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Improving the Quality and Relevance of Presidential Debates
In a 48-page report released in advance of the 2016 election season, an Annenberg Public Policy Center working group has laid out a series of suggestions to improve presidential debates.
Penn Vet’s Best Friends Bash brings awareness to craniofacial differences
It wasn’t long ago that Maria Soltero-Rivera learned an important lesson: “Different is good.”
Faith leaders team up for triathlon to support mental health
On Sunday, June 28, Chaz Howard will kick off the triathlon with a 1,500-meter (slightly less than a mile) swim. Josh Bolton will keep spirits high with a 24.8-mile bike ride.
Staff Q&A with Anne Tiballi
This past semester, Anne Tiballi taught a freshman seminar in Penn’s Department of Anthropology in the School of Arts & Sciences.
Rare books and manuscripts are now easier to view
With OPenn, new discoveries are inevitable.
Penn team blitzes nature reserve for data on living species
With only one semester of graduate school at Penn under her belt, Heather Kostick is about to complete her first phase of research for her capstone project.
Franklin Field track closed for the summer
Monday’s Commencement marked the last event at Franklin Field for a while.
Alumni Weekend expecting record turnout
Penn is gearing up for its biggest alumni event of the year: Alumni Weekend.
To understand gun violence, examine gun-injury rates
Gun violence in PG-13 movies has substantially increased in the past 30 years. The rise in gun use in movies is especially strong since 2000, and this parallels a rise in gun injuries seen in emergency departments in the United States. There has also been a rise in mass shootings over the past 10 years.
Wharton experts talk business on the radio
In a little less than an hour, listeners learn how to take their companies public—or build their brands—thanks to advice from Amanda Miller Littlejohn.