Field hockey team knocks off Nova, falls to Saint Joe’s Field hockey team knocks off Nova, falls to Saint Joe’s The Quakers split two games against City Six foes.
Chicago Furniture Bank is up and running, serving the community Chicago Furniture Bank is up and running, serving the community Thanks to a President’s Engagement Prize, Andrew Witherspoon, James McPhail, and Griffin Amdur wasted no time after graduation getting their nonprofit off the ground.
Finding patterns in a class of neurological disorders Finding patterns in a class of neurological disorders Research from Penn Engineering and the Perelman School of Medicine has found that the shared pattern is misfolded in Fragile X Syndrome, a member of the class of disorders that also includes ALS and Huntington’s disease
Third annual Penn Global Week fosters a world-minded campus Penn Global Week’s 2017 Arts and Culture Showcase at Perry World House. Photo by Eddy Marenco Third annual Penn Global Week fosters a world-minded campus The four-day celebration, from Sept. 11-14, will feature an arts showcase, a brand-new story slam, a passport program, and an information fair.
Stigmatizing views and myths about psoriasis are pervasive Stigmatizing views and myths about psoriasis are pervasive New multidisciplinary research involving both psychologists and dermatologists from the Perelman School of Medicine is the first to examine how common this stigma may be among the general population of the United States.
Collective grief over loss from Brazil’s National Museum fire Fire at the National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro, on September 2, 2018. Photo by Felipe Milanez Collective grief over loss from Brazil’s National Museum fire Members of the Penn Museum’s archeological community discuss the devastation felt over the destruction of an invaluable piece of world history.
Floating art installation brings Schuylkill River history to life On three Saturday evenings in September, Jacob Rivkin, an artist-in-residence with the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities, will be floating on the Schuylkill River, displaying hand-drawn animations on a screen suspended between two canoes. His work reflects past and present narratives about the waterway. (Photo: Aidan Un) Floating art installation brings Schuylkill River history to life Jacob Rivkin, an artist-in-residence for the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities and an instructor in the School of Design, will present a public art installation on the Schuylkill River called “Floating Archives,” starting this weekend. (Video)
HR adds enhancements to Employee Assistance Program HR adds enhancements to Employee Assistance Program Faculty and staff services can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In addition, in-laws are covered under the program.
Even if Roe isn’t overturned, abortion access could fall, say Penn legal scholars Even if Roe isn’t overturned, abortion access could fall, say Penn legal scholars Penn Law’s Allison Hoffman and Serena Mayeri explain that the real threat to abortion access is a state-by-state application of restrictions on clinics and practitioners, without interfering with Roe v. Wade as settled law.
A chance to be an art curator The Arthur Ross Gallery is offering 125 artworks in the University of Pennsylvania’s collection for the public to choose from in its first crowdsourced exhibit, “Citizen Salon.” A chance to be an art curator In a creative approach to curating its next art exhibition, the Arthur Ross Gallery is opening the choice of artworks to the public through its first-ever crowdsourcing effort.