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The 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is back in person
Walkers cup lit candles with mittened hands as snow falls on College Hall

The 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service will conclude with a candlelight vigil including songs and quotations from King. (Image: University of Pennsylvania/Flickr)

The 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is back in person

With lectures, community service projects, and informational events, the Day of Service and Commemorative Symposium unites the Penn community through social change.

Kristina Linnea García

Two Penn fourth-years awarded 2023 Churchill Scholarships
student Ryan Jeong sitting in a chair and student Arnav Lal standing outside

College of Arts and Sciences fourth-years Ryan Jeong (left) and Arnav Lal are among 16 students selected nationwide to receive a Churchill Scholarship for a year of graduate research study at the University of Cambridge in England.

Two Penn fourth-years awarded 2023 Churchill Scholarships

College of Arts and Sciences fourth-years Ryan Jeong and Arnav Lal are among 16 students selected nationwide to receive a Churchill Scholarship for a year of graduate research study at the University of Cambridge in England.

Louisa Shepard

Fashioning gender through the art and history of clothing
Fashion sketches of models in sunglasses

“It doesn’t matter who you are or where you live; everybody wears clothing or some sort of embellishment,” says Jacqui Sadashige. “For most of us, what we wear is our way of announcing to the world who we are.” (Image: Charlota Blunarova on Unsplash)

Fashioning gender through the art and history of clothing

Students learn about the history of clothing, embellishment as self-expression, and sustainable fashion innovation in a graduate course taught through the College of Liberal and Professional Studies.

Kristina Linnea García

Doctoral student Gwynne Evans-Lomayesva on improving data equity
Gwynne Evans-Lomayesva

Gwynne Evans-Lomayesva is a first-year doctoral student in demography.

Doctoral student Gwynne Evans-Lomayesva on improving data equity

Through her Ph.D. research, Evans-Lomayesva, a member of Hopi Tribal Nation, says she hopes to improve representation of American Indian and Alaska Native populations in data analyses.

Marilyn Perkins

The ‘paradox’ of receiving health care in prison
Jason Schnittker and the cover of his new book called "Prisons and Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration," by Jason Schnittker, Michael Massoglia, and Christopher Uggen

The ‘paradox’ of receiving health care in prison

In an excerpt from their new book, Penn sociologist Jason Schnittker and colleagues dissect the contradictory nature of these institutions, which are charged with both “denying freedom and providing care.”

Michele W. Berger , Michele W. Berger

Restricted abortion access linked to increased suicide risk in young women
Clockwise from top left: Ran Barzilay, Elina Visoki, Jonathan Zandberg, Rebecca Waller

Clockwise from top left: Ran Barzilay of Penn Medicine/CHOP, Elina Visoki of Penn Medicine/CHOP, Jonathan Zandberg of Wharton, and Rebecca Waller of the School of Arts & Sciences. (Images: Courtesy of Barzilay (top row); courtesy of Zandberg; Eric Sucar)

Restricted abortion access linked to increased suicide risk in young women

Research from the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia determined that this association exists for women of reproductive age, findings that hold potential clinical, policy, and ethical implications.

Michele W. Berger

The art and science of video game development
Students at a table with open laptops, one shows a draft of a video game.

(Homepage image) Students in the Digital Media Design program are interested in computer programming, mathematics, computer graphics, animation, virtual reality and interactive technologies.

The art and science of video game development

In the group UPGRADE, students take an interdisciplinary approach to game creation.

Izzy Lopez

Who, What, Why: Anya Miller and the ‘thriftification’ of Philadelphia
Student Anya Miller stands with her hand on her hip, smiling in front of the Penn shield at Penn Commons

Sociology fourth-year Anya Miller's research looks at secondhand shopping through a socioeconomic lens.

  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Anya Miller and the ‘thriftification’ of Philadelphia

    Anya Miller, a fourth-year sociology major from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, took her hobby of thrift store shopping and looked at it through a socioeconomic lens.

    Kristen de Groot

    Building a better world, one side gig at a time
    Young children practice ballet at a barre in a ballet studio.

    Building a better world, one side gig at a time

    The 10th piece for this series showcases a nurse who founded a low-cost dance studio, a staffer who fosters kittens, an HR specialist who teaches high schoolers life skills, and an English professor who volunteers for his old summer camp.

    Michele W. Berger , Katherine Unger Baillie

    Six tips for a happy holiday season
    A woman sits by a fireplace with twinkle lights and drinks tea

    Image: iStock/Polina Lebed

    Six tips for a happy holiday season

    Positive Psychology experts share their advice for boosting well-being this holiday season.

    Marilyn Perkins , Michele W. Berger