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Despite SEPTA’s budget cliff, Roosevelt Boulevard subway backers seek path to Northeast Philly extension

Jay Arzu, a Ph.D. candidate in the Weitzman School of Design, says that SEPTA’s current financial problems should not keep it from long-range planning.

2025-09-03

Career Services Resume ‘Lab’

Participants will learn from Career Services advisors in this hands-on “co-working” session focused on building and refining an excellent resume. Leveraging tips and insights from the session, attendees will have dedicated time to work on resume materials alongside peers while advisors are available to address questions in real-time. Open to Penn students only.

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, 3420 Walnut St.

2025-11-13

Designing for Fire

A large wildfire burns in the mountains above a California city.

This interdisciplinary symposium, organized by assistant professor of landscape architecture Nicholas Pevzner, will bring together experts in wildfire adaptation, fire management, design, forest management, and sustainable forestry to explore the interlinked challenges of designing and managing landscapes for fire resilience in the face of a changing climate.

All Day

Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S. 34th St.

2025-07-30

Entrepreneur Breakthroughs in AI for Higher Education

Attendees will learn how Isabella Kulstad of Cloud IX and Dan Futrell of Polymath University, two Milken–Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition semifinalists, are leveraging AI to enhance campus safety and security while future-proofing students with uniquely human skills like curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking.

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Virtual

2025-07-28

What to Expect in the American Classroom

Empty desks in elementary school classroom.

This virtual session, designed for incoming international students, will explore norms and expectations in the American college classroom. The program will be facilitated by SP2 alum nonprofit, i-Planet.

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Virtual

2025-10-15

Career Tools: Discerning Your Career Path

Chaz Howard, Penn’s University Chaplain and Vice President for Social Equity & Community, will draw on lessons from his most recent book, “Uncovering Your Path: Spiritual Reflections for Finding Your Purpose,” to discuss how Penn alumni can approach mid-career changes and new professional paths in their lives.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Virtual

2025-08-05

Smart Money Moves for Gen Z Professionals

A blurred hand holding a stack of dollar bills, pushing them toward the camera.

As part of the 2025 Summer Career Navigator Series hosted by Career Services, this session will help participants to more effectively navigate the world of money, empowering them to make smart decisions and build a secure financial future.

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Virtual

Live Science

We’re within three years of reaching a critical climate threshold. Can we reverse course?

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that it’s cheaper, easier, and more effective to curb carbon emissions now than to reverse a temperature rise that has already happened.

ScienceAlert

One dietary supplement shown to reduce aggression by up to 28%

A study by Adrian Raine of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues found that omega-3 fatty acids led to a reduction in aggression by as much as 28 percent.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn CRISPR science is the foundation for a gene-editing heart disease treatment under Eli Lilly

Kiran Musunuru of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the future of CRISPR gene-editing technology and its potential to combat heart disease.