News Archives

Penn Science Café Presents: Talk the Talk –- Evolution for Everyone

WHO:Dr. Janet Monge, co-curator of the upcoming exhibit “Surviving: The Body of Evidence,” part of a Year of Evolution at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and AnthropologyWHAT:

Bernard Vallat of World Organization for Animal Health Is Named First Penn Vet World Award Recipient

PHILADELPHIA –- Bernard Vallat, director general of the World Organization for Animal Health, is the first recipient of the Penn Vet World Award from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. The award is to be given annually to a veterinarian who has dramatically changed the practice and image of the profession and substantially influenced the lives and careers of others. It provides $100,000 in unrestricted funding to the recipient.

Conference at Penn to Focus on Integration of Global Business/Environmental Concerns

University of Pennsylvania Selects Patkau Architects to Design New Student Residence on Hill Square

PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania has selected Patkau Architects of Canada as the designer for the new College House at Hill Square, the first new residential hall to be constructed at Penn in more than three decades. This project will bring together students, faculty and staff in a diverse community built on common intellectual interests.

Remembered Light

WHAT: “Remembered Light: Destruction and Resurrection, Glass Fragments from World War II,” a free exhibit at the Arthur Ross Gallery, 220 S. 34th St., between Walnut and Spruce streets, in the Fisher Fine Arts Library. WHEN: March 28 through June 15, 2008.

Exhibit highlights local black pioneer

Photo credit: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania The early nineteenth century was a difficult time for African Americans, with slavery, prejudice and racism the norm. Even still, African-American composer Francis Johnson, through the power of his music, was able to transcend the racial hostilities of the day and garner the respect of both blacks and whites.

See you next season ...

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament wrapped up this week, bringing another exciting hoops season to an end. Penn finished third in the Ivy League, and missed the Big Dance, but never lost the support of its faithful fans. Photo credit: Mark Stehle

Penn Students Vie for Top Prizes in Annual Invention Competition: PennVention

PHILADELPHIA –- The Weiss Tech House, a student-run hub of technological innovation at the University of Pennsylvania, announced today the 11 student inventions that will compete in the fourth annual PennVention competition.

Sylvester Broxton

Photo credit: Mark Stehle WHO HE IS: Parking attendant/groundskeeper at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine YEARS AT PENN: 16

Look good, feel good

Photo credit:Candace diCarlo Don’t kid yourself—you care how you look. Most of us do, and with good reason: Research has shown that attractive people are treated better by others, and seen in a more favorable light by others, than less attractive people.