Penn lays out ambitious new roadmap for climate and sustainability action (Image: Eric Sucar) Penn lays out ambitious new roadmap for climate and sustainability action Penn’s Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 4.0 outlines sustainability goals for fiscal year 2025-29 and lays out Penn’s path toward carbon neutrality by 2042.
Squire Booker appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Squire Booker is a Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor in Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences and Perelman School of Medicine.nocred Squire Booker appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Through his work as an interdisciplinary chemist, Booker has has made advancements in human health and innovative new treatments of disease.
Fritz Steiner’s service as Weitzman School of Design dean at Penn is extended Frederick “Fritz” Steiner, dean of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania.nocred Fritz Steiner’s service as Weitzman School of Design dean at Penn is extended Steiner’s tenure as dean of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design is extended through June 30, 2027.
Timothy Rommen appointed vice provost for the arts at Penn Timothy Rommen is the Davidson Kennedy Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of music and Africana studies in the School of Arts & Sciences. His role as inaugural vice provost for the arts begins Jan. 1, 2025.nocred Timothy Rommen appointed vice provost for the arts at Penn The Davidson Kennedy Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of music and Africana studies in the School of Arts & Sciences, Rommen will begin the new appointment on Jan. 1.
Penn participates in sexual misconduct and awareness survey nocred Penn participates in sexual misconduct and awareness survey The goal was to learn from undergraduate, graduate, and professional students about sexual misconduct on campus to guide further efforts for improvement.
Michael Mann appointed vice provost for climate science, policy, and action at Penn nocred Michael Mann appointed vice provost for climate science, policy, and action at Penn The Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science and director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media will begin his new appointment on Nov. 1.
Derek Griffith appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Derek Griffith is the University’s newest Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor, with appointments in the School of Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Nursing) Derek Griffith appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Griffith is an innovator in the study of health equity, and will teach in the School of Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine.
Across Pennsylvania, Penn students practice ‘political empathy’ to connect across divides (On homepage) The Political Empathy Lab visited the Hazleton Integration Project, a nonprofit and community center serving a city that has seen a large increase in Dominican immigrants over the past two decades.(Image: Courtesy of Penn’s Political Empathy Lab) Across Pennsylvania, Penn students practice ‘political empathy’ to connect across divides Through the SNF Paideia Program, seven undergraduates and political scientist Lia Howard traveled all over the commonwealth this summer, listening to residents talk about their lives and the issues that matter to them.
A Q&A with Deputy Provost Beth Winkelstein Deputy Provost Beth A. Winkelstein.(Image: Kevin Monko) A Q&A with Deputy Provost Beth Winkelstein Deputy Provost Beth Winkelstein discusses her role in leading implementation of the recommendations of the Task Force on Antisemitism and the Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.
A conversation with Provost John L. Jackson Jr. Provost John L. Jackson Jr.nocred Q&A A conversation with Provost John L. Jackson Jr. In a Q&A with Penn Today, Provost John L. Jackson Jr. reflects on his first year as provost, Penn’s strategic framework In Principle and Practice, and upholding academic independence.