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Campus & Community
Penn Researcher Explores Volunteering in India
PHILADELPHIA – Femida Handy, a professor at the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, is one of four authors of a new book, From Seva to Cyberspace: The Many Faces of Volunteering in India, which traces the origins of seva, direct service t
PennDesign’s Marion Weiss Named an American Institute of Architecture Fellow
PHILADELPHIA – Marion Weiss, professor of architecture in the University of Pennsylvania School of Design, has been selected as a 2012 fellow by the American Institute of Architecture.
Penn Conference Marks Honorary Professorship for W.E.B. Du Bois
PHILADELPHIA – The posthumous recognition of W.E.B. Du Bois as Honorary Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania will be celebrated at a Feb.
Penn’s Med Ed Teaches Those Who Teach America’s Doctors
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine have launched Med Ed, a program to enhance the teaching abilities of those who teach America’s doctors.
Penn School of Social Policy & Practice Introduces Community Teamworks Volunteer Program
PHILADELPHIA – The School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania has launched SP2 Community Teamworks, a pilot program that involves local engagement as well as team-building through volunteer projects.
Navigate Penn on the go at m.upenn.edu
Since its launch last spring, Penn’s mobile website has placed a treasure trove of information about the University at the fingertips of smart phone users and fans of other mobile devices.
GSE launches new center on Race and Equity in Education
Ask Graduate School of Education associate professor Shaun Harper why he felt the need to launch the Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education and he’ll tell you it’s about consolidating knowledge.
RecycleMania 2012 kicks off at Penn
Over the next eight weeks, Penn will compete with more than 600 colleges and universities across the United States and Canada in RecycleMania 2012 to see which schools can most significantly minimize waste streams and achieve the highest recycling rates.
Provost’s Office announces 2012-13 as “Year of Proof”
When scientists make a discovery and students present a thesis, they must provide supporting evidence to back up their findings and claims.
Penn Wellness Challenge helps employees stay fit
Quicker than you can say “Girl Scout cookie,” your well-intentioned New Year’s resolution to get in shape and eat healthier can start fading. But have no fear, the Penn Wellness Challenge is (almost) here to help you stick to your goals.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
How did a white woman come to write the newest definitive text on Philadelphia’s Black history?
Penn alum Amy Jane Cohen is profiled for her new book “Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape,” which examines Black history through the lens of events, institutions, and individuals across the city. The book includes a reflection from Penn chaplain Charles Howard.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train
A profile highlights Maria Wright of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, from her volunteer work connecting people with service dogs to her cancer diagnosis and her own journey applying for a service dog.
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India West
UPenn to confer honorary doctorate on Siddhartha Mukherjee
Celebrated physician and best-selling author Siddhartha Mukherjee will deliver the address at the 2024 University of Pennsylvania Commencement, featuring remarks from Interim President J. Larry Jameson.
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The Washington Post
College internships matter more than ever — but not everyone can get one
Almost 90% of students who graduated from Penn in 2023 completed an internship during college. Barbara Hewitt of Career Services says that the race to get talent early has resulted in a focus on getting early practical experience through many ways in students’ academic careers.
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The Wall Street Journal
Harvard University applications fall by 5%
Penn received more than 65,000 undergraduate applications for the Class of 2028, the most in its history.
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