Philly’s soda tax may improve the city’s obesity rate – in time, Penn study says Penn In the News PhillyVoice Philly’s soda tax may improve the city’s obesity rate – in time, Penn study says A Penn Medicine study suggests there’s some evidence that Philadelphia’s soda tax could slow obesity over time. Supporting the next generation of ethical technologists This past spring, scholars, students, technologists, activists, and West Philadelphia community members gathered for a workshop that planted the seeds for RC4JustFutures’ work moving forward.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law) Supporting the next generation of ethical technologists The Responsible Computing for Just Futures Initiative, an initiative of the Responsible Computing Challenge at Penn Carey Law, has ambitious plans for the mindset with which the next generation of Penn students will engage careers at the intersection of law and technology. Keeping the Penn community safe and sound Serving the same patrol zone as the Division of Public Safety, MERT acts as a partner to DPS and the Philadelphia Fire Department, responding to campus medical emergencies on evenings and weekends.nocred Keeping the Penn community safe and sound The Division of Public Safety helps keep the University community safe through programs like the 24/7 Walking Escort Service, the UPennAlert Emergency Notification System, Penn Guardian, and the HELP Line. Bruce Springsteen, John Legend, and Barack Obama team up on a spirit-raising rally for Harris Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Bruce Springsteen, John Legend, and Barack Obama team up on a spirit-raising rally for Harris In Philadelphia for a political rally, alumnus and musician John Legend said his time at Penn were “some of the best years of my life.” The 150 most influential people in Philly Penn In the News Philadelphia Magazine The 150 most influential people in Philly Interim President J. Larry Jameson, Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney, Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Olympic discus thrower and alumnus Sam Mattis are noted as some of the most influential people in Philadelphia. Could teenage voters swing Pennsylvania? Penn In the News ABC News Could teenage voters swing Pennsylvania? Matt Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences says there’s been a much greater and much more visible investment in get-out-the-vote efforts and registering new voters in Philadelphia this year. A vast collection related to public markets comes to the Penn Libraries A map of the stalls at the historic Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. nocred A vast collection related to public markets comes to the Penn Libraries Tens of thousands of items related to public markets acquired by Penn alum David K. O’Neil create a collection unique in size and scope. Spanning four centuries from locations near and far, his collection now has a home at the Penn Libraries. Keeping a fire under control Firefighters from PFD’s Engine 5 were on hand to extinguish the fire on the dorm room replica with no overhead sprinkler system.(Image: Courtesy of Penn’s Division of Public Safety) Keeping a fire under control Penn’s Division of Public Safety’s PennReady: Protecting Communities Through Resilience and Relationships Health and Safety Fair on Sept. 27 featured a controlled burn of a mock residential room, showcasing the efficacy of sprinkler and alarm systems, and the response of first responders and city firefighters. Two Penn faculty awarded Pew Fellowships The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage awarded two Penn faculty each a Pew Fellowship in the Arts: artist and sculptor Michelle Lopez (left) in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design; and musician and composer Tyshawn Sorey (right) in the School of Arts & Sciences.(Images (left) by University of Pennsylvania Communications, and (right) Ogata courtesy of the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.) Two Penn faculty awarded Pew Fellowships Two Penn faculty -- installation artist and sculptor Michelle Lopez, and composer and musician Tyshawn Sorey -- each have been awarded one of 12 arts fellowships by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in Philadelphia. Update on Penn’s $100M pledge to Philadelphia public schools The funding Penn is providing to Philadelphia Public Schools is being used to remediate environmental hazards in schools throughout the city, including the 100-year-old Roxborough High School in North Philadelphia.nocred Update on Penn’s $100M pledge to Philadelphia public schools Significant progress has been made in the four years since Penn pledged $100 million to the School District of Philadelphia to remediate environmental hazards, including asbestos and lead, in hundreds of school buildings. Load More
Supporting the next generation of ethical technologists This past spring, scholars, students, technologists, activists, and West Philadelphia community members gathered for a workshop that planted the seeds for RC4JustFutures’ work moving forward.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law) Supporting the next generation of ethical technologists The Responsible Computing for Just Futures Initiative, an initiative of the Responsible Computing Challenge at Penn Carey Law, has ambitious plans for the mindset with which the next generation of Penn students will engage careers at the intersection of law and technology.
Keeping the Penn community safe and sound Serving the same patrol zone as the Division of Public Safety, MERT acts as a partner to DPS and the Philadelphia Fire Department, responding to campus medical emergencies on evenings and weekends.nocred Keeping the Penn community safe and sound The Division of Public Safety helps keep the University community safe through programs like the 24/7 Walking Escort Service, the UPennAlert Emergency Notification System, Penn Guardian, and the HELP Line.
Bruce Springsteen, John Legend, and Barack Obama team up on a spirit-raising rally for Harris Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Bruce Springsteen, John Legend, and Barack Obama team up on a spirit-raising rally for Harris In Philadelphia for a political rally, alumnus and musician John Legend said his time at Penn were “some of the best years of my life.” The 150 most influential people in Philly Penn In the News Philadelphia Magazine The 150 most influential people in Philly Interim President J. Larry Jameson, Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney, Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Olympic discus thrower and alumnus Sam Mattis are noted as some of the most influential people in Philadelphia. Could teenage voters swing Pennsylvania? Penn In the News ABC News Could teenage voters swing Pennsylvania? Matt Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences says there’s been a much greater and much more visible investment in get-out-the-vote efforts and registering new voters in Philadelphia this year. A vast collection related to public markets comes to the Penn Libraries A map of the stalls at the historic Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. nocred A vast collection related to public markets comes to the Penn Libraries Tens of thousands of items related to public markets acquired by Penn alum David K. O’Neil create a collection unique in size and scope. Spanning four centuries from locations near and far, his collection now has a home at the Penn Libraries. Keeping a fire under control Firefighters from PFD’s Engine 5 were on hand to extinguish the fire on the dorm room replica with no overhead sprinkler system.(Image: Courtesy of Penn’s Division of Public Safety) Keeping a fire under control Penn’s Division of Public Safety’s PennReady: Protecting Communities Through Resilience and Relationships Health and Safety Fair on Sept. 27 featured a controlled burn of a mock residential room, showcasing the efficacy of sprinkler and alarm systems, and the response of first responders and city firefighters. Two Penn faculty awarded Pew Fellowships The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage awarded two Penn faculty each a Pew Fellowship in the Arts: artist and sculptor Michelle Lopez (left) in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design; and musician and composer Tyshawn Sorey (right) in the School of Arts & Sciences.(Images (left) by University of Pennsylvania Communications, and (right) Ogata courtesy of the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.) Two Penn faculty awarded Pew Fellowships Two Penn faculty -- installation artist and sculptor Michelle Lopez, and composer and musician Tyshawn Sorey -- each have been awarded one of 12 arts fellowships by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in Philadelphia. Update on Penn’s $100M pledge to Philadelphia public schools The funding Penn is providing to Philadelphia Public Schools is being used to remediate environmental hazards in schools throughout the city, including the 100-year-old Roxborough High School in North Philadelphia.nocred Update on Penn’s $100M pledge to Philadelphia public schools Significant progress has been made in the four years since Penn pledged $100 million to the School District of Philadelphia to remediate environmental hazards, including asbestos and lead, in hundreds of school buildings. Load More
The 150 most influential people in Philly Penn In the News Philadelphia Magazine The 150 most influential people in Philly Interim President J. Larry Jameson, Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney, Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Olympic discus thrower and alumnus Sam Mattis are noted as some of the most influential people in Philadelphia. Could teenage voters swing Pennsylvania? Penn In the News ABC News Could teenage voters swing Pennsylvania? Matt Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences says there’s been a much greater and much more visible investment in get-out-the-vote efforts and registering new voters in Philadelphia this year. A vast collection related to public markets comes to the Penn Libraries A map of the stalls at the historic Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. nocred A vast collection related to public markets comes to the Penn Libraries Tens of thousands of items related to public markets acquired by Penn alum David K. O’Neil create a collection unique in size and scope. Spanning four centuries from locations near and far, his collection now has a home at the Penn Libraries. Keeping a fire under control Firefighters from PFD’s Engine 5 were on hand to extinguish the fire on the dorm room replica with no overhead sprinkler system.(Image: Courtesy of Penn’s Division of Public Safety) Keeping a fire under control Penn’s Division of Public Safety’s PennReady: Protecting Communities Through Resilience and Relationships Health and Safety Fair on Sept. 27 featured a controlled burn of a mock residential room, showcasing the efficacy of sprinkler and alarm systems, and the response of first responders and city firefighters. Two Penn faculty awarded Pew Fellowships The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage awarded two Penn faculty each a Pew Fellowship in the Arts: artist and sculptor Michelle Lopez (left) in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design; and musician and composer Tyshawn Sorey (right) in the School of Arts & Sciences.(Images (left) by University of Pennsylvania Communications, and (right) Ogata courtesy of the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.) Two Penn faculty awarded Pew Fellowships Two Penn faculty -- installation artist and sculptor Michelle Lopez, and composer and musician Tyshawn Sorey -- each have been awarded one of 12 arts fellowships by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in Philadelphia. Update on Penn’s $100M pledge to Philadelphia public schools The funding Penn is providing to Philadelphia Public Schools is being used to remediate environmental hazards in schools throughout the city, including the 100-year-old Roxborough High School in North Philadelphia.nocred Update on Penn’s $100M pledge to Philadelphia public schools Significant progress has been made in the four years since Penn pledged $100 million to the School District of Philadelphia to remediate environmental hazards, including asbestos and lead, in hundreds of school buildings. Load More
Could teenage voters swing Pennsylvania? Penn In the News ABC News Could teenage voters swing Pennsylvania? Matt Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences says there’s been a much greater and much more visible investment in get-out-the-vote efforts and registering new voters in Philadelphia this year. A vast collection related to public markets comes to the Penn Libraries A map of the stalls at the historic Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. nocred A vast collection related to public markets comes to the Penn Libraries Tens of thousands of items related to public markets acquired by Penn alum David K. O’Neil create a collection unique in size and scope. Spanning four centuries from locations near and far, his collection now has a home at the Penn Libraries. Keeping a fire under control Firefighters from PFD’s Engine 5 were on hand to extinguish the fire on the dorm room replica with no overhead sprinkler system.(Image: Courtesy of Penn’s Division of Public Safety) Keeping a fire under control Penn’s Division of Public Safety’s PennReady: Protecting Communities Through Resilience and Relationships Health and Safety Fair on Sept. 27 featured a controlled burn of a mock residential room, showcasing the efficacy of sprinkler and alarm systems, and the response of first responders and city firefighters. Two Penn faculty awarded Pew Fellowships The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage awarded two Penn faculty each a Pew Fellowship in the Arts: artist and sculptor Michelle Lopez (left) in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design; and musician and composer Tyshawn Sorey (right) in the School of Arts & Sciences.(Images (left) by University of Pennsylvania Communications, and (right) Ogata courtesy of the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.) Two Penn faculty awarded Pew Fellowships Two Penn faculty -- installation artist and sculptor Michelle Lopez, and composer and musician Tyshawn Sorey -- each have been awarded one of 12 arts fellowships by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in Philadelphia. Update on Penn’s $100M pledge to Philadelphia public schools The funding Penn is providing to Philadelphia Public Schools is being used to remediate environmental hazards in schools throughout the city, including the 100-year-old Roxborough High School in North Philadelphia.nocred Update on Penn’s $100M pledge to Philadelphia public schools Significant progress has been made in the four years since Penn pledged $100 million to the School District of Philadelphia to remediate environmental hazards, including asbestos and lead, in hundreds of school buildings.
A vast collection related to public markets comes to the Penn Libraries A map of the stalls at the historic Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. nocred A vast collection related to public markets comes to the Penn Libraries Tens of thousands of items related to public markets acquired by Penn alum David K. O’Neil create a collection unique in size and scope. Spanning four centuries from locations near and far, his collection now has a home at the Penn Libraries.
Keeping a fire under control Firefighters from PFD’s Engine 5 were on hand to extinguish the fire on the dorm room replica with no overhead sprinkler system.(Image: Courtesy of Penn’s Division of Public Safety) Keeping a fire under control Penn’s Division of Public Safety’s PennReady: Protecting Communities Through Resilience and Relationships Health and Safety Fair on Sept. 27 featured a controlled burn of a mock residential room, showcasing the efficacy of sprinkler and alarm systems, and the response of first responders and city firefighters.
Two Penn faculty awarded Pew Fellowships The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage awarded two Penn faculty each a Pew Fellowship in the Arts: artist and sculptor Michelle Lopez (left) in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design; and musician and composer Tyshawn Sorey (right) in the School of Arts & Sciences.(Images (left) by University of Pennsylvania Communications, and (right) Ogata courtesy of the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.) Two Penn faculty awarded Pew Fellowships Two Penn faculty -- installation artist and sculptor Michelle Lopez, and composer and musician Tyshawn Sorey -- each have been awarded one of 12 arts fellowships by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in Philadelphia.
Update on Penn’s $100M pledge to Philadelphia public schools The funding Penn is providing to Philadelphia Public Schools is being used to remediate environmental hazards in schools throughout the city, including the 100-year-old Roxborough High School in North Philadelphia.nocred Update on Penn’s $100M pledge to Philadelphia public schools Significant progress has been made in the four years since Penn pledged $100 million to the School District of Philadelphia to remediate environmental hazards, including asbestos and lead, in hundreds of school buildings.