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The Netter Center for Community Partnerships marks its anniversary by celebrating engagement in West Philadelphia.

Swinergy wins $50,000 Perlman Grand Prize in Venture Lab Startup Challenge.

After working with high school students to identify pressing mental health issues, Penn undergrad Jeffrey Fishman works to break down communication barriers by meeting teens where they’re at: social media.

A team of undergrads and physicians are partnering with community clinics and other organizations as part of a Projects for Progress-supported program to offer medical care to people experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable populations.

“The challenges that schools are facing go well beyond the schoolhouse, and the opportunity to collaborate with Nursing and SP2 was an important way to address the multiple challenges facing children and their families.” — Dean of Penn GSE Pam Grossman

Philly native Samantha Rise is one of six Black musicians who participated in a week-long residency program at WXPN to reflect, learn, and celebrate the role of Black history in Americana music.

Doctoral student and Philadelphia Writing Project scholar Barrett Rosser is expanding the notion of literacy and helping young Black women express self-love, build community and foster their identities at the same time.

With support from grants and the Netter Center, the Andrew Hamilton School in Cobbs Creek is now home to a food forest and a thriving garden, providing healthy produce, green space, stormwater management, and educational opportunities.

Together, Penn undergraduate students and Philly school students get hands-on engineering experience in a fast-paced year long weekend program.

From taking urgent asylum cases to advocating for foster children, students use their knowledge to help Philadelphians.