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Campus & Community
Passport drive opens up the world to undergrads
Passport drive opens up the world to undergrads
Penn Abroad provided fully funded passports to undergraduates who have never held a passport before, with priority given to students who receive financial aid.
Penn Trustees approve 2024-2025 undergraduate charges and financial aid budget
Penn Trustees approve 2024-2025 undergraduate charges and financial aid budget
The University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees has approved a 3.9% increase in tuition and a record $311 million undergraduate financial aid budget for the coming year.
What’s That? Sun shades at the Vagelos Lab
What’s That? Sun shades at the Vagelos Lab
The shades account for solar geometry to make for an eye-catching view from the east and west—all while reducing energy usage.
‘From the Freedom Rides to neuroscience’
‘From the Freedom Rides to neuroscience’
In conversation with Professor of Practice Ben Jealous, neuroscience professor Peter Sterling returned to campus to talk about activism in his youth and how that informed his research in health.
Ukrainian artistry and resilience
Ukrainian artistry and resilience
Through “Ukraine: The Edge of Freedom,” Penn Live Arts presents performances that uplift the culture of a nation during a time of war.
Penn students present work to help rebuild Ukrainian city
Penn students present work to help rebuild Ukrainian city
With the two-year anniversary of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine looming, city planners begin to strategize solutions to rebuild, sustainably.
Martin Claassen and Jiaoyang Huang named 2024 Sloan Research Fellows
Martin Claassen and Jiaoyang Huang named 2024 Sloan Research Fellows
Two from Penn honored as early career researchers and scholars for their accomplishments, creativity, and potential to become leaders in their fields.
Lech Wałęsa on the state of democracy
Lech Wałęsa on the state of democracy
The former Polish president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate had a wide-ranging chat with Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and Perry World House Visiting Fellow Trudy Rubin, tackling topics like Russia, Ukraine, and how to build democracies.
Penn named a ‘top producer’ of 2023-24 Fulbright Scholars
Penn named a ‘top producer’ of 2023-24 Fulbright Scholars
The U.S. Department of State has named Penn a Fulbright U.S. Student Program “top producing institution” for the 2023-24 academic year, as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of recipients selected.
25 years of ‘LOVE’
25 years of ‘LOVE’
The iconic sculpture by pop artist Robert Indiana arrived on campus in 1999 and soon became a natural place to come together.
In the News
PBS NewsHour
How Philadelphians are working to protect birds from deadly window collisions
Penn is working to keep birds safe from window collisions, with remarks from university landscape planner Chloe Cerwinka and Zade Dohman, a rising fourth-year in the College of Arts and Sciences from Spearfish, South Dakota.
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Forbes
How to give away a $500,000 comic book collection
Alumnus Gary Prebula and his wife, Dawn, have donated a $500,000 comic book collection to Penn Libraries.
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Forbes
How to donate 80,000 comic books—and get a marvelous tax break
Alumnus Gary Prebula and his wife, Dawn, have donated a $500,000 collection of more than 75,000 comic books and graphic novels to Penn Libraries, featuring remarks from Sean Quimby of the Kislak Center.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Bells ring out across Philly for National Gun Violence Awareness Day
Penn Live Arts’ Toll the Bell installation rang out for National Gun Violence Awareness Day, with remarks from Christopher Gruits and University Chaplain Charles “Chaz” Lattimore Howard.
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CNBC
Top five regrets people have when they die, says ex-hospice care worker—many don’t realize them ‘until the end’
During his Commencement address at Penn, oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee said that many people wish they had expressed more love and forgiveness for the people in their lives.
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