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At the heart of Penn’s campus on the popular College Green sits a massive 135-year-old American elm.
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.
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.
Sometimes those who are most creative have the messiest minds.
Ever wonder what goes into designing and organizing an art exhibition? Through a new educational talk series, the Institute of Contemporary Art of the University of Pennsylvania (ICA) is sharing its behind-the-scenes knowledge with curious visitors.
When College House Eco-Reps Elena Crouch and Michael Shu, both rising seniors at Penn, came up with an idea to implement drying racks in all the laundry rooms at Harnwell College House, they knew just where to turn for support: the
Nothing beats summer’s juicy peaches, fresh watermelon, delicious tomatoes, and vibrant herbs. All season long, tasty local fruits and vegetables are at the fingertips of Penn faculty, staff, and students, thanks to West Philly Foods CSA.
For three weeks every summer, a group of advanced high school students from around the world come to Penn’s campus to study.
Lucious Lyon, from the popular FOX TV show “Empire,” is often associated with gun violence, alcohol abuse, and unsafe sex. The music mogul’s conduct has something in common with many teenagers: Their risky behaviors tend to happen in clusters.
The graduate student in environmental studies is running three “bioblitzes” as part of her capstone project.