Penn gathers at COP28 to share ideas and research in university pavilion Image: Kalawin/iStock Penn gathers at COP28 to share ideas and research in university pavilion A delegation of University researchers will be providing expertise on a wide array of issues to be discussed at COP28, the annual climate conference of the United Nations.
Climate, public health crises, and fertility nocred Q&A Climate, public health crises, and fertility Letícia Marteleto, a social demographer new to Penn, does research at the intersection of fertility, Zika, COVID-19, climate conditions, urbanicity, and inequality.
Department of Music ensembles to perform in December (Image: Courtesy of the Penn Department of Music) Department of Music ensembles to perform in December Hundreds of undergraduate students will perform in orchestral and choral concerts in December as part of Department of Music ensembles.
Exploring anxiety and social change nocred Exploring anxiety and social change Sociology professor Jason Schnittker teaches the course Anxious Times: Social Change and Fear, based on a book he wrote. Through a data-sensitive approach, students study anxiety and mental health.
What’s That? Fox-Fels Hall The exterior of Fox-Fels Hall on Walnut Street. nocred What’s That? Fox-Fels Hall ‘The mansion’ is home to the Fels Institute of Government, Penn's graduate school for public policy and public management.
Finding light in dark times Image: iStock/olejnik Finding light in dark times Professors Deven Patel and Steven Weitzman in the School of Arts & Sciences discuss why Diwali and Hanukkah, both festivals of lights, can act as symbols of hope.
Encountering rare texts in the Penn Libraries COVID-19 propaganda posters in Chinese; Wuhan, China; 2020 nocred Encountering rare texts in the Penn Libraries Undergraduate history of art majors organized an event at the Penn Libraries featuring 10 rare texts, out on a table and open for anyone to see, ranging from a manuscript dated to about the year 850 to COVID-19 posters from 2020.
Thanksgiving meal program provides food, family, friends, and fun Filip Manjevic, a second-year economics major from Helsingborg, Sweden, (left) poses with other attendees at the Thanksgiving gathering held by Arvind Bhusnurmath (fourth from left), a senior lecturer in the Department of Computer Science. (Image: Courtesy of Filip Manjevic and Arvind Bhusnurmath) Thanksgiving meal program provides food, family, friends, and fun Penn’s Assembly of International Students is matching international undergrads and graduate students with a faculty or staff partner who invites them to a Thanksgiving meal.
The Singh Center for Nanotechnology turns 10 The Singh Center with its marigold glass facade and distinctive cantilevered structure exemplifies cutting-edge scientific research by virtue of its sleek geometry and meticulous attention to detail by all those involved in its development. (Image: Weiss/Manfredi) nocred The Singh Center for Nanotechnology turns 10 Since its founding, the Center’s multidisciplinary approach has been a strength, where researchers from Penn Engineering, Arts & Sciences, and more come together in one space.
Locust walks: Making connections and bridging differences Harun Küçük, faculty director of the Middle East Center, and Joshua Teplitsky, director of the Jewish Studies Program, started walking and talking as an act of campus diplomacy in the wake of the violence in Israel and Gaza. nocred Locust walks: Making connections and bridging differences Harun Küçük, faculty director of the Middle East Center, and Joshua Teplitsky, director of the Jewish Studies Program, started walking and talking as an act of campus diplomacy in the wake of the violence in Israel and Gaza.