In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Penn Praxis, the social impact design and community engagement consulting arm of PennDesign, has been working with the South Whitehall township to formulate a series of design ideas for improving its streetscapes and prominent public places.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
Penn Medicine hospitals have been ranked among the top hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, achieving Honor Roll status and top rankings in 12 clinical specialties.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
On October 19, 2018, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design will award its fourth annual Carnot Prize to the Honorable Shri Piyush Goyal, India’s former minister of power and renewables and current minister of railways and coal.
FULL STORY AT Kleinman Center →
This summer, students from the high school are participating in a “reverse internship” at Penn GSE, giving their perspective about school and life to new students in Penn GSE’s Urban Teaching Apprentice Program.
FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →
Yana Banerjee, a nurse practitioner in the Penn Sleep Center, shares better-sleep tips for hot summer weather, including sleep restriction, stimulus control instructions, and sleep hygiene.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Incoming freshman Michaela McMahon has been named to the 2019 U.S. Women's Lacrosse U19 National Team training squad. The midfielder will now train with Team USA in hopes of making the final roster for the 2019 Federation of International Lacrosse Women's U19 World Championships.
FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →
The Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice anticipates funding multiple projects each academic year, with an average award size of $50,000 per project, that will work to improve the country's criminal justice system.
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
Wharton's David Zaring argues that the Securities and Exchange Commission's five-year statute of limitations could be successfully overturned, leading to more prosecutions of powerful racketeers.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
The Penn football team will enter camp with 13 players recognized as preseason All-Ivy by Phil Steele's annual FCS Preview Magazine, with six Quakers chosen as preseason first team selections.
FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →
Wharton's Sarah Light and John Paul MacDuffie discuss a proposal to freeze U.S. fuel efficiency standards, a move that would reverse an Obama-era policy calling on automakers to hit an efficiency target of 54.5 mpg by 2025.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
