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Campus & Community
Penn Museum excavation designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Penn Museum excavation designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gordion, Turkey, is the first active Penn Museum archaeological site to be named in the UNESCO World Heritage List
The crisis of climate-driven extinction
The crisis of climate-driven extinction
In a session moderated by Simon Richter, panelists Erol Akçay, Michael Mann, and Zinta Zommers discussed the impact of climate change on efforts to conserve biological diversity.
Brigitte Weinsteiger appointed interim director of the Penn Libraries
Brigitte Weinsteiger appointed interim director of the Penn Libraries
Weinsteiger assumed the role on September 13, replacing Constantia Constantinou, who was appointed H. Carton Rogers III Vice Provost and director in 2018.
Something for everyone at Penn’s Friends and Family Day
Something for everyone at Penn’s Friends and Family Day
This year’s event, open to Penn faculty, staff, and postdocs and their families, will include lunch, DJs, bounce houses, photo booths, and more.
Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields
Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields
Deans and leaders from the schools of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, and Social Policy & Practice discussed climate and health at a Climate Week event.
The PZ project: Children’s and young adult literature on the rise
The PZ project: Children’s and young adult literature on the rise
From picture books to 'The Poet X,' Penn Libraries are expanding and diversifying their holdings of books for young readers.
By the Numbers: Undergraduates share their research
By the Numbers: Undergraduates share their research
Work by a record 436 students was featured in the Fall Research Expo sponsored by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
The Arthur Ross Gallery and Penn Live Arts awarded The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage project grants
The Arthur Ross Gallery and Penn Live Arts awarded The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage project grants
Two other project grants to area cultural institutions involve Michelle Lopez of the Weitzman School of Design and alum Kiyoshi Kuromiya.
Climate Week 2023 highlights the links between biodiversity and the climate crisis
Climate Week 2023 highlights the links between biodiversity and the climate crisis
The climate crisis impacts everyone. During Climate Week at Penn, which will be held from Sept. 18-22, everyone is invited to find their place in the climate movement.
Biophysics summer school in Crete
Biophysics summer school in Crete
Eleni Katifori and Arnold Mathijssen spent a week in Crete, introducing students from Penn and other institutes to various topics and ideas in active biophysics research.
In the News
CNBC
A degree from this Ivy League university can add over $80,000 to your salary—it’s not Harvard or Yale
A Penn degree can add an estimated $80,000 a year to a graduate’s salary, with commentary from alumna Emma Morgenstern.
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Philadelphia Business Journal
Penn Medicine opens walk-in crisis response center at Cedar Avenue campus
Penn Medicine has relocated its crisis response center to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania-Cedar Avenue campus in West Philadelphia. The facility opened with remarks from Maria Oquendo.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn biomedical scientists move into new uCity complex with 115,000 square feet of lab space
More than 50 Penn scientists and staff, including the Perelman School of Medicine’s Drew Weissman, are moving into 115,000 square feet of new lab space in the 13-story One uCity Square building.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Benjamin Franklin Parkway is getting a redesign. You can weigh in on the changes
Penn partnered with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in 2013 to make the Benjamin Franklin Parkway more vibrant, accessible, and welcoming to pedestrians and tourists.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
‘Safety zones,’ campus monitors, and gun detection systems make up Philadelphia’s back-to-school safety plan
Penn is funding the expansion of a program for the School District of Philadelphia to provide Safe Path monitors that watch violence around campus, providing mentorship and conducting conflict mediation for students.
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