The making of a national champion The making of a national champion Reeham Sedky, a junior on the women’s squash team, chats about her national title and why the sport runs through her blood.
Tapping into current affairs: ‘The World Today’ During the March 27th session of "The World Today," Frank Hoffman, a Wharton graduate and senior research fellow at the Institute for Strategic Studies at National Defense University, discusses "Sharpening the U.S. Competitive Edge - America's New Defense Strategy." Tapping into current affairs: ‘The World Today’ The weekly conversation series at Perry World House allows time to examine global affairs amidst an overwhelming media landscape.
Softball takes two of three in series at Brown Softball takes two of three in series at Brown Penn and Brown played a doubleheader on March 31, and a third game on April 1. The Quakers won the first two games 13-4 and 6-2.
Two Penn undergraduates receive coveted Goldwater Scholarships Two Penn undergraduates receive coveted Goldwater Scholarships Two juniors at the University of Pennsylvania have been selected as Goldwater Scholars, awarded to undergraduates pursuing research careers in the natural sciences, math, or engineering.
Student-led Campus Conversation kicks off Mental Wellness Awareness Week Student-led Campus Conversation kicks off Mental Wellness Awareness Week A panel of undergraduate and graduate students address stresses of college life, and what resources are available to help bolster their health and wellness.
Gearing up for Open Enrollment: What’s new and what’s staying the same Gearing up for Open Enrollment: What’s new and what’s staying the same From April 23 to May 4, Penn employees who wish to make changes to their health care elections will be able to do so.
A topological phenomenon could light the path toward faster optical communications A schematic drawing of the unusual topological energy landscape around a pair of exceptional points (red dots) showing the emergence of a bulk Fermi arc (middle arc) and exotic polarization contours that form a Mobius-strip-like texture (top and bottoms strips). Credit: Hengyun Zhou, Lei Chen A topological phenomenon could light the path toward faster optical communications A new study led by University of Pennsylvania physicist Bo Zhen investigated topological phenomena in open, or non-Hermitian, physical systems which could potentially lead to faster connection speeds in optical communications.
When Penn went to the Final Four When Penn went to the Final Four The Quakers made it all the way to the Final Four in 1979, where they faced a Michigan State team led by someone named Earvin “Magic” Johnson.
Leading the way in LGBT healthcare quality Leading the way in LGBT healthcare quality An annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation includes Penn Medicine hospitals as top providers for quality and inclusive care for LGBT patients.
A new-to-us anatomical feature may benefit cancer research and other diseases A new-to-us anatomical feature may benefit cancer research and other diseases The “interstitium” may be a shock absorber to many organs and tissues.