnosis and her own journey applying for a service dog.
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Wharton created a free series for entrepreneurs to learn about gen AI
A free virtual discussion series from the Wharton School offers a space for the business community to learn about developments with generative AI, featuring remarks from Mary Purk.
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Here’s what these youth advocates have to say about Philly’s truancy problem, and how they would fix it
The Netter Center for Community Partnerships has more than 30 years of investment in connecting resources that address truancy, such as establishing after-school programming.
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Student organization at Penn giving free swim lessons to children with special needs
Penn students are providing free on-campus swim lessons to children with special needs through national nonprofit SNUGS.
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Penn alums changing grocery game for Philadelphians in food deserts with Community Grocer program
Penn alums Alex Imbot and Eli Moraru have co-founded the Community Grocer to supply grab-and-go meal kits and hot, fresh meals for Philadelphia residents.
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Philadelphia lawyer connects at risk youth to at risk animals, together they help each other
Penny Ellison of Penn Carey Law leads Hand2Paw, a Philadelphia nonprofit founded by Penn alum Rachel Cohen that connects youth experiencing homeless or in foster care to animals in need.
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