Lauren Hertzler

CAPS serves students’ mental health needs

School is in session, and students have settled in. Internships have started, clubs are in full swing, and midterms are approaching.These can be frenzied and overwhelming stages of life. It’s not easy, but that’s OK.

Lauren Hertzler

Traveling through time in Rome

When Arthur Ross Gallery (ARG) Director Lynn Marsden-Atlass was an affiliated fellow for a month at the American Academy in Rome last year, a series of images in its impressive photo archive caught her eye.

Lauren Hertzler

A handy guide for communicating science

Just over a decade ago, when a proposal for universal administration of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was unveiled in the U.S., the plan was met with controversy, anger, and ridicule.

Lauren Hertzler

Summer’s hearty harvest at the Penn Park Orchard

Since its inception in 2014, the Penn Park Orchard has evolved into a true “food forest.” A wide variety of fruit trees, shrubs, and perennials line the southernmost edge of Penn Park, beyond the tennis courts and alongside the railroad tracks.

Lauren Hertzler

PCI Guide is one-stop shop for University entrepreneurs

In early June, the Penn Center for Innovation (PCI) unveiled its first Commercialization Guide. Meant mainly for Penn faculty members and graduate students, the free Guide serves as a one-stop shop for those looking to bring their ideas to market.

Lauren Hertzler

For the Record: Penn’s first campus

After Benjamin Franklin first presented his vision for the “Publick Academy of Philadelphia,” and created a board of trustees, he found hope for a campus at Fourth and Arch streets, on the corner of what was then the city’s bustling center.

Lauren Hertzler

Orphan Disease Center brings communities, researchers together to fight rare illnesses

Connor was born in 2007, the third sweet child of the Raymond family. He missed some important milestones: Sitting up, walking, and talking were particular challenges.At 2 years old, Connor had his first seizure.“Katia, my wife, and I didn’t know what was going on with him, neither did his doctors,” recalls Connor’s father, Michael Raymond.

Lauren Hertzler