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Art exhibit showcases lesser-known works

Penn has prominent works of art on display around campus, including Claes Oldenburg’s “Split Button” outside the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center and Robert Indiana’s “LOVE” sculpture on College Green. But the University also holds some lesser-known pieces in its 6,000-item art collection.

Lightbulb Café sheds light on religious monument restoration in Pakistan

Last spring, U.S. forces found Osama bin Laden in a secret lair in Pakistan; a CIA operative was detained in Lahore. Michael Meister's funded research trip to Pakistan was postponed.

Turn your passion into action with Penn’s Way

Whether ending hunger is your concern, or increasing educational opportunities for West Philadelphia children is your passion, the Penn’s Way campaign gives faculty and staff a way to turn interest into action. For six consecutive years, the University and Penn Medicine have teamed up to run the workplace charitable-giving initiative that gives employees the opportunity to make a difference in the community.

Meredith, Penn Relays inducted into Philly Sports Hall of Fame

Penn and Rutgers Psychologists Increase Understanding of How the Brain Perceives Shades of Gray

PHILADELPHIA — Vision is amazing because it seems so mundane. Peoples’ eyes, nerves and brains translate light into electrochemical signals and then into an experience of the world around them. A close look at the physics of just the first part of this process shows that even seemingly simple tasks, like keeping a stable perception of an object’s color in different lighting conditions or distinguishing black and white objects, is, in fact, very challenging. 

Children’s Festival founder honored with Creative Spirit Award

In the 1980s, former Penn professor Catherine “Kaki” Marshall noticed a campaign in major Canadian cities to provide quality theater festivals for children. Impressed by their efforts, Marshall decided to mimic the campaign in the United States. “It was such a wake-up call,” Marshall says. “It’s so necessary for a culture to have children exposed to the best in arts.”

DPS offers free lockout and jumpstart services

Imagine getting in your car after a hard day’s night, putting your keys in the ignition and getting...nothing. Your car will not start. The lights won’t turn on. Nor will the power windows work. The battery is dead. Unless you have a friend in the area with jumper cables, you are probably out of luck.

Breaking the ‘tribal culture’ in healthcare

To meet the needs of a global society, healthcare professionals must join forces in new ways, according to Richard Horton, editor of the internationally renowned medical journal The Lancet, who delivered a lecture titled “A Bonfire of the Professions: Prospects for Global Health” at Penn’s School of Nursing on Nov. 9.

Penn Celebrates Launch of First-of-Its-Kind Program in Market and Social Systems Engineering

WHO:            University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science faculty, guest speakers from Google, Hunch, Northwestern University and Cornell University WHAT:          Program Director Michael Kearns, along with leaders in academia and the tech industry, talk about applications of network and systems science. A reception will follow.

Penn Honors the Nation’s Veterans

PHILADELPHIA — In honor of Veterans Day, the University of Pennsylvania will hold a flag-raising ceremony on Locust Walk in front of Van Pelt Library at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11.  Co-hosted by the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs, Veterans Upward Bound Program and Veterans @ Penn Committee, the ceremony will include a presentation of colors by the U.S.