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A second chance for surplus produce that grocery stores usually throw away

A second chance for surplus produce that grocery stores usually throw away

About one-third of all global food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted, research from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has shown. In the United States alone, some estimates indicate the overall food waste level at about 40 percent.

Lauren Hertzler

Annenberg Center to celebrate ‘Jon Batiste Day’ with ‘Late Show’ bandleader

Annenberg Center to celebrate ‘Jon Batiste Day’ with ‘Late Show’ bandleader

Jon Batiste, direct from his role as bandleader of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and formerly a star of the HBO series “Treme,” will bring his contagious energy to the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, Oct. 17.

Lauren Hertzler

‘Freedom is our shared bond’

‘Freedom is our shared bond’

German President Joachim Gauck made a historic trip to the University of Pennsylvania on Oct. 6. It happened to be German-American Day, a holiday that remembers the 13 families from Krefeld who settled in 1683 in Germanopolis—or Germantown—in hopes for a better life. The arrival of those families was the start of German-American relations.

Lauren Hertzler

Penn and CNN partner to keep presidential candidates honest

Penn and CNN partner to keep presidential candidates honest

When Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed that Mexico doesn’t have a birthright citizenship policy, the fallacy didn’t get past FactCheck.org.

Lauren Hertzler

Penn rolls out year-round ‘Be in the Know’ campaign

Penn rolls out year-round ‘Be in the Know’ campaign

Penn strives to make health and wellness the easy choice, both at work and home. That’s why, for the fourth year in a row, the University is rolling out its “Be in the Know” campaign.

Lauren Hertzler

Online learning expands, thrives at Penn

Online learning expands, thrives at Penn

This past Monday, Penn Law Professor Kermit Roosevelt welcomed online learners with a friendly email about his course, “Introduction to Key Constitutional Concepts and Supreme Court Cases.” Roosevelt is teaching a MOOC, or Massive Open

Lauren Hertzler

Q&A with Hoopes Wampler

Q&A with Hoopes Wampler

His days start with a walk from his Center City home over the South Street Bridge, which directly leads to Penn’s University City campus. A short—mere minutes—stroll on Locust Walk leads to his office at E. Craig Sweeten Alumni House.

Lauren Hertzler

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