Heather Davis

Photo credit: Candace diCarlo In order to get at the heart of taboo subjects—drugs, homelessness, HIV risk and crime—Philippe Bourgois does more than simply study them from afar.

Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Years ago, Deborah Burnham was teaching seventh and eighth grade students, “in a town so small it almost wasn’t a t

WHAT: “Discover Penn” is a free cell phone tour, launched about seven months ago by Penn’s Division of Facilities and Real Estate Services. By calling a number posted on a small sign at various sites around campus, people can listen to a short narration to learn about significant University buildings, sculptures, historical events and other points of interest.

The city of Philadelphia faces enormous challenges in the days, months and years ahead.

For nearly a century, the Penn Museum has housed more than 1,000 Mayan objects uncovered by excavator and explorer Robert Burkitt. Now, with the aid of technology, the Museum is helping to tell the full story behind some of these ancient wonders.

The first Hey Day celebration in 1916 was a formal affair to celebrate the “moving-up” of juniors to the senior class.

No matter their age, says sculptor Patrick Dougherty, people are interested in sticks, branches and twigs. “Everyone has at least tried messing around with sticks,” he says. “[For some] it’s a childhood impulse that continues right into adulthood.”

Photo credit: Candace diCarlo (top) A scene from Beth Henley’s play, "Crimes of the Heart," (bottom) directed by Rose Malague.

WHAT: GreenFest is a once-a-semester event hosted by the Penn Environment Group (PEG) open to all students, faculty and staff.

Every day, Penn staffers work in creative and innovative ways to make the University run smoothly.