In the 18th century, it was a bucolic community called Blockley Township. Now, we know it as University City, a rich and diverse community that is a hub of transportation, education, research and medicine with an industrial legacy to boot. Photographer Dave Latakos, whose "A View from University City" is shown here, has created a photo-essay, "Neighborhood Contrasts--University City," that captures all the various architectural, institutional and human elements that give University City its character today.
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NEIGHBORHOOD CONTRASTS--UNIVERSITY CITY: Through April 9 at the University City Arts League, 4226 Spruce St. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 1 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Info: 382-7811.
Materials in the Annenberg School for Communication Library Archives include thousands of TV scripts, the first issue of TV Guide, and interviews about the early days of HBO—which help to chronicle TV’s 100-year story.
Centering joy in AI development and implementation
PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton—of Annenberg and SP2—and collaborators introduce a joy-informed framework designed to initiate conversations among engineers, designers, and researchers.
Winter Storm Fern brought icy and snowy conditions to the Northeast and other parts of the country over the weekend. Penn Today asks physicist Robert Carpick about the unique properties of ice, the science of curling, and how close we are to ‘nonslip’ ice.
Organizations like Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships foster collaborations between Penn and public schools in the West Philadelphia community.
Penn receives national distinction for community engagement
The recognition by the American Council on Education and Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching acknowledges Penn’s long-standing commitment to community-engaged scholarship and partnerships in West Philadelphia and beyond.
In the 18th century, it was a bucolic community called Blockley Township. Now, we know it as University City, a rich and diverse community that is a hub of transportation, education, research and medicine with an industrial legacy to boot. Photographer Dave Latakos, whose "A View from University City" is shown here, has created a photo-essay, "Neighborhood Contrasts--University City," that captures all the various architectural, institutional and human elements that give University City its character today. 
