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Campus running club benefits the body and the brain
A group runs past trees and a green colored, Gothic-style building, Penn's College Hall.

Passing College Hall, the Anennberg (Lunchtime) Running Club turns attention to featured speaker Sean Brown (far left). The club organizes two Ideas in Motion lecture series, one held while running and the other while walking.

Campus running club benefits the body and the brain

Three times a week runners gather in Annenberg Plaza to work their bodies and stretch their minds. Through regular runs and monthly running and walking lectures, the group fosters community and health while promoting intellectual exchange.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Running club chases down theft suspect in University City

Running club chases down theft suspect in University City

The Annenberg (Lunchtime) Running Club was lauded for its role in capturing a man accused of theft during one of their triweekly outings. “Running is typically a useless sport where you turn fat cells into heat, but occasionally it can be useful, and here was one of those opportunities,” said founding member Kyle Cassidy.

Winners of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Involvement Awards named
Amy Gutmann and winners of the Community Involvement Awards

From left: Glenn Bryann, Richard M. Gordon IV, Jamel Harvey, Amy Gutmann, Anea Moore, Jordan Grabelle, and Anton Moore. (Photo: Tezarah Wilkins)

Winners of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Involvement Awards named

President Amy Gutmann helped honor the five winners of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Involvement Awards, given as part of the Commemorative Symposium on Social Change.

Gwyneth K. Shaw

Workplace pumping made easier
Dare Henry-Moss leaning against the doorway of a new lactation room, with a breast pump in the background

Dare Henry-Moss, an adjunct fellow at the Center for Public Health Initiatives, developed a recommendation plan for improving lactation support for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, including conducting a needs assessment intended to guide standards for such spaces.

Workplace pumping made easier

Listening to employee feedback, Penn Medicine added hospital-grade pumps and doubled its lactation spaces, taking strides to help women meet their breastfeeding goals.

Michele W. Berger

What Penn is thankful for
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What Penn is thankful for

As families gather this year to give thanks for acts of kindness, fruitful opportunities, and the people who fill their lives with joy, so too does the Penn family.
Shining a light on sensational staff
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Penn staff members and their families and friends celebrate at last year’s Models of Excellence ceremony. Photo by Stephanie Brown.

Shining a light on sensational staff

HR is accepting nominations for this year’s Models of Excellence Program through Friday, Oct. 19.

Lauren Hertzler

Temp positions open doors for full-time employment
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Temp positions open doors for full-time employment

Through partnerships with temp agencies like AppleOne, the University is able to find motivated employees and diversify its workforce.

Lauren Hertzler

Bringing nursing to the most remote places
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Bringing nursing to the most remote places

Registered nurse Nancy Bonalumi teamed up with Project Helping Hands, a nonprofit organization that deploys volunteer medical teams to remote areas in developing nations, from Nepal to Kenya, and recently returned from her fifth visit to Bolivia.

Penn Today Staff