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Penn Public Safety Review and Outreach Initiative centers on community input

The newly established Initiative seeks input through virtual hearings and public submissions as part of a comprehensive review of public safety at Penn.

Linya (Leah) Liu standing outside wearing a coat, hat and scarf.

SP2 student launches remote health care Kickstarter project during COVID-19

Liu is working with the startup Nexusera to respond to the surging need for remote care caused by the pandemic by connecting patients with their families and caretakers through a medication adherence management system.

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The Penn Family Center turns 10

When Stephanie Pierson showed up to a support group for Penn students who have children, she didn’t expect that everyone would be crying within the first five minutes, herself included.

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LDI SUMR Program rolls into 21st year despite COVID-19 disruptions

The 21st cohort of the LDI Summer Undergraduate Minority Research (SUMR) Scholars are spending their summer with their mentors in video conferences aimed at racial disparities in academic research.

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Project Sage 3.0: Key insights from the latest gender lens investing report

Much like the larger umbrella of impact investing, gender lens investing—investing to generate financial returns and a positive impact on women—continues to grow. Exactly how big is this field, and how fast is it growing?

From coaching West Philly kids to the NBA

A student outreach project in West Philly and a timely internship helped launch Penn alum Taylor Jenkins’ NBA career as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies.

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Graduate mentors provide undergrads with ‘any path to math’

The Directed Reading Program pairs undergraduates with graduate student mentors for advanced learning.

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Borrow books again with Penn Libraries’ pickup services

Pickup@Penn allows members of the Penn community to request books and pick them up at Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center.

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A financial boost from Penn to help one of West Philly’s most important corridors

The University has contributed $100,000 to The Enterprise Center to help restore businesses along 52nd Street.

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Law School’s Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic ‘makes dreams come true’

The Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic assists Philadelphia business owners with their legal needs whose missions are to help economically distressed communities and impact positive social change.

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