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A Relays recap
A Relays recap
The 124th running of the Penn Relays featured athletes from more than 200 colleges, 1,000 high schools, and professionals competing in the three-day festival.
Hey Day 2018
Hey Day 2018
When they graduate next year, students in the Class of 2019 will remember April 26 as the heyday of their college lives. Hey Day is the annual rite of passage for juniors, when they move up the class ranks to become seniors.
Two innovative researchers selected as 2018 Carnegie Fellows
Two innovative researchers selected as 2018 Carnegie Fellows
Daniel Q. Gillion and Beth Simmons are among the 29 recipients who will receive a stipend to fund up to two years of research and writing.
Relays Week gets set at Comegys school
Relays Week gets set at Comegys school
The Young Quakers program and USA Track and Field partnered to teach West Philly students the fundamentals of running, jumping, and throwing.
In the power position with Maura Kimmel
In the power position with Maura Kimmel
The super sophomore chats about her record-breaking shot put and discus throws. She is the school record-holder in both outdoor events.
Division of Public Safety unveils drug drop-off box
Division of Public Safety unveils drug drop-off box
A safe site for prescription drug disposal on campus is a major step forward in stemming the opioid epidemic.
Simple solutions help children in Mexican orphanage fight infectious disease
Simple solutions help children in Mexican orphanage fight infectious disease
With the President’s Engagement Prize, senior Alaina Hall, is building a project she calls “Healthy Pequeños,” or “Healthy Little Ones,” which aims to help children in a Mexican orphanage fight infectious disease.
A Wish Tree for Peace grows on College Green
A Wish Tree for Peace grows on College Green
One of a series of art installations designed by Yoko Ono, the interactive exhibit had the public pause, reflect, and share their vision for harmony and unity with handwritten tags on young tree branches.
A life of books
A life of books
Books define the life of Peter Stallybrass, an English professor who has retired after 30 years at Penn, known for his History of Material Texts workshop. He explains the five seminal books of his storied academic career.
Tackling blindness with nanotechnology
Tackling blindness with nanotechnology
To tackle blindness caused by open angle glaucoma, Brandon Kao, Rui Jing Jiang, and Adarsh Battu came up with Visiplate, a nanoscale ocular implant that shunts away excess fluid.