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HR awards Models of Excellence
The Division of Human Resources (HR) has announced the 2015 Models of Excellence Program Award winners, an initiative introduced in 1999 to recognize notable staff member accomplishments at Penn that reflect initiative, leadership, increased efficiency
New Penn MOOC provides intro to American law
It is next to impossible to open a newspaper, browse the web, or watch television without coming across an item of consequence related to the law.
Penn Science, Lightbulb cafés spring forth
On many a Tuesday this semester, Penn will gladly shine a spotlight on University research in the sciences through the Penn Science Café, and showcase research in the social sciences, the arts, and the humanities by way of the Penn Lightbulb Café.
Wharton prof gives advice on integrating work and life
Twenty-four hours does not seem like enough time for people to juggle their professional responsibilities while also raising their children, engaging with the community, and taking care of themselves and their home. The population at large, in the United States and abroad, finds it increasingly difficult to manage their work and private lives, and achieve harmony between the two.
HUP dept. delivers precious bundles of joy
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) delivers more than 4,100 babies each year, slightly less than its older sibling, Pennsylvania Hospital.
A more perfect criminal justice system
America’s system of criminal justice is supposed to be equal, exact, and colorblind, but it is not without its flaws. Created by human beings, it is at the mercy of human error, usually made in good faith, although occasionally with ill intent.
GSE's design studio nurtures innovation in education
Innovation @ Penn GSE is a space within the University’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) where theory and practice from a variety of fields and disciplines come together to drive meaningful, positive educational change.
Africana studies prof gives brief history of American slavery
Heather Andrea Williams, a Presidential Professor and professor in the Department of Africana Studies in the School of Arts
Penn Museum program takes Philly students back in time for hands-on tour of ancient world
Seventh-grade students across the School District of Philadelphia can travel back in time and explore Ancient Rome and Ancient Egypt through the Penn Museum’s new “Unpacking the Past” program.
Dalits overcome caste barriers to become self-made entrepreneurs
The dehumanizing system of racial segregation that flourished in the American South from the end of Reconstruction through the 1970s has a friend in the former caste system in India. Both were callous, heartless, and cruel, and marginalized an oppressed people.