March 20 , 2009
Did You Know ... that Penn Park, a $40 million green swath of open space and athletic fields, will replace 14 acres of asphalt parking lots once owned by the United States Postal Service? The area bound by Walnut Street, South Street, the Schuylkill River and Penn's main campus will be designed by landscape architects Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates. Penn Park features will include four athletic fields, a dozen tennis courts, a multi-level elevated pedestrian walk that will allow movement throughout the site and a raised central plaza with Center City skyline views. More about Penn Park here.
March 9 , 2009
Did You Know... that the Kresge Foundation awarded Penn's School of Nursing a $1.5 million challenge grant? "We are delighted that the Kresge Foundation has offered this challenge to Penn Nursing," said Penn President Amy Gutmann. "Penn is strongly committed to translating knowledge from the classroom to the community, and Penn Nursing exemplifies this commitment. We are grateful for this support, which will provide Penn nurses with even greater opportunities to improve health care in Philadelphia and around the globe."
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