In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Some dressed as Disney characters, others as superheroes, students and faculty from Penn Dental Medicine provided free dental care to local children as part of Public Citizens for Children and Youth’s 15th annual Give Kids a Smile event. Dental students also provided oral health education to participating children in the waiting area of the pediatric clinic.
FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →
In the last decade, researchers have been documenting what many of us know intuitively—that nature is good for our health and well-being. Join Penn’s 30x30 Challenge and commit to spending at least 30 minutes outdoors in nature every day during the month of April. 30x30 is open to all Penn students, staff, and faculty.
FULL STORY AT Penn Sustainability →
Alist of the twelve recipients of the 2018 Teaching and Provost's Awards for health and non-health disciplines, and non-tenure faculty and staff.
FULL STORY AT Almanac →
On March 22 at 11:30 a.m., Graduate School of Education professors Harris Sokoloff and Jonathan Zimmerman will host the forum “Left, Right, and Center: Can We Talk About Sexual Harassment?” as part of the Penn Teach-in. At 4 p.m., Philadelphia Writing Project will screen the documentary “American Creed,” followed by a about civic engagement and participation.
FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →
From March 19 through 23, Penn Sustainability is hosting the Power Down Challenge 2018, a movement to reduce energy consumption. The week features numerous events, including a tour of MOD 6, one of the University’s chilled water plants, a sculpture tour, and on Wednesday, March 21, a campus-wide energy reduction challenge.
FULL STORY AT Penn Sustainability →
Laurie Allen of the Libraries was featured in the Library Journal for her advocacy with the Data Refuge project to download environmental data from government websites. Many terabytes of data were collected, but she said the greater impact was “helping many people think differently about the ways we value and care for information for the long term.”
FULL STORY AT Penn Library Journal →
It is no simple task to represent the entirety of the Penn Libraries film collections under the rubric African cinema. The Penn Libraries has been collecting film and media from around the world for decades, including films by African directors and about Africa.
FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →
