3.18
A vigil to remember, a vigil for hope
“We hold out for better days to come and we will always hold tightly to one another,” Penn’s President Amy Gutmann said, addressing a crowd at a vigil for the New Zealand mosque shooting victims.
Fostering a ‘culture of innovation’
Going plastic neutral
Wharton School establishes the Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance
Groundbreaking chemistry research at record speeds
Bringing healthy smiles to Philadelphia communities
University of Pennsylvania receives $6 million Stavros Niarchos Foundation gift to launch Paideia Program
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Green labs group strives to make science more sustainable
With a Green Labs working group, Elicia Preston of the Perelman School of Medicine and the University’s Sustainability Office in Facilities and Real Estate Services are striving to make the pursuit of scientific research a more eco-friendly endeavor.
Is dog walking hazardous to senior health?
Between 2004 and 2017, dog walking related fractures in people 65 or older more than doubled, and two factors are the cause: increased pet ownership and a greater emphasis, in recent years, on physical activity at older ages.
Bridge to Ph.D. program provides a way forward for greater access in STEM fields
The pilot program in the Department of Mathematics enables students from underrepresented groups to become the next generation of enterprising mathematicians.
College campuses are thinking about lactation spaces—but could be doing more
Breastfeeding mothers in higher-education environments can typically find a place to pump, but only recently have institutions begun to prioritize access to this resource.
Designing with nature, now
Thanks in large part to the foundation Ian McHarg built, PennDesign’s Landscape Architecture Department has led the field for decades. Here’s a glimpse at how it’s staying relevant as the importance for the profession—one that is central to solving some of the world’s greatest challenges—grows.
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Penn Medicine opens new Spine Center at Pennsylvania Hospital
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Abdus-Saboor named Mitchell J. Blutt and Margo Krody Blutt Presidential Professor
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Penn Law creates tailored program for First Generation Scholars
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Marie Kondo at work: Can your office ‘spark joy’?
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3.18
#MeToo and Grassroots Organizing
In recognition of International Women's Day, international scholars join for a panel moderated by Penn Professor of Anthropology Deborah A. Thomas about organizing grassroots movements against sexual assault in the era of #MeToo.
3.21
David Driskell Lecture
David Driskell, emeritus professor of art at the University of Maryland, College Park, delivers the third annual Susan T. Marx Lecture, describing his journey as a scholar and practitioner of African-American art.
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Physics on display
Hundreds of regional junior high and high school students visited Penn’s campus to beat the winter blues—and reds—by watching physics demonstrations about lights and waves.
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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Designing with nature, now
Thanks in large part to the foundation Ian McHarg built, PennDesign’s Landscape Architecture Department has led the field for decades. Here’s a glimpse at how it’s staying relevant as the importance for the profession—one that is central to solving some of the world’s greatest challenges—grows.
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
The language of climate change—and the Anthropocene
Hanna E. Morris, a doctoral student at the Annenberg School for Communication who researches environmental communication, explains the sudden rise of ‘Anthropocene’ as the latest buzzword in the climate dialogue.
