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The search for meaning
Seven students smile under the canopy of a motor-powered boat travelling on a river

Traveling by boat along the River Kwai, where the students spent their New Year.

(Image: Justin McDaniel)

The search for meaning

During the course Living Deliberately: Monks, Saints, and the Contemplative Life, taught by Justin McDaniel of the School of Arts & Sciences, students experiment with ascetic practices.

Kristina García

Three ways to respond following the earthquake in Turkey and Syria
A building standing amid piles of rubble set against a blue sky. The building is partially collapsed.

A building in Antakya, in southeastern Turkey, was heavily damaged during the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

(Image: AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Three ways to respond following the earthquake in Turkey and Syria

Guidance from the Center for High Impact Philanthropy, Penn Global, and Penn Medicine’s disaster preparedness team on how to help from afar and what resources are available on campus.

Michele W. Berger, Kristina García , Juliana Rosati

The future of conservatism
Alfie Arun smiles from behind his laptopas he listens to the student debate in the Future of Conservatism class.

Alfie Arun says he came into the class with an antagonistic view of conservatives, but he’s not leaving with the same mindset.

The future of conservatism

A one-of-a-kind political science course taught by Deirdre Martinez of the School of Arts & Sciences and Evan McMullin, a Penn alum who was running for the Senate during the class, took students through the past and present conservative movement.

Kristen de Groot

Cooking up something special
tangen hall food lab, wide view Homepage image: Whether working alongside fellow foodies or hosting tasting parties for friends and faculty, the Food Innovation Lab is a place where breaking bread and building bonds go hand in hand.

(Image: Jay Kan of Venture Lab)

Cooking up something special

The Food Innovation Lab at Tangen Hall provides a space for student entrepreneurs with an appetite for experimentation and creativity.

Carter Johns

Wharton sophomore climbs world’s tallest volcano on a bike
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Wharton sophomore climbs world’s tallest volcano on a bike

Wharton School second-year Ryan Torres from Barcelona biked up the world’s tallest volcano in the Andes mountains during Winter Break, breaking the world record for highest altitude reached on a bike.

A naming celebration for Gutmann College House
Doyle, Gutmann, Magill on stage with sign that reads "Gutmann College House"

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A naming celebration for Gutmann College House

The former Penn president, now U.S. Ambassador to Germany, joined President Liz Magill, faculty, staff, and students at the living-learning space on campus.

Lauren Hertzler

This Wharton undergrad cycled the world’s highest volcano
Ryan Torres holds his mountain bike aloft on Locust Walk in cycling gear.

Second-year Wharton student Ryan Torres on Locust Walk with the bike that brought him to the summit of the world’s tallest volcano.

(Image: Courtesy of Wharton Stories)

This Wharton undergrad cycled the world’s highest volcano

Second-year Ryan Torres not only scaled Ojos del Salado by bike, he raised funds for World Bicycle Relief, an international nonprofit dedicated to improving access to cycling around the world.

From Wharton Stories