In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
This year marks the 25th annual National Poetry Month, a celebration of poets and poetry organized by the Academy of American Poets. Like last year, this year’s National Poetry Month celebrations are taking part online, while the Penn Libraries shares its selections of books and audiovisual resources.
FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →
Penn’s Division of Human Resources has announced the 2021 honorees in four categories: Models of Excellence, Pillars of Excellence, Model Supervisor, and a special category, Sustaining Penn Through COVID-19. The awards go to staff members who show initiative, leadership, increased efficiency, and a deep commitment to service.
FULL STORY AT Almanac →
The Pennovation Lab’s newest tenant, Strella Biotechnology, is expanding its agricultural innovation within the Pennovation Works ecosystem. The Lab is designed for companies that have secured early-stage funding and have outgrown their incubator space. With this new lease, nearly one third of the building is already under agreement.
FULL STORY AT Pennovation Works →
Penn Libraries’ collections of Hindi films feature a range of popular and historically significant cinema that chronicles the growth of film culture in India, particularly the output of Bombay. It includes physical media, most of which are DVDs, as well as a growing collection of streaming video that includes films assigned in or used in courses at Penn.
FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →
Penn Libraries celebrates Black History Month with a dive deep into the history of African American life, and the varied contributions of Black Americans to culture, art, politics, activism, scholarship, and more.
FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →
The annual MLK Community Involvement Awards emphasized our common humanity and acknowledged individuals whose active service exemplifies Dr. King’s vision, with student performances, remarks from President Amy Gutmann, Provost Wendell Pritchett and Penn student leaders.
FULL STORY AT The Office of the Chaplain →
Penn ranks 7th overall in the area of Diversity and Affordability and 5th overall in the area of Transportation. Sustainable Campus Index recognizes top-performing sustainable colleges and universities overall and in 17 impact areas, as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System.
FULL STORY AT Penn Sustainability →
Peter Fixler has been hired as the chief arborist at the Morris Arboretum, a position made possible by the McCausland Foundation and Janet and John Haas, who have combined forces to fully endow the Chief Arborist position. In doing so, they have chosen to honor Paul W. Meyer, who recently retired after 43 years of service, 27 of those as the F. Otto Haas Executive Director.
FULL STORY AT Almanac →
The Penn Libraries has purchased Southern Life, Slavery and the Civil War, consisting largely of collections documenting laws and labor practices underpinning the slave system in the South before and during the Civil War, but including material related to the Civil War. Along with laws, legal cases, petitions and correspondence with Attorneys General, these collections include records of industrial operations based on slave labor, Confederate and Union records, and manuscripts documenting the families and busine
FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →
Fall Group Exercise classes will be free to all members of the Penn Community.
FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →
