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For the record: Training programs during WWII
Thousands of Penn faculty, staff, students, and alumni were involved in World War II, from serving in active duty, to participating in special training programs and research projects both on and off campus.
Brain scans detect lies more accurately than the polygraph
It’s a common scene from an episode of a TV crime drama: A suspect is strapped to a polygraph machine. He sweats.
Representing the faculty voice at Penn
Since 1952, the Faculty Senate has served as a liaison to University administrators and an advocate for the faculty’s point-of-view. As the representative voice for every member of the standing faculty from all 12 schools—all 2,600 individuals—it is comprised of an executive committee and nine standing committees.
Penn receives grant to continue tobacco-free campus initiatives
Cigarette smoking among adults may have dropped in recent decades—from 42 percent in 1965 to 17 percent in 2014, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS)—but tobacco use remains the leading cause of death and disease in the world. On campus, while few students smoke daily, around 20 percent report smoking socially.
ISC phases in University-wide firewall protection
Every year, computer attacks are increasing in both number and sophistication. These attacks target vulnerabilities in applications like Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office, or entice users in the form of phishing schemes. They also focus on networks like Penn’s.
Wharton People Analytics focuses on the data that drives decision-making
In a February 2015 opinion piece published in Forbes, contributor Josh Bersin wrote that the “geeks” had arrived in the world of human resources. He was referring to a move in corporate HR departments toward data-driven decision-making about hiring, promotions, and other aspects of worklife. This attention to data- or evidence-bas
Grad student discovers new species of fossil dog
About 12 million years ago, an animal roamed the coast of eastern North America, hunting deer- and pig-like relatives and eating a fair amount of plant material, as well.
Penn remains focused on local, diversity purchasing
As the largest private employer in Philadelphia and the second largest in the state, Penn has a significant and diverse economic impact.
Anthro students get hands-on to dig deep
In the introductory anthropology class, “Food and Fire,” students’ coursework follows what is essentially the story of human evolution as told through tools of technology. These tools—made from stone, pottery, textiles, and metal—were used by humans’ earliest ancestors to pound, cut, burn, and co
Students become scientists in BioEYES program
This spring, the BioEYES program celebrates a major milestone: It will serve its 100,000th student.That means in the 14 years since BioEYES began, 100,000 elementary, middle, and high school students from Philadelphia and four other sites have been exposed to innovative, hands-on lessons that get them excited about and interested in science.