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The LGBT Center’s new Clothing Closet
Wes Alvers and Jake Muscato stand amid piles of folded clothing

Wes Alvers, left, and Jake Muscato, right, at the LGBT Center Drop & Swap. 

The LGBT Center’s new Clothing Closet

A new partnership between Wellness at Penn and the LGBT Center offers a sustainable way for students, faculty, staff, and community members to recycle outfits and shop for new ones.

Kristina García

Jewish history scholar talks antisemitism in today’s world
Protesters march across a bridge protesting against hate and antisemitism.

Image: AFP

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  • Q&A

    • Jewish history scholar talks antisemitism in today’s world

    Historian Beth S. Wenger discusses the history of modern antisemitism, its effect on the Jewish people, antisemitism on the right and left, Kanye West, Kyrie Irving, criticism of Israel, and the history of Jewish people in America.
    James Ker and students are helping Latin live
    Interior of a reading room in the Fisher Fine Arts Library.

    James Ker and students are helping Latin live

    The professor of classical studies researches new approaches to teaching the language that reflects the 21st century.

    Susan Ahlborn

    Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender
    Faculty member Beans Velocci

    Beans Velocci, a faculty member in the Department of History and Sociology of Science, studies the complex and conflicting ways gender and sex have been investigated and represented by scientists and medical professionals.

    Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender

    Beans Velocci of the School of Arts & Sciences explores how sex and gender have been shaped and categorized through history—and the consequences of those constructions taking on the guise of scientific and medical fact.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Penn fourth-year Vikram Balasubramanian named George J. Mitchell Scholar
    Vikram Balasubramanian standing in front of a leafy hedge wearing a suit and tie

    Fourth-year Vikram Balasubramanian has been selected as one of 12 in the nation to receive a George J. Mitchell Scholarship, which covers one academic year of graduate study in Ireland or Northern Ireland.

    Penn fourth-year Vikram Balasubramanian named George J. Mitchell Scholar

    Fourth-year Vikram Balasubramanian, a double-major in statistics and philosophy in the Wharton School and the College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as one of 12 in the nation to receive a George J. Mitchell Scholarship, which covers one academic year of graduate study in Ireland or Northern Ireland.
    Scholarships place ‘world of opportunity’ within reach
    Magill at podium speaking to crowd in decorated gym

    Liz Magill, at her first Named Scholarship Celebration as Penn’s president, addresses the crowd of gracious donors and their student recipients.  

    Scholarships place ‘world of opportunity’ within reach

    Penn’s Named Scholarship Celebration returned to Rockwell Gymnasium on Nov. 16—the first time it’s been held in person since 2019.

    Lauren Hertzler

    Building mentorship—through food
    People dining with fall foliage in the background

    Students dining inside Lauder College House. (Image: Sam Turner)

    Building mentorship—through food

    A new initiative, Mentor Meals, aims to bring students together with faculty and staff through a complimentary lunch at Lauder College House.
    Weitzman’s Daniela Fabricius on architecture, labor, and history
    Daniela Fabricius.

    Assistant professor of architecture Daniela Fabricius. (Image: Weitzman News)

    Weitzman’s Daniela Fabricius on architecture, labor, and history

    The architectural theorist and historian is teaching a class titled Architecture and Labor while working on two books, including “The Ethics of Calculation: Architecture and Rationalism in Postwar Germany.”

    From the Weitzman School of Design

    Teen drivers often unsafe on the road with speeding and handheld cellphone use
    A teenagers hands holding a steering wheel in one hand and a smartphone in the other.

    Teen drivers often unsafe on the road with speeding and handheld cellphone use

    Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in adolescents, and risky driving behaviors like cellphone use can contribute to crashes. New research finds many teens struggle to abide by the rules of the road.

    From Penn Nursing News

    New Eastern Mediterranean Gallery opens at the Penn Museum
    half dozen people in a museum gallery

    Featuring 400 objects that span a period of 4,000 years, the Penn Museum is opening a new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, the latest step in its building transformation.

    New Eastern Mediterranean Gallery opens at the Penn Museum

    Featuring 400 objects that span a period of 4,000 years, the Penn Museum is opening its new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, the latest step in a multi-year building transformation.