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Focus of Penn Researcher Leads to National Summit on Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

Focus of Penn Researcher Leads to National Summit on Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

Johanna Greeson, an assistant professor in the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, is working to reform the child welfare system for children who, between the ages of 18-21, are aging out of foster care.

Men’s Rugby at Penn: Olympians of Tomorrow Heading to Collegiate Championships

Men’s Rugby at Penn: Olympians of Tomorrow Heading to Collegiate Championships

Future Olympic champions may be in training right here at the University of Pennsylvania.

Students at Penn Mentor Local Children Through Big Brothers Big Sisters

Students at Penn Mentor Local Children Through Big Brothers Big Sisters

Shaiyam Flavaney credits much of his success as a student at the University of Pennsylvania to the guidance he received from his mentors, growing up in Jackson, N.J.

Penn Student Makes a Healthy Difference for Neighbors in West Philadelphia

Penn Student Makes a Healthy Difference for Neighbors in West Philadelphia

Adina Weissman, a student in the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, always knew that she wanted to help people, she just didn’t know in what capacity.

Penn Graduate Student Named #17 of the Top 100 Most Powerful Arab Women

Penn Graduate Student Named #17 of the Top 100 Most Powerful Arab Women

Students from the University of Pennsylvania really do change the world. Maha Laziri, 24, a student in Penn’s Graduate School of Education, is already making a difference in remote villages of Morocco.

Penn’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy Releases Childhood Obesity Guide

Penn’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy Releases Childhood Obesity Guide

In the last 30 years, childhood obesity has more than doubled, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in adolescents, it has quadrupled. By 2012, more than one-third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese.

Penn Undergraduate Assembly Elections Provide Lessons in Leadership

Penn Undergraduate Assembly Elections Provide Lessons in Leadership

Every vote counts. Each spring, the top leadership positions within the University of Pennsylvania’s Undergraduate Assembly, are up for election.

Penn’s Undergrad Chief of the Medical Emergency Response Team Helps Save Lives

Penn’s Undergrad Chief of the Medical Emergency Response Team Helps Save Lives

Grace Kunas knows that every second counts in a crisis. Kunas, a junior from Madison, N.J., is chief of the all-volunteer Medical Emergency Response Team at the University of Pennsylvania.  For her it is a chance to fulfill a personal and professional goal to help others.

Reentry Initiative to Host Criminal Justice Resource Fair, Conference at Penn

Reentry Initiative to Host Criminal Justice Resource Fair, Conference at Penn

New Child Welfare Specialization Available for Social Work Students at Penn

New Child Welfare Specialization Available for Social Work Students at Penn

The School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania has announced a new child welfare specialization within its master’s of social work program.