The 134-year-old building on College Green will continue to be open for use throughout construction.
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Exterior restoration of a landmark
Designed by world-famous Philadelphia architect Frank Furness, the iconic Anne and Jerome Fisher Fine Arts Library Building is undergoing a 20-month exterior renovation and restoration that will encase its red sandstone, terracotta, and brick exterior in scaffolding through the fall of 2026.
Those credit card ads aren’t just annoying — they’re costing you money
Itamar Drechsler of the Wharton School says that most acquisition of credit card customers happens directly and without a branch, which explains why American Express is the biggest spender on marketing.
Study finds certain kinds of birth control could raise stroke, heart attack risk
Jennifer Lewey of the Perelman School of Medicine says, “Hormones, when taken in the form of contraception or hormone replacement therapy, may lead to greater risk of forming blood clots.”
Designing the future: Penn Engineering’s 2025 Senior Design Project Competition
At Penn Engineering’s 2025 Senior Design Project Competition, four teams won awards for demonstrating how to improve stroke recovery, automate eye exams, turn old tires into battery components and improve the efficiency of AI computation on May 2. The four winners received awards in categories ranging from social impact to technological innovation.
Philly CEAL trains health workers in chronic disease management
Community health workers from Philadelphia recently completed intensive training in chronic disease self-management through the Philly CEAL project, a strategic partnership between Penn Nursing and the city’s Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity.
