Sandy Smith

Got a design problem you want solved? Put it to Penn Praxis.

As he embarked on his academic career, Sean Joe found it hard to connect with other scholars of color interested in research as a tool for social change. The organization he founded, the Emerging Scholars Interdisciplinary Network (ESIN), makes connecting less of a chore for others like him.

Six degrees of savings: Now that the temperatures are falling, it’s time to think winter energy savings. Here are energy conservation tips for the chilly months from Facilities Services:

Over the years, scholars have put forth all sorts of theories to explain the persistent achievement gap between blacks and whites in college. A new study by a team of Penn sociologists has now put those theories to the statistical test.

Charitable giving fuels much that is good in our society, including the institution we work for. So as we contemplate how to complete our Penn’s Way pledges, we thought we’d give a few people a chance to play fantasy philanthropist.

The great majority of Wharton School graduates go on to lucrative careers in private industry or financial services, where they spend their careers figuring out how to maximize profit for shareholders.

The great majority of Wharton School graduates go on to lucrative careers in private industry or financial services, where they spend their careers figuring out how to maximize profit for shareholders.

Whenever you lie in the sun, you reprogram your genes. Whenever you inhale smoke, you reprogram your genes. Now, thanks to the revolution ushered in by the Human Genome Project, you may be able to reprogram your genes by consulting a database.

The media circus comes to campus: Campus early risers on Friday, Oct. 3, who made their way to College Green got to witness a bona fide Media Event—the live broadcast of “Fox & Friends,” the Fox News Channel’s morning show.

A School of Nursing professor who continues to practice what she teaches has been honored with a MacArthur Fellowship.