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Penn honors seven alumni including Creative Spirit awardee, composer Jennifer Higdon
Penn honors seven alumni including Creative Spirit awardee, composer Jennifer Higdon
The University of Pennsylvania will honor seven distinguished alumni at the 2019 Alumni Award of Merit Gala on Friday, Nov. 8., including Higdon and Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw.
Skating on fresh ice
Skating on fresh ice
The University and Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation celebrated the reopening of the newly refurbished Penn Ice Rink on Oct. 25.
A road map for climate action and sustainability
A road map for climate action and sustainability
Ten years after releasing its original Climate Action Plan, the University of Pennsylvania has launched the Climate & Sustainability Action Plan 3.0, outlining Penn’s goals for improved environmental performance from 2019 to 2024.
Penn alumnus Gregg L. Semenza awarded Nobel in Physiology or Medicine 2019
Penn alumnus Gregg L. Semenza awarded Nobel in Physiology or Medicine 2019
He is one of a trio of researchers sharing the award for their studies of how cells sense and adapt to varying oxygen levels.
Penn submits amicus brief to Supreme Court in support of DACA
Penn submits amicus brief to Supreme Court in support of DACA
The brief, which is signed by the University and 18 other schools, was filed in support of the respondents in the 2017 case brought by Regents of the University of California against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Goals of prevention and preparedness drive Sept. 27 safety drill
Goals of prevention and preparedness drive Sept. 27 safety drill
The annual test of Penn’s Emergency Notification System will be accompanied by a fair promoting safety programs offered across campus.
Lauder College House named
Lauder College House named
The new name was revealed at a ceremony celebrating the house’s first cohort of fourth-year residents, along with incoming Class of 2023 and second- and third-year residents.
Game-changing approach to a better U.S. criminal justice system
Game-changing approach to a better U.S. criminal justice system
Through its emphasis on data-driven, systemic solutions to errors afflicting the criminal justice system, the Law School’s Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice has become a national leader in reform efforts.
Navigating Move-In: Step by step, mile by mile
Navigating Move-In: Step by step, mile by mile
As families and first-year students plan their first move-in day at Penn, a central resource works to inform everyone’s commute.
Record-setting century bond
Record-setting century bond
The University has secured a $300M century bond at the lowest interest rate recorded for a domestic century bond.