Heather A. Davis

WHAT: The seventh annual seasonal miniature railway display at the Morris Arboretum features model trains winding through a world created entirely out of items found in nature.

Green space abounds in the Penn Praxis plan for the Delaware riverfront. The concrete pillars of I-95, desolate brownfields, high-rise condos and industrial warehouses dominate seven miles of waterfront alon

Mark Stehle REACHING OUT: Dental student Michael Simontacchi-Gbologah works with the School’s Short Term Enrichment Program, or STEP, to reach out to minority high school students from Girls High, Central

Now is the time of year to give a little something back—be it a gently used coat, a new toy, or a hot meal. Penn offers opportunities for faculty and staff to reach out and help local families in need with several annual programs run through the Penn Volunteers in Public Service program.

Mark Stehle The emerging field of neuroscience has the potential to answer questions about human behavior, memory and emotion, and help us better understand criminal behavior and addiction.

WHAT: For more than 40 years, the University City Arts League (UCAL) has offered classes and workshops designed to spark creativity and inspire a new hobby.

Mark Stehle Residents of the 800 block of South 48th Street call it the “Block of the Four P’s,” for the things that have made the block a stable and unique place in University City: people, plants, porches and parties.

While stories of voter fraud, suppression and malfeasance abounded on the election days in 2004 and 2006, the biggest problems on at the polls actually had to do with something far more routine—poor administration.

Photo credit: Candace diCarlo It’s not every day, Anne Papageorge knows, that one is given the opportunity to change of the face of an entire city.

Mark Stehle PROVIDING RELIEF: This past summer, Lucas, a graduate student in the School of Social Policy and Practice, joined recent Penn grads Connie Hoe and Namhee Yun in Hancock County, Mississippi—the site of some o