Lauren Hertzler

With its modern, minimalist style, the new Perry World House boasts a physical openness that mirrors its agenda: to be a place for candid discussion.

The late Terry Adkins, who passed away in 2014, is remembered for his unique ability to blend sculpture, print, music, and documents. For years as a professor in Penn’s School of Design, he shared his meticulous way of thinking and doing with students, who today still flourish from that experience.

Earlier this summer, five architects and civil engineers traveled nearly 8,000 miles from Dhaka, Bangladesh, to visit Penn’s Architectural Archives. For weeks, they sought to uncover the intricacies of Louis I.

While the days are still long and the lunch lines still short, there’s no better time for faculty and staff to take advantage of all the summertime activities Penn has to offer.

It’s a warm summer afternoon, and Richard James, an employee at the Biomedical Library, is enjoying his lunch at a picnic table near the BioPond. It’s his third day on the job at Penn.

When Silvia Pierini Dunn was 25 years old, she moved from her native Rome to the United States. Italian was her first language, and although proficient in English, she was certainly met with a language barrier.

For the very first time, Penn partnered with the Philadelphia Orchestra during its Tour of Asia & China Residency.

At the heart of Penn’s campus on the popular College Green sits a massive 135-year-old American elm.

It’s only a matter of time before the Pennovation Center’s three floors are bustling with energetic thinkers and doers. By summer’s end, the 58,000-square-foot space—an anchor for the Pennovation Works development site adjacent to the University’s campus—will be completed.

Mosquitoes are just as synonymous with summer as flip-flops, beach days, and cold drinks. This year, the pesky critters—although tiny in nature—are making an even bigger splash than usual. It’s all because of Zika, a virus that has for the past year taken the tropics by storm.