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Psychology Professor Angela Duckworth to Give Penn’s 2017 Baccalaureate Address

Angela Duckworth, the Christopher H.

Abundance of A Cappella at Penn Strikes Harmony and ‘Dischord’

A cappella is in the midst of a renaissance at the University of Pennsylvania. With 17 individual, student-run organizations, 14 of which make up the A Cappella Council, known by the more tonal acronym “ACK,” the genre is thriving at Penn.

2017 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize Winners Announced at Penn

University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann announced today the selection of eight undergraduates as recipients of the 2017 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes. Awarded annually, the President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes provide $100,000 in funding for Penn seniors

Penn Scientists Show Prediction Polls Can Outdo Prediction Markets

Ask economists whether prediction markets or prediction polls fare better, and they’ll likely favor the former.

Penn PIK Professors Barbara Mellers and Philip Tetlock Win 2017 Schelling Awards

Two Penn Integrates Knowledge professors at the University of Pennsylvania, Barbara Mellers and

Penn Undergrad from West Philly Helps Others Achieve College Access

Growing up at 52nd Street and Haverford Avenue in West Philadelphia, Glen Casey did not believe he belonged at the nearby University of Pennsylvania.

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey has been named the University of Pennsylvania’s 19th Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor, effective Jan. 1, 2018.

Penn Student Mentors High School Entrepreneurs in West Philadelphia

Three years ago, when, as a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, Winfred Rembert III promised himself that he’d make time to volunteer, he had no idea that promise would lead to him to marketing breakfast bars.

Penn Sociologist Tackles Electronic Health Records, Cybersecurity and Passwords

More than 90 percent of acute care hospitals and more than 75 percent of office-based physicians use electronic health records, or digital versions of patient charts, typi

Penn Senior Theodore Caputi Named George J. Mitchell Scholar

University of Pennsylvania senior Theodore Caputi has been selected to receive a George J. Mitchell Scholarship for graduate studies in Ireland.

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