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Commemorating Juneteenth
As Penn observes Juneteenth as an official University holiday, Penn Today chronicles events and resources across campus.
Penn Dental’s Penntorship connects with the West Philadelphia community
Amid the COVID lockdown, Penn Dental Medicine students Kylie Schlesinger and Julie Berenblum founded a mentorship program for high schoolers in West Philadelphia.
A matter of trust: Community health workers in West Philly
As part of the Penn Medicine at Home enterprise, community health workers are one element of Penn’s initiatives to deliver quality care and improve health outside hospital walls.
New health center opens at PHMC Public Health Campus on Cedar
PHMC Health Center on Cedar, staffed by Penn Medicine clinicians, offers comprehensive primary and behavioral health care for residents in the West and Southwest Philadelphia community.
Penn and Lea School celebrate signing of $4.1 million commitment
The Henry C. Lea Elementary School, the University of Pennsylvania, Penn GSE, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, and the School District of Philadelphia celebrated the formalization of Penn’s deepened commitment to supporting the West Philadelphia K-8 school.
Tangen Hall brings together aspiring entrepreneurs across the University
At seven stories and 68,000 square feet, the Wharton-led Tangen is the largest student entrepreneurship hub in the world.
Du Bois College House celebrates 50 years
For five decades, the living and learning space has served as a home away from home for students, and the community has evolved into a family.
Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic engage local businesses
ELC students gain hands-on legal practice while supporting organic economic growth in local neighborhoods.
After completing drawing ‘marathon,’ Mark Stockton displays 100 portraits in Arts Lounge
The Arts Lounge, a collaboration between The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation and Penn Live Arts, will display works by West Philadelphia artist Mark Stockton.
Vaccinated fans can return to indoor events on Feb. 1
Spectators ages 12 and above must show proof of vaccination and a valid government- or school-issued photo ID to access any indoor competition facility. All fans must wear a mask that meets current University guidelines.
In the News
Penn Medicine hosts officials, community leaders to discuss rising gun violence in West Philadelphia
Penn Medicine hosted a discussion between community leaders to address the causes of and potential solutions to gun violence in West Philadelphia.
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Programs aim to help teach youth about building wealth
Bridges to Wealth is a financial literacy organization founded by Keith Weigelt of the Wharton School and Jill Bazelon of the Graduate School of Education. Operated out of Penn’s Netter Center, the organization provides access to investment opportunities as well as housing, job training, early childhood education, and financial education to people experiencing homelessness.
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PennMed’s new Pavilion facility seeks to define the future of hospital care
After five years of construction, Penn Medicine will debut The Pavilion, a mammoth new care facility in University City that Penn officials said includes advanced and adaptable features and amenities to better tackle education and research as well as patient treatment.
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Penn plans to ramp up diverse, local spending for $1B annual procurement with new program
Chief procurement officer Mark Mills spoke about Penn’s Fueling Business Growth program, which seeks to increase the University’s spending with diverse and minority-owned Philadelphia businesses. “It's just the right thing to do,” he said. “We want to have a supply base that best matches the neighborhood in the city that we are in, so it only makes sense to have that reflected in how we buy.”
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The Boston Public Schools are in crisis. Harvard (or BC or MGH) can help
Penn Alexander was highlighted as an example of a successful partnership between higher education and local school districts.
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Penn Medicine and PHMC take over at Mercy hospital in West Philly
The University of Pennsylvania Health System is now running the emergency department at the former Mercy Hospital in West Philadelphia.
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