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Martin Luther King Jr.’s time studying at Penn

A new book chronicles the student years of Martin Luther King Jr., and the time he spent taking secular classes at Penn.

Singing the praises of progress for first-generation, low-income students

Kerry O’Neil knew that the University of Pennsylvania was the right place for her, despite its location 3,300 miles from her home in Glasgow, Scotland.

Determined undergraduates and life-changing scholarships feted at annual celebration

Two Penn seniors spoke about overcoming challenges and Undergraduate Named Scholarships during an April 3 celebration in New York.

Women’s track and field ranked No. 1 in Mid-Atlantic Region

The coaches association recently ranked the Quakers first in the Mid-Atlantic Region out of 36 teams.

Human rights, forced migration, and immigration policy are topics of April 10 conference

As part of the 2018 Global Shifts Colloquium, the Perry World House panel will explore the impact of global refugee migration on the political, social, and environmental climate.

Schwarzman Scholars Program funds graduate study in China

Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman will discuss the program-and why Penn students should apply-on Thursday, April 5, at Huntsman Hall with Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett.

Honoring Penn’s exceptional staffers

On Wednesday, April 4, the University community celebrated outstanding staffers in the 19th annual Models of Excellence Ceremony.

Top left: Chicago Furniture Bank. Top Right: rePurpose. Bottom Left: Alaiana Hall. Bottom Right: Avisi.

Class of 2018 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners announced

Nine seniors received the annual awards for their post-graduate projects, designed to make a meaningful global impact.

Researchers show that cells’ perception of stiffness is a matter of time

The relative stiffness of a cell’s environment is known to have a large effect on that cell’s behavior, including how well the cell can stick or move. Now, a new study by University of Pennsylvania researchers demonstrates the role timing plays in how cells perceive this stiffness.

Dispelling ideas about what social work is, and is not

To coincide with the annual "Shout Out" on Locust Walk, students and staff at the School of Social Policy and Practice highlight facts and dispel misinformation about the social work profession.

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