Maria Zankey

Bring friends and family to campus next month to enjoy lots of free food, football, and fun at this year’s annual Penn Family Day.

The MacArthur Fellowship Program announced Wednesday that Penn’s Angela Duckworth has been selected as a 2013 MacArthur Fellow, positioning her among the ranks of the country’s most elite and innovative scholars.

On average, Americans spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors, according to research from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

As temperatures drop and members of the Penn community begin to reach for their tissues, the University is offering on-campus flu shots at a reduced cost to help faculty and staff ward off influenza.

[youtube]-suEYEPZpRc[/youtube]In Philadelphia—a city famed for its perpendicular streets and silver skyline—a step onto Penn’s campus can take visitors into a verdant, yet wildly urban setting.

If there is only one thing faculty and staff can do to enrich their Penn experience, Glenn Bryan recommends venturing beyond the comfy campus confines and exploring West Philadelphia.

In 1973, second-wave feminism was in full force. The Supreme Court struck down most state restrictions on abortion in the landmark case Roe v. Wade, and the Gloria Steinem-founded Ms. magazine had just celebrated its inaugural year on newsstands. At Penn, the atmosphere was no different.

Tom Murphy will tell you straight—he’s not an IT guy. But don’t be swayed by his modest words. As Penn’s new vice president for information technology and chief information officer, he brings years of valuable, hard-earned experience in managing information technology for multibillion-dollar companies.

The Penn Bookstore has a new look, and is offering patrons an increased array of consumer options and customer care.

Last week, 56 middle school-age girls flocked to Penn to take their computer savvy to the next level by learning to program. It wasn’t long ago that their instructor, Kate Miller, was in their shoes.