Campus & Community

The Engagement Prize has given grads Hjemdahl and Balasubramanian the chance to apply their Penn educations toward “building a movement” they believe in. (Photo: Eric Sucar, Office of University Communications)

Dare Henry-Moss, an adjunct fellow at the Center for Public Health Initiatives, developed a recommendation plan for improving lactation support for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, including conducting a needs assessment intended to guide standards for such spaces.

Before a packed audience at Perry World House, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (left) and PWH Visiting Fellow Sozi Tulante address the topic of immigration policy and the role of the city.

Gutmann (center) was joined on stage by (from left to right) Penn Provost Wendell Pritchett, Perelman, Cohen, and School of Arts and Sciences Dean Steven J. Fluharty.

Author and journalist Jennifer Egan, a Penn alumna, will teach an English literature course in the spring semester as an artist-in-residence in the School of Arts and Sciences. (Photo by Pieter M. Van Hattem.)

Melissa Hopkins stands ready with a treat as her dog Cedar successfully locates a target scent during a class at Penn Vet’s Working Dog Center. One of the course’s instructors, Meghan Ramos (at left in blue), says the course allows owners to “help their dog contribute to society in a positive way.”

Earlier this month, Johnson and Johnson’s Michael Sneed and Penn President Amy Gutmann joined at the Pennovation Center to celebrate the launch of JPOD @ Philadelphia, a networking hub for several startups in the health and biotechnology field. Avisi is part of the inaugural cohort of resident companies supported by the incubator.