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Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum Summer 2025

Participants in the Summer 2025 cohort of the Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum program presented there work at a showcase on August 7, 2025.

student demonstrates wind blade maching

Penn’s  Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum (ISAC) Program empowered students to embed sustainability across disciplines. From climate-focused public health and renewable energy engineering to experimental nonfiction, students partnered with faculty this summer to explore redesigns that reflect each course's goals and real-world relevance. Their work culminated in a summer showcase highlighting their research, innovations, and recommendations. 

Summer 2025 Student/Faculty Pairings

Phoebe Cunningham, a dual MD/MPH student, worked on: 

  • Master of Public Health curriculum, led by Hillary Nelson 

  • URBSXXXX, Urban Climate Policy and Action, led by Julia McWilliams 

Natalie Glasgow, a MES student, worked on: 

  • ENGL3353, Advanced Nonfiction Writing - XFic, led by Jay Kirk 

  • URBSXXXX,  Urban Schools and Neighborhood Change, led by Julia McWilliams 

Ngaatwndwe Manyika, an undergraduate student within the School of Engineering, worked on: 

  • EAS2XXX, Energy Technology, Sustainability, and Policy Grand Challenges in 2030 and Beyond, led by Russell Composto 

  • ENGR5XXX, Renewable Energy Technologies Lab, led by Lorena Grundy 

 

*Photo above: Penn Engineering student Ngaatwndwe Manyika presents their wind turbine during the student showcase.

 

student presents results at podium
Natalie Glasgow, MES student, presents their work from the Summer 2025 ISAC cohort.
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