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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Ballparks as Urban Anchors: MLB Leaders Discuss Role of Ballparks in Their Communities at Penn IUR Event
PHILADELPHIA — The Penn Institute for Urban Research will host a panel discussion with leaders from Major League Baseball teams at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, in Houston Hall's Bodek Lounge.
Penn Senior and Penn Alum Win Marshall Scholarships
PHILADELPHIA— The Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships at the University of Pennsylvania today announced that Corey Metzman and Michael Poll have won United Kingdom Government Scholarships for gra
Pulitzer Prize board
Steven Hahn, the Roy F. and Jeannette P.
Q&A with Claudia Valeggia
In Claudia Valeggia’s opinion, President Barack Obama is a pretty cool guy. At a White House event last month, Valeggia said the president made sure to emphasize how he and the first lady support their daughters’ inclination for science.
In New Study, Penn Researchers Unveil Decline of Higher Education Opportunity and Affordability in Illinois
PHILADELPHIA — Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education have found a decade-long decline of higher education opportunity and affordability in Illinois. They also found that state leaders have abandoned effective policies that once resulted in outstanding pe
Breaking the ‘tribal culture’ in healthcare
To meet the needs of a global society, healthcare professionals must join forces in new ways, according to Richard Horton, editor of the internationally renowned medical journal The Lancet, who delivered a lecture titled “A Bonfire of the Professions: Prospects for Global Health” at
Penn Honors the Nation’s Veterans
PHILADELPHIA — In honor of Veterans Day, the University of Pennsylvania will hold a flag-raising ceremony on Locust Walk in front of Van Pelt Library at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov.
Nov. 16 Penn Lightbulb Café to Focus on Restoring Religious Monuments in War-torn Pakistan
WHO: Michael Meister, professor of South Asia Studies in the Department of Art History at the University of Pennsylvania
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Comcast’s Sports Complex plan for South Philly would make our city less livable
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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The New York Times
We don’t see what climate change is doing to us
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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Associated Press
Far fewer young Americans now want to study in China. Both countries are trying to fix that
Amy Gadsden of Penn Global says that American interest in studying in China is declining due to foreign businesses closing their offices there and Beijing’s draconian governing style.
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The Wall Street Journal
‘Slouch’ review: The panic over posture
In her new book, “Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America,” Beth Linker of the School of Arts & Sciences traces society’s posture obsession to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
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Associated Press
In death, three decades after his trial verdict, O.J. Simpson still reflects America’s racial divides
Camille Charles of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Black Americans have grown less likely to believe in a famous defendant’s innocence as a show of race solidarity.
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