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Engaging Minds speakers with provost and president

Engaging Minds showcases best part of Penn in New York

Penn Alumni’s Dec. 14 event featured a trio of impressive faculty: Michael Weisberg, Sarah J. Jackson, and Duncan Watts.

NBC’s chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell sits at a table in front of a microphone, responding to a question at Kelly Writers House on Penn’s campus, as audience members look on.

Alumna Andrea Mitchell on her career in journalism

NBC News’ chief foreign affairs correspondent spoke at Kelly Writers House about her 40-plus-year career.

Snowfall on Locust Walk with small Give Back sign on lawn

Q&A

What is The Penn Fund?

Emily Kernan, executive director of The Penn Fund, discusses the mission of The Penn Fund and why donating is such a personally meaningful experience for many alumni.

strella biotech team members working in the lab

Strella Biotechnology tackles food waste by ‘hacking the fruit’

President’s Innovation Prize awardees Katherine Sizov and Malika Shukurova are expanding their startup and confronting $1 trillion of food waste with their novel biosensing technology.

Scholarship donors, students celebrate at ‘electric’ event

Penn students and their scholarship donors joined on campus to celebrate the beauty of giving at the annual Scholarship Celebration.

Brendan Taliaferro outside of College Hall leaning against wall

Homeward Initiative takes on the challenge of supporting homeless LGBTQ youth

With his President’s Engagement Prize, May graduate Brendan Taliaferro is creating a nonprofit to provide housing and assistance for homeless LGBTQ youth in Philadelphia.

University of Pennsylvania Law School plaque on the front of a Penn Law building

W. P. Carey Foundation makes historic $125 million gift to name Penn’s law school

Leader in legal education is named University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School in recognition of transformative commitment—the largest ever to a law school.

Penn honors seven alumni including Creative Spirit awardee, composer Jennifer Higdon

The University of Pennsylvania will honor seven distinguished alumni at the 2019 Alumni Award of Merit Gala on Friday, Nov. 8., including Higdon and Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw.

Director of Operations Sarah Parks of the men's basketball team staff folds her arms while posing with the Philly skyline in the background.

Rarefied air

One of only a few female members of a college men’s basketball staff, Penn’s Sarah Parks has jumped into her new gig.

Rendering of Aerial view from the north of the planned Jane and David Ott Center for Track & Field at the University of Pennsylvania.

Penn Athletics launches the Track & Field and Cross Country Campaign for Excellence

The centerpiece of the new Campaign is a planned indoor track & field facility, named for Jane and David Ott, Wharton alumni and former track athletes.

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