Kick back, relax, and enjoy the music Kick back, relax, and enjoy the music For the eighth summer in a row, the Penn Museum will bring live global music—including the sounds of Creole zydeco, Latin jazz, Middle Eastern folk, and pre-revolutionary Cuba—to its outdoor garden courtyard.
Making an IMPaCT on community health services Making an IMPaCT on community health services Training community members as healthcare liaisons originated as an Innovation Accelerator at Penn, and is now a branded product on the health care market across the country.
Netter Center celebrates collaboration in West Philadelphia Netter Center celebrates collaboration in West Philadelphia Community Partnership Festival offered activities and honored the service of Penn students, staff, and partners working in local schools.
Renter Beware: Philly’s Deadly Housing Problem Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Renter Beware: Philly’s Deadly Housing Problem Robert Fairbanks of the School of Arts and Sciences explained how unmet demands for affordable housing contribute to the proliferation of unregulated, and often unsafe, rooming houses in Philadelphia. 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 At West Philadelphia High School, students involved with the Netter Center After-School Programs perform "Sounds of the Soul." Photo: Tia Yang, ABCS Coordinator, Netter Center for Community Partnerships. 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. 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. 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. Mentorship program introduces students of color to their Ivy League contemporaries Wharton senior Anye Wanki plays with his mentee Caleb Devastey during recess at Powel Elementary School. 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. Can Fighting Blight Prevent Gun Violence? Penn In the News NextCity.org Can Fighting Blight Prevent Gun Violence? John MacDonald of the School of Arts and Sciences was cited for his research on the impact that cleaning vacant lots can have on reducing violence in urban environments. Load More
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 At West Philadelphia High School, students involved with the Netter Center After-School Programs perform "Sounds of the Soul." Photo: Tia Yang, ABCS Coordinator, Netter Center for Community Partnerships. 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.
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.
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.
Mentorship program introduces students of color to their Ivy League contemporaries Wharton senior Anye Wanki plays with his mentee Caleb Devastey during recess at Powel Elementary School. 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.
Can Fighting Blight Prevent Gun Violence? Penn In the News NextCity.org Can Fighting Blight Prevent Gun Violence? John MacDonald of the School of Arts and Sciences was cited for his research on the impact that cleaning vacant lots can have on reducing violence in urban environments.