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For Kennett Square’s mushroom farmworkers, healthy interventions come directly to the workplace
Two men sitting cross-legged on a wooden bench.

Penn Nursing seniors José Maciel (left) and Antonio Renteria were awarded a 2019 President’s Engagement Prize for their project Cultivando Juntos, a 10-week community-based curriculum aimed at alleviating the social determinants of health for the mushroom farmworkers of Kennett Square.

For Kennett Square’s mushroom farmworkers, healthy interventions come directly to the workplace

With the President’s Engagement Prize, seniors José Maciel and Antonio Renteria plan to bring subjects like nutrition and sleep to the workers, reinforcing preventive screenings already provided by a local, federally qualified health center.

Michele W. Berger

Building literacy and leadership through basketball
Summer Kollie, Princess Aghayere, and Oladunni Alomaja, winners of a 2019 President's Engagement Prize

Building literacy and leadership through basketball

Three seniors with roots in West Africa will use their President’s Engagement Prize to build a program for Liberian girls that will combine sports and reading.

Gwyneth K. Shaw

Safe haven
Brendan Taliaferro

 Brendan Taliaferro of Host Homes for LGBTQ Youth in Philadelphia

Safe haven

Senior Brendan Taliaferro receives the President’s Engagement Prize for a project to provide housing and support for homeless LGBTQ youth in Philadelphia.
Penn junior Christina Steele named Beinecke Scholar
Junior Christina Steele

Christina Steele, a junior psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, is a 2019 Beinecke Scholar, a program which provides substantial scholarships for graduate education.  (Photo: Aaron Olson)

Penn junior Christina Steele named Beinecke Scholar

Penn junior Christina Steele has been awarded a Beinecke Scholarship to pursue her graduate education. She is the 12th Beinecke Scholar from Penn since the award was first given in 1975.
From Play-Doh to Slinkies, an engaging introduction to the basics of the brain
Elementary school students with model brains

Students like Anijah Tucker-Hill tried different-sized brains on for size, trying to guess which model was to human scale. 

From Play-Doh to Slinkies, an engaging introduction to the basics of the brain

The Kids Judge! Neuroscience Fair brought West Philadelphia fourth graders and Penn neuroscience students together for a morning of hands-on fun.

Gwyneth K. Shaw

Farm to campus, from prep to dining—and more dining
adding seasoning to lasagna at penn dining

A member of the staff adds a handful of herbs to a lasagna dish during the busy lunch hour in the kitchen of Houston Market on Jan. 23.

Farm to campus, from prep to dining—and more dining

Penn Dining Services cook up delicious, locally sourced, healthy, and abundant meals at nearly all hours of the day, an operation that starts locally and ends on plates licked clean.
Behind the scenes, complex disease surveillance is protects the campus community
An aerial view of buildings and a stadium in Philadelphia.

Behind the scenes, complex disease surveillance is protects the campus community

Beyond promoting vaccines and overall health education, Campus Health, the public health arm of Student Health Service, is watching for clusters of common illnesses, unusual diagnoses, and anything out of the ordinary.

Michele W. Berger

Fostering a ‘culture of innovation’
Gutmann speaking about innovation at Penn Museum

Fostering a ‘culture of innovation’

Penn President Amy Gutmann opened McKinsey’s first-ever “Innovation Night,” held at the Penn Museum on Thursday, March 14. It’s a testament to the University’s critical, visionary role in Philadelphia.

Lauren Hertzler