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December 19, 2018
Benjamin Franklin Scholars

Benjamin Franklin Scholars and 2018 Presidential Engagement Prize winners, Peter Wang Hjemdahl and Svanika Balasubramanian, continue the transformative work of their winning project, rePurpose.  Since receiving the award for rePurpose, the team has evolved their mission to support and develop consumer and worker awareness around environmental change and waste management in India.  Read more about the exciting development of the team's work here in Penn Today.

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