Lauren Hertzler

Since the Pennovation Center’s founding in 2016, one of the many visions of its purpose has been to serve as a stepping stone for Philadelphia startups. 

A “wrenchingly disorienting” period, as Penn President Amy Gutmann described it, the University community has been profoundly shaken by recent events.

A new exhibition on view at the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center showcases “The Worlds Between,” taking viewers through an exploration of magic, folklore, and the occult.

Glen Casey will be the first to admit it: He wasn’t the perfect student in high school.“I was always doing the dumbest things; getting into fights, getting arrested,” he says.A student then at University City High, Casey failed ninth grade, and barely passed 10th.“I just really wasn’t into school,” he says.

TWO OF A KIND: Kelly Gao and Anmol Jain, seniors in the College of Arts & Sciences and the Wharton School, respectively, are core members of the Penn Wellness team. Gao is the group’s treasurer and Jain is its internal chair.

Glen Casey will be the first to admit it: He wasn’t the perfect student in high school.“I was always doing the dumbest things; getting into fights, getting arrested,” he says.A student then at University City High, Casey failed ninth grade, and barely passed 10th.“I just really wasn’t into school,” he says.

Penn’s Way is back again, and running through Friday, Nov. 10. This year’s charitable giving goal is $1.6 million.“It’s a challenging goal,” says Maureen Rush, the campaign’s co-chair. “But it’s attainable.”

For the sixth year, Penn’s Division of Human Resources (HR) is encouraging faculty and staff to get healthy, and stay healthy, with its “Be in the Know” wellness campaign, running now through August 2018.

Starting Monday, Oct. 16, and running through the end of the week, Penn’s Office of Sustainability will host its fifth “ReThink Your Footprint” campaign.