ImpactEd, a Penn LPS program that equips social and public sector leaders for greater impact, annually partners with more than 50 organizations in the region to strengthen their effectiveness. Its partnership with the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) is particularly noteworthy and illustrates the ImpactEd approach of putting research into action.

Penn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS)—the home of lifelong learning at the University of Pennsylvania—offers high school, undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, graduate, summer, and online studies as well as customizable professional training with courses that span across disciplines. Our liberal arts approach to academic programming embodies the bold vision of our University’s founder, Benjamin Franklin, who believed students should develop a foundation of practical knowledge and ability across a broad range of subjects.

Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences degree candidate Dana Max has an opinion article in the Philadelphia Inquirer about Buy Nothing groups, which she explains “offer a unique solution for food waste while simultaneously creating bonds among neighbors.”