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Rehabilitating soldiers after war
By 1916, the U.S. federal government had spent more than $5 billion on Civil War pensions, more than the cost of the entire four-year war.
HR programs help resolve workplace conflicts
With a total regular workforce of more than 16,300 faculty and staff, and nearly 16,000 more in the Health System, Penn is a small city that requires an army of dedicated employees to keep the institution running smoothly.
A bus minus a whale equals a new look at math
What first-hand knowledge do West Philadelphia middle school students have about whales? Probably not much, considering the scarcity of whales in the area. New Jersey’s Adventure Aquarium doesn’t have any on display, nor does Baltimore’s National Aquarium. (Although there was that time a beluga whale made its way up the Delaware River.)
Researchers find troubling link between low birth weight and autism
Low birth weight babies, infants born weighing between one and five pounds, can face a host of long-term health and developmental issues, including illness, infection and, according to a study from the School of Nursing, an increased risk for autism.
Nursing prof helps children stay fit through dance
Several years ago, Terri Lipman, the Miriam Stirl Endowed Term Professor of Nutrition in the Penn School of Nursing, conducted a survey of West Philadelphia parents to find out why their children were not more active.
Explore Africa for free at Museum community night
When you picture Africa, what do you see? Do you see a vast, fertile continent home to some of the world’s oldest and most advanced civilizations? Or do you see a country filled with corruption, AIDS and ethnic strife?
HR offers flu shots for Penn faculty and staff
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-choo! Hear that? (Sniffle, sniffle) Feel an itch in the back of your throat? (Cough, cough) It’s right around the corner (or it may already be here): Flu season!
Q&A with Richard Beeman
Historian Richard Beeman’s professional life can be divided into three chapters of academic success. The first was as a teacher and academic scholar: He joined the Penn faculty in 1968 as an assistant professor of history, was promoted to associate professor in 1973 and became a full professor in 1982.
