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Karen Detlefsen named Penn vice provost for education
The professor of philosophy in the School of Arts & Sciences, with a secondary appointment in the Graduate School of Education, has been named vice provost for education at the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1.
News・ Sports
Saturday was a good day for Penn sports
Saturday was a busy day for Penn’s athletic teams and the Quakers put up impressive performances on water and land.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Penn’s new Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies
The new center will stimulate and support research and teaching on the Latin American region and the Latinx populations of the U.S. and provide an integrated academic base for scholars, students, and programs that focus on these topics.
News・ Campus & Community
Engaging the community, one mask at a time
At 10 sites across campus for 10 weeks, Penn Nursing students made 400 weekly observations about mask usage, part of MASCUP, a nationwide initiative spearheaded by the CDC that includes 53 colleges and universities.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
End of an era
On April 19, Raúl Castro stepped down from his role as the head of Cuba’s communist party. Penn Today talked with Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw of the School of Arts & Sciences about the future of Cuban politics, the economy, and art after the close of the Castro era.
News・ Science & Technology
Empowering refugee communities with access to clean water
With project Maji, seniors Martin Leet and Leah Voytovich will use their President’s Engagement Prize to install a solar-powered water tank and provide agricultural and first aid training for members of the Olua I community.
News・ Education, Business, & Law
Wharton Dolphin Tank winners create opportunities for impact
The virtual pitch contest, held in March, focused on ways to improve student wellness at the business school.
News・ Health Sciences
Ingredient in Indian long pepper shows promise against brain cancer
Penn scientists use cryo-electron microscopy to illuminate how a chemical compound found in the plant, piperlongumine, works against glioblastoma.
News・ Sports
Penn announces 2020-21 senior student-athlete awards
Andrew Douglas, Uchechi Nwogwugwu, Jennifer Richards, and Ben Padon were honored for their performances in athletics and in the classroom.
News・ Health Sciences
From polio pioneer to COVID-19 crusader
Stephen Gluckman, infectious disease specialist and director of Penn Global Medicine, reflects on past and present vaccines.