Campus & Community

Later this month, pilgrims from across the world will travel to Philadelphia to celebrate the visit of Pope Francis. The array of travelers will speak different languages and bring a variety of life experiences—but will share the common thread of faith.

Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) is about to make its first mark in the conversation concerning the 2016 presidential election.

Parents of newborns—especially those born during the winter months—are vigilant in protecting their babies from any source of infection. But despite their best efforts, some infants fall ill to respiratory syncytial virus, better known as RSV.

His days start with a walk from his Center City home over the South Street Bridge, which directly leads to Penn’s University City campus. A short—mere minutes—stroll on Locust Walk leads to his office at E. Craig Sweeten Alumni House.

Denise Dahlhoff is originally from a small village in Germany—but she says it’s not a big stretch that she’s a fan of Philadelphia.

On Friday, Sept. 4, nearly 2,000 of the world’s top young computer scientists and engineers assembled in the bowl of the Wells Fargo Center. They were awaiting the start of PennApps, the world’s largest collegiate hackathon.

Pat Brennan’s job is largely about relationships. As director of Special Services in Penn's Division of Public Safety, Brennan calls on relationships with associates on Penn’s campus as well as her former colleagues at the Philadelphia Police Department to help support crime victims.

NEW ENGLAND: Jennifer Yu is a 19-year-old senior from Shrewsbury, Mass. An English major in the School of Arts and Sciences, Yu enrolled at Penn when she was 16 years old, having skipped two grades. “I never learned to write cursive,” she jokes. “It’s a bummer.”

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has called Pope Francis’ forthcoming trip “the largest event in the city’s modern history” and possibly “the second or third largest event in the history of the United States.” An estimated 2 million people are expected to travel to Philadelphia for the visit, more than doubling the city’s population.