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The University of Pennsylvania Center for High Impact Philanthropy has released its annual free, online 2015 High Impact Year-end Giving Guide outlining some of the most effective giving opportunities.
Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, will receive the 2015 Doer Award from the Urban Affairs Coalition Friday morning in Philadelphia.
Fabio Finotti, a professor of Italian studies at Penn, says one can find everything in the writings of Dante Alighieri, from science and sculpture to music and sex.
Emilio A. Parrado is concerned about how immigrants incorporate into new communities.
The Organization of World Heritage Cities has voted to name Philadelphia as a World Heritage City. With the announcement, Philadelphia became the first American city to join an elite group that includes Paris, Cairo and Jerusalem.
WHO: Daud Ali Associate Professor Department of South Asia Studies
A Message to Penn Faculty, Students and StaffFromPresident Amy GutmannProvost Vincent PriceExecutive Vice President Craig CarnaroliExecutive Vice President J. Larry JamesonVice President Joann MitchellVice Provost Anita AllenVice Provost Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullumVice Provost Beth Winkelstein
The world is warming and migratory flight patterns are changing. Scientists at central Pennsylvania’s Hawk Mountain Sanctuary recently concluded a 15-year study on the critical relationship between these two facts—and an artist is among the first to present these findings to the public.
The Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania and the Ubuntu Education Fund have developed a podcast series featuring interviews with eight influential philanthropists and leaders in the social sector.
Children of Abraham: Abbas at University of Pennsylvania’s Arthur Ross Gallery November 21, 2015 – March 20, 2016
Yphtach Lelkes of the Annenberg School for Communication says that political elites, not average voters, are driving the democratic backsliding that is occurring in America.
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Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a partisan trust gap has emerged in public perception of the Supreme Court as a conservative institution.
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An analysis released by the Crime and Justice Policy Lab at the School of Arts & Sciences suggests that a group violence reduction strategy drove a 2022 drop in shootings in Baltimore’s Western District.
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In an Op-Ed, Vukan R. Vuchic of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that Philadelphia should make transit more accessible rather than striving to accommodate more cars.
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In an Op-Ed, R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that public discourse around climate change overlooks the buildup of slow, subtle costs and their impact on human systems.
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