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SHOP PENN showcases University’s diverse retail offerings
SHOP PENN showcases University’s diverse retail offerings
On SHOP PENN Day on Friday, March 23, the University will highlight its new focus on its retail district.
An artistic collaboration with Penn and local students in West Philly
An artistic collaboration with Penn and local students in West Philly
Students from University-assisted community schools showcased art pieces, spoken-word poetry, choir performances, and a dance routine highlighting the work of iconic musicians.
Penn takes on Philadelphia’s opioid epidemic
Penn takes on Philadelphia’s opioid epidemic
The University is leveraging its expertise to fight the city’s opioid crisis on multiple fronts.
Grave Gardeners program reconnects the Woodlands and Penn
Grave Gardeners program reconnects the Woodlands and Penn
The Woodlands Grave Gardeners program, now in its third season, pairs volunteer gardeners with the park’s cradle graves—tombstones with a bathtub-like extension—to plant them with lush flowers, as the makers had intended.
Mentorship program introduces students of color to their Ivy League contemporaries
Mentorship program introduces students of color to their Ivy League contemporaries
The HERstory/HIStory mentors from Penn’s W. E. B. Du Bois College House offer advice, wisdom, and friendship to local second-, third-, and fourth-graders.
Skills initiative gives unemployed West Philadelphians job training
Skills initiative gives unemployed West Philadelphians job training
Founded in 2011, the University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative connects employers seeking talent to unemployed West Philadelphia residents looking for work.
Penn’s Economic Impact on Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Tops $14 Billion
Penn’s Economic Impact on Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Tops $14 Billion
As Philadelphia’s largest private employer, Penn has a profound impact on the local and state economy.
On the ice with Flyers legends and fresh young hopefuls
On the ice with Flyers legends and fresh young hopefuls
An Alumni Charity Game at the Class of 1923 Arena celebrated a $7 million gift from Snider Youth Hockey Foundation and Flyers Alumni with a friendly hockey game among the Snider team and former Flyers.
In the News
WHYY (Philadelphia)
Free West Philly community clinic, which provided care to hundreds, is closed
Penn Medicine resident Noor Shaik and Michael Rubenstein of the Perelman School of Medicine discuss a West Philadelphia clinic that became a model for collaborations between academic health systems and community organizations.
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6ABC.com
Penn nurse confronts diabetes epidemic, health inequities in West Philadelphia
Penn Medicine nurse Jasmine Hudson outlines her campaign to combat diabetes and health inequities in West Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Here’s what these youth advocates have to say about Philly’s truancy problem, and how they would fix it
The Netter Center for Community Partnerships has more than 30 years of investment in connecting resources that address truancy, such as establishing after-school programming.
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Philadelphia Tribune
Event recognizes legacy of Judge A. Leon Higginbotham
A West Philadelphia mural has been dedicated to the late Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, formerly of Penn Carey Law, with a quote from Osagie Imasogie.
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Metro (Philadelphia)
Education power players—Lauren Overton, Principal, Penn Alexander School
In a video interview, Lauren Overton, principal of the Penn Alexander School and a doctoral candidate in the Graduate School of Education, discusses how she and her staff at PAS have adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Philadelphia Citizen
The West Philly housing crisis that was utterly avoidable
An in-depth examination looks at the solution that might have put a stop to the UC Townhomes housing crisis, with a glimpse at what President Liz Magill and her office are doing to help.
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