Freshmen fly high, land weekly awards Freshmen fly high, land weekly awards Janae Stewart of the women’s soccer team has been selected Ivy League Rookie of the Week and Jake Inserra of the sprint football team has been named CSFL Co-Defensive Player of the Week and Co-Rookie of the Week.
Steiner’s term as dean of Penn’s Weitzman School of Design is extended Frederick “Fritz” Steiner, dean of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania.nocred Steiner’s term as dean of Penn’s Weitzman School of Design is extended Frederick “Fritz” Steiner’s term as dean of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design has been extended two years to June 30, 2025. The announcement was made by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Interim Provost Beth A. Winkelstein.
A pandemic year, in photos Annenberg’s Kyle Cassidy, with Pete Coyle, an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School. Together they came up with the idea for this exhibit, which Cassidy says can be adapted to almost any group and many kinds of spaces. A pandemic year, in photos ‘Apart Together,’ a new photography exhibit at the Annenberg School, shows that despite not being physically in the same place the past 18 months, our shared experiences kept us connected.
Penn baffles Brown, moves to .500 in league play Penn baffles Brown, moves to .500 in league play The field hockey team defeated Brown 3-2 on Saturday in Rhode Island, the Quakers’ 10th consecutive win over the Bears.
National Academy of Medicine welcomes two new members from Penn Marylyn D. Ritchie and Sarah A. Tishkoff are Penn’s newest elected members of the National Academy of Medicine. National Academy of Medicine welcomes two new members from Penn The Perelman School of Medicine’s Marylyn D. Ritchie and PIK Professor Sarah A. Tishkoff are among 100 new members to be elected this year to the Academy, one of the highest honors in health and medicine.
Penn’s Way kicks off workplace giving campaign, with $1.6M goal nocred Penn’s Way kicks off workplace giving campaign, with $1.6M goal The charitable giving campaign runs through Nov. 19. The campaign is built on three pillars: health care disparity, food insecurity, and social justice.
Religious freedom as a tool for American occupation Jolyon Thomas, associate professor of religious studies in the School of Arts & Sciences Religious freedom as a tool for American occupation Jolyon Thomas, an associate professor of religious studies, discusses his award-winning book, ‘Faking Liberties: Religious Freedom in American-Occupied Japan.’
Understanding civic engagement Civic House. (Image: Eric Sucar) Understanding civic engagement In the latest episode of Penn Today’s ‘Understand This …’ podcast series, Herman Beavers of the School of Arts & Sciences and Glenn Bryan of the Office of Government and Community Affairs discuss civic engagement—and jazz.
How consumers describe racism in health care How consumers describe racism in health care A team of researchers looked at Yelp reviews of hospitals that highlighted racist experiences.
The business of sports reckons with domestic violence off the field When a professional athlete is accused of domestic assault, how do the sport and the corporate brands tied to the athlete respond? The business of sports reckons with domestic violence off the field Wharton’s Americus Reed and Abraham J. Wyner explain how athletes’ endorsement contracts might be more relevant than their sports performance, and how all are at stake when allegations of misconduct arise.