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Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025
The Daily Pennsylvanian
On Sept. 21 Penn became the first Ivy League university to join the collegiate branch of the Partnership for a Healthier America, which was founded in 2010 alongside First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign. (Courtesy of Bob Nichols/Creative Commons)

Penn institutionalized the health frenzy on Monday Sept. 21 by becoming the first Ivy League university to join the Healthier Campus Initiative, the collegiate branch of the Partnership for a Healthier America.


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