LPS News

Analyzing roadside dust to identify potential health concerns

Reto Gieré is working with collaborators across the world to identify an overlooked but significant factor in traffic-related air pollution.

MES in the Community, Kristen Henwood

The best laid plants

At Willistown Conservation Trust, Kristen Henwood (MES ’12) promotes environmental sustainability from the ground up.

A gentle nudge at the right moment can curb unnecessary spending online

Two MBDS students develop a tool to reduce excess online shopping purchases by almost 25 percent.

Congratulations to the inaugural class of Penn LPS Coding Boot Camp

On Saturday, July 21, 45 students received their certificates of completion from the first ever Coding Boot Camp offered by Penn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS). 

MES in the Community, Jana A. Hirsch

Thinking outside the walls

An urban health researcher who studies the way people travel in cities, Jana A. Hirsch (MES ’10) knows that there are many paths to success.

Philly as a lab, classroom, and collaborator

Penn researchers and students look to the city to study everything from disease interventions to the psychological ramifications of vacant lots.

Academic ‘boot camp’

Through the Warrior-Scholar Project, college-bound military personnel completed a weeklong academic “military to college” course at Penn.

Envisioning campus as ‘living lab’ to improve bird habitat

Landscape planner and Master of Environmental Studies student Chloe Cerwinka is using scientific rigor to make campus a safe haven for the area’s feathered friends.

MES in the Community, Johanna Rosen

A farm for the community

Johanna Rosen (MES ’13) founded Mill Creek Farm, a nonprofit educational farm in the heart of Philadelphia. Now she helps other farmers secure affordable land.

Congratulations to the Penn LPS Class of 2018

On Sunday, May 13, Penn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS) honored the graduating Class of 2018.