Welcome to the virtual project showcase! Click on the photos previews to see the full presentations, posters, and papers.
Community Cardiovascular Health Education & Outreach
URBS-178-401/AFRC-078-401/HIST-173-401
Julia Davies
Developed a plan to reduce racial disparities through mutually beneficial partnerships between Netter Center, Penn Cardiology, and the West Philadelphia community.
Contact judavies@sas.upenn.edu
Dance for Health
NURS-354-001
Claire Aurand
An intergenerational program designed to increase activity and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease for West Philadelphia residents.
Contact: N/A
Diplomacy in the Americas: The Penn Model OAS Program
LALS/PSCI-328-401
Dr. Catherine E. Bartch & Daniel Ruiz de la Concha
High school and undergrad students explored solutions to the most pressing problems in the Americas.
See website for more information.
Contact: bartch@sas.upenn.edu
Establishing a Road Map for a Healthy Life
NURS-735-001
Dana Free, Joe Shelton, Latifah Anderson, Badia Brown, Kim Guyer
Implemented a health education curriculum for middle school students at Andrew Hamilton School.
Contact: N/A
Ethnographic Filmmaking: 芊子Qianzi
EDUC-586-401
Qianzi Cong
A short film about Qianzi Cong's life studying virtually in China as a Chinese international student during the pandemic.
Contact: N/A
Everyday Neuroscience
BIBB-160-001
Geena Jung, Seung (Sophia) Kim, Brian Lee, Dr. Loretta Flanagan-Cato
Led neuroscience lessons, hands-on activities, and virtual demonstrations for students at Paul Robeson High School.
Contact: flanagan@psych.upenn.edu
Mental Health Resources for Teens
UACS Internship
Lauren Wilson
High school students compiled resources in a handout as part of their Mental Health for Peers event.
Contact: N/A
Music in Urban Spaces
MUSC/URBS-018-401
Dr. Molly Jean McGlone, Margaret Tebbe, Jason Lu, Savannah Mueller, Leslie Roman
Helped students in Netter UACS elementary after schools write their own zoom play and music.
Contact: mmcglone@sas.upenn.edu
New Computer Science ABCS Course
URBS-178-401/AFRC-078-401/HIST-173-401
Rashmi Iyer, Minjoo Kim, Kartik Khanna
Began developing a future ABCS course to provide computer science programming to K-8 students in West Philadelphia.
Contact: N/A
Partnerships for PILOTS
LGST-230-001
Cami Doo, Adam Goudjil, Tanushri Madichetti
Outlined a framework to encourage Penn and other institutions to make monetary transfers like PILOTs.
Contact: N/A
Performance and Filmmaking for Public Health
PUBH-584-001
Prof. Jasmine Blanks Jones, Maryann Dreas-Shaikha, Yves Marie Desir, Ramatulai Mansaray
Developed performance-based public health messaging utilizing the research by young artists in Liberia.
See community youth's short films.
See Penn students' projects.
Contact: N/A
Possibilities of TfD in Alaska
PUBH-584-001
Caitlin Dick
A paper advocating for the creation of a non-profit that uses the African model of Theater for Development (TfD) in Inuit high schools.
Contact: N/A