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Penn staff make the Philadelphia area a better place through side gigs
Penn staff make the Philadelphia area a better place through side gigs
The 12th piece in Penn Today’s Side Gigs for Good series highlights staff who mentor and empower Latino professionals, lead Girl Scout troops, donate hand-knitted items to people in need, and connect Philadelphia children with music opportunities.
A first-of-its-kind master’s program for police leaders
A first-of-its-kind master’s program for police leaders
The new graduate degree from the Department of Criminology and the College of Liberal & Professional Studies will begin next fall. It aims to teach evidence-based research to foster more equitable practices.
Two fourth-year students chosen as 2025 Marshall Scholars
Two fourth-year students chosen as 2025 Marshall Scholars
Fourth-years Tej Patel and Sridatta Teerdhala, both in the Roy and Diana Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management, a dual degree in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Wharton School, have been chosen as 2025 Marshall Scholars.
What comes next for Syria
What comes next for Syria
Perry World House held a discussion featuring Penn experts to confront the future of Syria after the fall of the Assad regime and what the world can expect.
Vietnamese language program expansion builds cultural community
Vietnamese language program expansion builds cultural community
The expansion into the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations has been partly driven by heritage speakers seeking to connect with their families and cultures.
An illuminating celebration to a brighter, greener future
An illuminating celebration to a brighter, greener future
Members of the Penn community celebrated an energy research milestone: the unveiling of the new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology.
A decade-plus legacy of Penn Arts & Sciences
A decade-plus legacy of Penn Arts & Sciences
In recognition of the end of Steven J. Fluharty’s term as dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, a look at the School’s growth and innovation over 12 years.
The quest to find actionable data for policymakers in developing countries
The quest to find actionable data for policymakers in developing countries
A collaboration between the Penn Development Research Initiative and the DevLab@Penn is on the ground in developing nations to generate better evidence that can influence real-world decisions.
$50M legacy gift to Penn Arts & Sciences funds undergraduate aid
$50M legacy gift to Penn Arts & Sciences funds undergraduate aid
With an estate gift of more than $42 million, William J. Levy, a graduate of the Wharton School and Penn Carey Law School, has contributed $50 million in support of undergraduate students in the College.
The other emissions coming from cars
The other emissions coming from cars
Tiny tire particles discharge into the environment every time a vehicle brakes, accelerates, or rounds a curve. In a UN brief, geochemist Reto Gieré and colleagues aim to educate the world about this lesser-known environmental obstacle.
In the News
The New York Times
Europe has a leadership vacuum. How will it handle Trump?
Amy Gutmann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Germany is front and center in the economic problems currently afflicting Europe.
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Project Syndicate
Guernica is always with us
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the U.S. election results will likely make stabilizing global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius impossible.
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The New York Times
N.Y.C. grocery prices are high. Could city-owned stores help?
Andrew Lamas of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the logistics of running grocery stores are complicated and that New York City should examine different models like cooperatives.
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The New York Times
A century-old law’s aftershocks are still felt at the Supreme Court
PIK Professor Karen M. Tani says that granting the Supreme Court the power to set its own agenda has caused it to gravitate toward cases that have preoccupied the conservative legal movement.
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Time
Abortion has always been more than health care
In an opinion essay, Ph.D. student Christen Hammock Jones in the School of Arts & Sciences says that relying solely on expertise and professional judgment primes people to think about abortion rights as a matter of medical judgment instead of equality and autonomy.
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