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Penn and China: A long history
Dear Benny: I hear that Penn is going to expand its collaborations with two Chinese universities. So I was wondering: Is Penn’s involvement with China relatively new, or does the University have a long history in this area?—International Relations Major
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Musical Medicine
Photo credit: Mark Stehle Here’s a typical day for Matt Lenz: A lot of time in bed. Some television. Meeting with his doctors. Taking some meds. Maybe a short walk around the halls, just to get up and around. But that’s about it. Such is life when you’re battling cancer.
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Is there a future for newspapers?
Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Columnist and blogger Dick Polman first came to Penn in 1999, auditing classes through a one-semester fellowship. He was immediately hooked.
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Psoriasis associated with increased risk of heart attacks, other diseases
Psoriasis patients can suffer from mild forms of the disease, with small patches of red, inflamed skin on elbows and knees. Or they can endure much more severe cases in which the body is totally covered in red, unsightly rashes. But as it turns out, psoriasis—and the severity to which people have it—is more than just an uncomfortable, sometimes painful, skin disease.
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Penn Community Participates in National RecycleMania Competition on Campus
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania is joining more than 400 colleges and universities participating in RecycleMania, a competition for faculty, staff and students designed to encourage both recycling and waste minimization. Until March 28, campuses will compete in different contests to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per person, the largest amount of total recyclables, the least amount of trash per person and have the highest recycling rate.
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University of Pennsylvania Announces On-Campus Viewing Locations for Presidential Inauguration
WHEN: Jan. 20, 2009, 10 a.m. WHERE: Penn's Presidential Inauguration Celebration (part of MLK Symposium) Houston Hall, Bodek Lounge 3417 Spruce St. Houston Hall 3417 Spruce St. Hall of Flags Bistro Reading Room Graduate Student Center 3615 Locust Walk Greenfield Intercultural Center 3708 Chestnut St.
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“Obama and the World”: Penn Professors Discuss the Foreign Policy Challenges Facing the Obama Administration
“Obama and the World”: Penn Professors Discuss the Foreign Policy Challenges Facing the Obama Administration
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Penn's Project for Civic Engagement Hosts Community Forums on the City Budget: Tight Times, Tough Choices
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania Project for Civic Engagement is hosting four community forums across the city to gather citizen input that can be incorporated into developing the city’s proposed budget for 2010.
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Danny Glover to Deliver Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice at Penn Jan. 21
WHO: Danny Glover, actor, producer and humanitarianWHAT: 9th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice WHEN: 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 21WHERE: Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Zellerbach Theater, 3680 Walnut St.
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Penn Panel to Debate Local, Global Challenges to Sustainability at Jan. 16 Founder's Day Symposium
WHAT: A panel of scholars from across the University of Pennsylvania will discuss “Seeking Sustainability: Penn Confronts the Local and Global Challenge” at the University’s annual Founder’s Day Symposium, sponsored by the Faculty Senate to celebrate the birth of University founder Benjamin Franklin. The co-sponsor this year is Penn’s Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership.