Penn Paleontologists Describe a Possible Dinosaur Nest and Young ‘Babysitter’ Penn Paleontologists Describe a Possible Dinosaur Nest and Young ‘Babysitter’ Dinosaurs are often depicted as giant, frightening beasts. But every creature is a baby once. A new examination of a rock slab containing fossils of 24 very young dinosaurs and one older individual is suggestive of a group of hatchlings overseen by a caretaker, according to a new study by University of Pennsylvania researchers.
Penn Undergrad Researches Cross-cultural Implications of the ‘Gangnam Phenomenon’ Penn Undergrad Researches Cross-cultural Implications of the ‘Gangnam Phenomenon’ By Christina Cook
Senior Leads Penn Women’s Ice Hockey Club Into the 2014-15 Season Senior Leads Penn Women’s Ice Hockey Club Into the 2014-15 Season Alyssa Johncola is an unstoppable force at the University of Pennsylvania. She’s the president, right winger and former substitute goalie of the women’s ice hockey team, a club made up of both graduate and undergraduate students at Penn.
Penn Sophomore Speaks at U.N. Human Rights Session in Geneva Penn Sophomore Speaks at U.N. Human Rights Session in Geneva In testimony before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Benjamin Fogel spoke out against the repression of political freedom, false imprisonment and the absence of an independent judiciary in Belarus. But Fogel isn’t a world leader or foreign-policy expert.
Penn Student Assists in Developing an Economic Growth Plan in Guatemala Penn Student Assists in Developing an Economic Growth Plan in Guatemala In a very poor but picturesque region of Guatemala, Seth Amos spent the summer working to help a town to develop an economic growth strategy.
Penn Prof Al Filreis to Host N.Y. Public Library Inaugural ‘ModPo’ MOOC Meet-up Penn Prof Al Filreis to Host N.Y. Public Library Inaugural ‘ModPo’ MOOC Meet-up In the New York City area, online students in a University of Pennsylvania massive open online course on modern poetry are getting the chance to meet offline. The venue is the New York Public Library where learners in Penn English professor Al Filreis’ “Modern and Contemporary American Poetry” MOOC can gather for weekly in-person discussions.
Penn Sophomore Seeks to Improve Pneumonia Vaccines Penn Sophomore Seeks to Improve Pneumonia Vaccines By Christina Cook
Penn President Amy Gutmann to Welcome Incoming Freshmen Penn President Amy Gutmann to Welcome Incoming Freshmen WHO: Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, and incoming freshmen WHAT: Move-in for Penn's Class of 2018 WHEN: Aug. 22, 2014, 11am
Penn Doctoral Candidate Minh Nguyen Sets His Sights on Curing Diseases Penn Doctoral Candidate Minh Nguyen Sets His Sights on Curing Diseases Minh Nguyen says he dropped out of medical school after just one year when he realized that there was a better way to save lives.
Penn Student May Have Found His Calling While Pursuing Religious Studies Penn Student May Have Found His Calling While Pursuing Religious Studies What started out as a summer volunteer project and a journey to Thailand to learn about Buddhism may lead to a career choice for University of Pennsylvania student James An.