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HR program helps caregivers in times of need
Operated by the Division of Human Resources (HR), the Backup Care program is a safety net for caregivers that enables faculty and staff at Penn to utilize temporary care for children and adults.
Penn Senior Katlyn Grasso Works to Empower Girls to Become Leaders
(This is the third in a series of features introducing the inaugural Penn President’s Engagement Prize winners.) Through strong support and encouragement from her family, Katlyn Grasso always knew she’d become a leader.
College Junior Excels in Class and on the Rugby Field
Sophia Hu is as fearless on the rugby field as she is in the classroom. “I love rugby because it’s a great way to de-stress from school,” says Hu. “Whatever frustrations I get from school, when I get on the field, I tackle people, I scream at the top of my lungs.”
For the Record: Owen J. Roberts
In Owen Josephus Roberts’ long and distinguished legal career that spanned nearly 50 years, he was a prominent Philadelphia attorney, a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and dean of Penn Law School.
Documentary film showcases women of ENIAC
When Penn unveiled the world’s first general-purpose electronic computer—the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC)—in 1946, there was no mention of the women who worked on programming the computer.
Spring classes are in full bloom at Morris Arboretum
Spring is the season of renewal, and the Morris Arboretum’s slate of spring classes may help someone spark an interest in a new hobby or express his or her creativity.
Penn Abroad in Tanzania Is Educational, Enlightening and Thrilling
Waking up and seeing a two-ton elephant nearby sounds like it could be a scene from a movie, but that’s exactly what University of Pennsylvania student Hannah Watene experienced while studying abroad in Tanzania.
Penn Students Express Themselves Through Spoken Word
When members of the spoken word troupe The Excelano Project perform, their fans in the University of Pennsylvania community are spellbound by what they have to say.
For the Record: Dietrich Hall
Opened in 1952, Dietrich Hall was Wharton’s first building constructed exclusively for the business school. Named after D. Wellington Dietrich, the uncle of Wharton alumni and donors H. Richard and Daniel W. Dietrich, it was one of the first campus buildings erected after World War II.
Founders of Russian Art Collective Pussy Riot to Speak at Penn
WHO: Masha Alekhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova, Russian conceptual artists and founding members of the art collective Pussy RiotWHAT: “A Conversation With Pussy Riot”