School of Arts & Sciences

Penn Evolutionary Biologist and Computer Scientist Awarded Sloan Research Fellowships

PHILADELPHIA -– Joshua Plotkin, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Pennsylvania, and Steve Zdancewic, associate professor of computer and information science at Penn, have been named Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellows for 2009.

A Conversation with Gerda Weissmann Klein, Holocaust Survivor, on Live Videoconference March 2 at Penn

University of Pennsylvania Hosts Gender and Sexuality Studies State of the Field Conference

WHO: Gayle Rubin (keynote speaker), assistant professor of anthropology and women's studies at the University of Michigan, and more than 30 key figures in gender and sexuality studies WHAT: “Rethinking Sex, Gender and Sexuality Studies” State of the Field ConferenceWHERE: University of Pennsylvania campusWHEN: March 4–6, 2009

Penn Opens Center for Particle Cosmology to Study Early Nature of the Universe

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World Health Organization Chair to Deliver Inaugural Address at Penn's Positive Health Lecture Series

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Penn Alum to Discuss Life Aboard Space Station

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Penn Announces Part-Time Option for Master's Program in Non-Profit and NGO Leadership

University of Pennsylvania "Commons" Creates Global Learning Connections for Environmental Sustainability

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies has launched the LPS Open Learning Commons, an interactive online learning platform that incorporates social networking.

Penn Student Wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship

PHILADELPHIA – University of Pennsylvania senior Alexander Jacobs has been selected to receive a 2009 Gates Cambridge Scholarship. He becomes the 16th Penn student to win the award since it was established in 2001.