Julie McWilliams

Playing games all year long

First there was the Year of Art. Then came the Year of Water. Now, Penn begins the Year of Games: Body & Mind.

New Book Examines Links Between Urban Environments and Women’s Health

PHILADELPHIA – Women’s Health and the World’s Cities (Penn Press 2011), an exploration of the relationships between urban environments and women’s health worldwide, was released this month by the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing and Penn Institute for Urban Research.

Penn Park Opening Celebration Slated for Thursday

WHAT: The University of Pennsylvania will officially open Penn Park with a ceremonial tree-planting and ribbon-cutting at a University-wide picnic celebration, complete with food, field games, music and fireworks.

Celebrate Penn Park with picnics, games and fireworks

Staff, faculty and students are invited to a grand opening celebration for Penn Park on Thursday, Sept. 15, featuring a picnic at 5 p.m., music and games throughout the evening and a fireworks display at 7:30 p.m.

Penn Creates M.I. GREEN to Help Students Live Green

PHILADELPHIA –- As new students from around the country and the globe move in to their new residence halls at the University of Pennsylvania this week, they are being greeted with a new program to help them “green” their new home away from home.

Students explore games during Penn Reading Project

Each year, incoming students are introduced to the intellectual life of the University through a collective reading experience called the Penn Reading Project. On Sunday, Sept.

New options for Penn commuters

Penn Students to Read Jane McGonigal’s ‘Reality Is Broken’ as Year of Games Is Launched

PHILADELPHIA – As part of their introduction to the University of Pennsylvania, incoming students will participate in the Penn Reading Project this fall with the book Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World by Jane McGonigal.

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