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Fresh Grocer on campus has closed its doors
One of the buses in the fleet of Penn Buses on campus

Fresh Grocer on campus has closed its doors

Fresh Grocer at 40th and Walnut streets has closed its doors. Penn Transit is offering new services to accommodate the grocery needs of students, faculty, and staff.

Dee Patel

The inaugural Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement fellowship cohort
Two men stand in front of the brick and stone stairway leading to the Penn Museum

Paul Wolff Mitchell (left) and Michael Vazquez (right) are the inaugural Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement Fellows.

The inaugural Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement fellowship cohort

The Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement fellowship supports scholarship and civic engagement in West Philadelphia. Paul Wolff Mitchell, an anthropology doctoral student, and Michael Vazquez, a philosophy doctoral student, are the inaugural cohort.

Kristina García

SEPTA’s University City transit hub gets a new name
SEPTA Regional Rail construction University City

SEPTA’s University City transit hub gets a new name

The Regional Rail Station serving University City will become Penn Medicine Station, just in time for the final stage of construction on Penn Medicine’s newest hospital, the Pavilion.

Penn Today Staff

‘A specific struggle’: Makuu director Brian Peterson on Black student life
Man with crossed arms stands in front of a mural

Brian Peterson works at the ARCH building, where Makuu is housed along with other cultural resource centers.

‘A specific struggle’: Makuu director Brian Peterson on Black student life

Brian Peterson, three-time Penn graduate and director of Makuu: the Black Cultural Center, plays a central role in student life.

Kristina García

Side Gigs for Good, part three
Two people sitting on an L-shaped couch amidst four pillows. The one on the right is holding a clipboard.

Altagracia Felix (right) is a financial coordinator for the Annenberg School for Communication, but she also has a side gig as a money coach. Her aim is to help “disrupt the cycle of poverty and struggle,” she says. (Image: Courtesy of Altagracia Felix)

Side Gigs for Good, part three

The final 2019 installment in our series highlighting impactful work Penn faculty and staff do.

Katherine Unger Baillie, Michele W. Berger

Penn President receives top honor from Pennsylvania Society
Penn president Amy Gutmann on stage at Pennsylvania Society Award dinner with husband and xxxx

Forthcoming

Penn President receives top honor from Pennsylvania Society

The $50,000 philanthropic gift on Amy Gutmann’s behalf was matched by Penn, totaling $100,000 to support West Philadelphia’s Henry C. Lea Elementary School.

Lauren Hertzler

Helping Philadelphia tackle trash with technology
Three students stand next to a poster entitled "Cleaning Up Philly's Streets" which describes their project

From left, Penn computer science students Abhinav Karale, Ameya Shiva and William Kayat presented their project targeting illegal dumping at the City of Philadelphia in April. They developed a tool that uses computer vision to flag dumping on surveillance video. (Image: Abhinav Karale)

Helping Philadelphia tackle trash with technology

Last fall, a team of undergraduates developed a high-tech solution to help the city target one of its persistent problems: the illegal dumping of construction and trash debris.

Kristen de Groot

Newman Center reaches a milestone
Front facade and stone courtyard of Penn's Newman Center.

Over multiple locations and cultural changes, the country’s oldest Newman Club has helped shape the spiritual and social lives of Penn’s Catholic community. (Image: The Pennsylvania Gazette)

Newman Center reaches a milestone

To mark its 125-year anniversary, the Newman Club, which supports the spiritual and social lives of Penn’s Catholic community, held a celebration in October, which featured panel discussions and speakers, masses and prayers, as well as a beer garden, dinners, and a gala.

Penn Today Staff

Skating on fresh ice
Gritty skates through ceremonial ribbon at Penn Ice Rink.

Skating on fresh ice

The University and Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation celebrated the reopening of the newly refurbished Penn Ice Rink on Oct. 25.
Closing the wealth gap in West Philadelphia
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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (fourth from left) announced Penn's Netter Center for Community Partnerships will develop and implement a financial literacy program, Project Elevate, for high school students. Also at the press conference were (from left) Jill Bazelon and Ira Harkavy, of the Netter Center. Penn Provost Wendell Pritchett (not pictured) also spoke. (Image: Samantha Madera)

Closing the wealth gap in West Philadelphia

The City of Philadelphia and Actions Not Words have selected Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships to develop and implement a new entrepreneurial program, Project Elevate, offering financial literacy education at public high schools.

Kristina García