Academic life at Penn is centered in its 12 schools - the Annenberg School for Communication, the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Dental Medicine, the Graduate School of Education, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the School of Design, the Law School, the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, the School of Social Work, the School of Veterinary Medicine, and the Wharton School. Four of these schools offer undergraduate programs and all of them offer opportunities for graduate study. Research at the University of Pennsylvania is also characterized by its unique multi-disciplinary focus. All 12 schools of the University are located on the West Philadelphia campus. The physical proximity of these schools encourages and facilitates a cooperative, cross-boundary approach to research.The University has a record of service to and engagement with the Philadelphia community that matches its record of academic excellence. Penn faculty and students produced a comprehensive plan for Philadelphia?s Delaware River waterfront. The faculty and student design clinic, Penn Praxis, presented city officials in November with a vision that calls for creating a livable and pedestrian-friendly community in the area surrounding Center City?s water front. Penn also spearheaded a yearlong effort to boost civic engagement in Philadelphia. The Penn Project for Civic Engagement facilitated a ?citizens? convention? in December that produced an agenda for turning Philadelphia into ?the next great city? to be presented to the mayor and city councilThe Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), the flagship of the University of Pennsylvania Health System's three hospitals, was established in 1874 as a teaching hospital to complement the medical education received by students at the University of Pennsylvania medical school. It has 18 clinical departments and provides training in more than 40 clinical specialties. Major areas of investigation include heart disease, cancer, and diseases of aging including Alzheimer's disease, women's health, diabetes and obesity.