Stuart Weitzman School of Design

Making Mongolian ger dwellings more energy-efficient

Gers, called yurts in Russian, are the traditional one-room round, tent dwellings of Mongolian herders. In the last twenty years, about half of Mongolia’s population has settled in permanent “ger districts” around the capital city of Ulaanbaatar, bringing their nomadic tents with them.

Bike lanes experiment measures cyclist response to infrastructure design

A PennDesign pilot study tracks riders in urban bike lanes to visualize a safer redesign.

Moving beyond a mobility-focused approach to city planning

Instead of thinking about moving people from point A to point B, think about how to make A and B better, more welcoming places.

Penn Design’s Kenneth Lum Named an Officer in the Order of Canada

University of Pennsylvania Professor Kenneth Lum, chair of the Fine Arts Department in the School of Design, has been named an Officer in the Order of Canada, one of the

Penn Study: To Drop CO2 Emissions, Look to Local Transportation and Housing

They could make up the shortfall if efforts begun by the Obama Administration — increasing vehicle fuel economy standards and proposing the Clean Power Plan — are not carried out as planned.

For Penn Sophomore Michelle Lu, a Unique Internship Fosters Musical Connections, ‘Bridge Across Cultures’

She spent the summer working for the Philadelphia Orchestra, an opportunity that enabled her to travel to China to support the musicians.

Staff Q&A with William Whitaker

Drawn to Penn for the architecture greats who taught and trained here, William Whitaker moved across country in the early 1990s to pursue a master’s degree in what was then known as the Graduate School of Fine Arts.

New Digital-Humanities Minor Offers Unique Perspectives on Conventional Ideas

The minor, spearheaded by the Price Lab for Digital Humanities, includes courses from a broad range of departments, from Anthropology to Religious Studies.

Hurricane Season and Relief Efforts: Expert Comment From the University of Pennsylvania

Note for TV and radio: The University of Pennsylvania has an on-campus satellite uplink facility with live-shot capability and an on-campus ISDN line.

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