School of Arts & Sciences

PHILADELPHIA – University of Pennsylvania professor Kaja Silverman has received the Andrew W. Mellon, Foundation Distinguished Achievement Award in recognition of her exemplary contributions to humanistic scholarship.  Silverman, who is the Katherine Stein Sachs CW’69 and Keith L.

Jacquie Posey April 25, 2011

PHILADELPHIA — Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have painted the clearest picture yet of the history of the Kazakhs of the Altai Mountain Range, providing insights into the heritage of a wide swath of people in Central and East Asia.

Evan Lerner ・April 22, 2011

PHILADELPHIA –- Five University of Pennsylvania faculty members have been named Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.  They are among 212 new Fellows and 16 Foreign Honorary Members recognized as some of the world’s most accomplished leaders from academia, business, public affairs, the humanities and the arts. The new AAAS Fellows at Penn are:

Jacquie Posey April 19, 2011

PHILADELPHIA – One of the world’s earliest online poetry and poetics magazines, Jacket, which ceased publication last year, now has a new home at the University of Pennsylvania and a new name, Jacket2.  When Jacket was first published in 1997, the Guardian hailed “Jacket” as “the prince of online poetry magazines.”

Jacquie Posey April 18, 2011

PHILADELPHIA – Marwan M. Kraidy and Kevin M.F.

Jacquie Posey April 8, 2011

PHILADELPHIA — The Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest, author and culture editor of America, a national Catholic magazine, will speak at the University of Pennsylvania’s 2011 Baccalaureate ceremonies on Sunday, May 15, in Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce St.

Jill DiSanto-Haines ・April 6, 2011

PHILADELPHIA -- Corey Metzman, a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded a 2011 Truman Scholarship.Metzman, who is pursuing a dual degree in Penn’s College of Arts and Sciences and Wharton School through the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business, has traveled extensively for his studies and research.

Jeanne Leong ・March 31, 2011

PHILADELPHIA -- Two recent renovations on the University of Pennsylvania campus have been certified LEED Gold this month by the U.S. Green Building Council: The School of Arts and Sciences’ Music Building at 202 S. 34th St., and Joe’s Café, a new eatery in the Wharton School’s Steinberg-Dietrich Hall.

Julie McWilliams ・March 25, 2011

PHILADELPHIA – Team Virtual Market Philly has won the Fels Institute of Government 2011 Public Policy Challenge. The annual student competition at the University of Pennsylvania brings graduate students from different disciplines together to devise practical solutions to public policy challenges facing Philadelphia.

Jacquie Posey March 24, 2011

 

Jacquie Posey March 23, 2011