Julie McWilliams

PHILADELPHIA -- Robert C. Hornik will serve as chair of the University of Pennsylvania Faculty Senate in 2010-11, succeeding Harvey Rubin.

Finding reliable, affordable daycare for preschoolers is a challenge for most working parents.

PennMOVES, the University’s annual charity drive to collect and redistribute the clothes, furniture, kitchen appliances and non-perishabl

What is left behind after thousands of track and field athletes, fans and volunteers pack Franklin Field for the three-day Penn Relay Carnival? Memories of great competition? Absolutely.

PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania has been acknowledged as one of the country’s most environmentally responsible schools, according to the Princeton Review, which partnered with the U.S. Green Building Council to create “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 286 Green Colleges.”

WHAT: A “Low Carbon Diet Day” in observance of Earth Day, during which the menu in the University of Pennsylvania dining halls will feature foods with a low carbon footprint

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PHILADELPHIA –- Nine sustainability projects ranging from composting office food waste to reusing storm water to monitoring and reducing energy use will begin this spring at the University of Pennsylvania with Green Fund support.