High school meets business with Bridges 2 Wealth Kayden Perren (foreground) feeds cloth through a donated sewing machine as India Watson (far right) teaches him how to construct a pocket. Image taken in February. High school meets business with Bridges 2 Wealth Bridges 2 Wealth, a financial literacy program that celebrated its one-year anniversary with the Netter Center in February, collaborates with Penn students and Philadelphia schools to close the wealth gap.
A ‘Collective Climb’ to combat poverty From left to right: Hyungtae Kim, Mckayla Warwick, and Kwaku Owusu. A ‘Collective Climb’ to combat poverty With the President’s Engagement Prize, seniors Hyungtae Kim, Kwaku Owusu, and Mckayla Warwick will work to combat poverty in West Philadelphia through education, shared resources, and community collaboration.
Improv with an impact Seniors Philip Chen, left, and Meera Menon won the President’s Engagement Prize for The Unscripted Project, a nonprofit to bring improv classes to Philadelphia public schools in partnership with the Philly Improv Theater. Improv with an impact With their President’s Engagement Prize, Wharton School seniors Philip Chen and Meera Menon plan to create The Unscripted Project, a nonprofit that will run 10-week improv courses in Philadelphia public schools, partnering with the Philly Improv Theater.
Ten years later, dental mentorship program holds strong A decade ago, when the School District hired Charlene Jennings Fenster (left) to develop and teach a dental assisting program, she immediately reached out to partner with Penn Dental Medicine, her alma mater. Pictured here, Fenster observes a Randolph student who assists a Penn Dental Medicine student providing care. Ten years later, dental mentorship program holds strong Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty connect with Randolph high schoolers through the School District of Philadelphia’s Oral Health Academy.
Among North Philadelphia’s Latino elders during COVID-19 Among North Philadelphia’s Latino elders during COVID-19 School of Nursing faculty member and LDI Senior Fellow Adriana Perez conducts research in two of the Philadelphia area’s largest Latino communities and provides insights into how COVID-19 is impacting each.
Penn Dental Medicine presses on with emergency care Penn Dental Medicine presses on with emergency care During the COVID-19 pandemic, Penn Dental Medicine has been able to offer emergency services to established patients with the help of teledentistry.
Sports, STEM, and science communication Sports, STEM, and science communication As a former college basketball player, postdoctoral research fellow John Drazan coordinates sport-science outreach activities that put his unique set of credentials to use.
Nine tips for moving secondary teaching online Nine tips for moving secondary teaching online Betty Chandy, Catalyst @ Penn GSE’s Director for Online Learning, has prepared educators and schools for virtual and blended learning at the middle and high school levels.
Mission continuity plans help keep Penn operating Penn’s senior leadership and trustees 12 years ago asked schools and centers to develop plans to guide their actions in event of a crisis to help continue operations, mitigate risk, and minimize disruption. Known as mission continuity, those blueprints are now helping to manage the impact of the pandemic. Mission continuity plans help keep Penn operating Twelve years ago, the trustees and the University’s senior leadership asked the schools and centers to develop plans to guide them continuing operations during a crisis. Those plans are now helping manage the impact of the pandemic.
Penn establishes center to accelerate coronavirus research Penn establishes center to accelerate coronavirus research The Center for Research on Coronaviruses and Other Emerging Pathogens aims to advance research efforts and support development of new therapies and vaccines.