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Tired Teens More Likely to Commit Crimes as Adults

Tired Teens More Likely to Commit Crimes as Adults

Teenagers who self-report feeling drowsy mid-afternoon also tend to exhibit more anti-social behavior such as lying, cheating, stealing and fighting.

Michele W. Berger

A song for Sadie Alexander, a Penn alumna of great esteem
During her Penn days in the early 20th century, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander stands outside Houston Hall.

A song for Sadie Alexander, a Penn alumna of great esteem

Seventeen-year-old Sadie Tanner Mossell arrived at Penn in the fall of 1915 filled with strong-willed ambition, a determination to succeed, and the utmost confidence, in a world that told her she was ugly, ignorant, and inferior. She grew up surrounded by excellence, flowing across generations, and knew that prevalent notions of black inferiority were false and uncivilized.
Penn Announces 2017 Thouron Award Winners

Penn Announces 2017 Thouron Award Winners

Five University of Pennsylvania seniors and one alumna have received 2017 Thouron Awards to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.

Jacquie Posey

Using nanotechnology to expand health care access

Using nanotechnology to expand health care access

A team is using commercially available nanotechnology to develop a low-cost, handheld diagnostic device that can monitor HIV. This device would increase access to high-quality treatment of HIV in developing countries and lower the cost of health care in the U.S.

Evan Lerner , Ali Sundermier