Campus & Community

A series on wellness and well-being

A roundup of the six-part series from Penn Today that focuses on University resources available to students, faculty, staff, and postdocs for their mental, physical, technical, and financial health.

Tina Rodia

Keeping the Penn community safe and sound

The Division of Public Safety helps keep the University community safe through programs like the 24/7 Walking Escort Service, the UPennAlert Emergency Notification System, Penn Guardian, and the HELP Line.

Greg Johnson

Libraries exhibition explores the movement of books

A new exhibit at the Penn Libraries explores the myriad ways books move—as physical objects in different formats, and across space and time—featuring 24 items from the collection, a video wall displaying 26 additional items, and interactive models.

Louisa Shepard



In the News


Philadelphia Inquirer

Bruce Springsteen, John Legend, and Barack Obama team up on a spirit-raising rally for Harris

In Philadelphia for a political rally, alumnus and musician John Legend said his time at Penn were “some of the best years of my life.”

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Forbes

How to make sense of the college application process

Penn saw more than 65,000 student applicant submissions for the 2023-24 school year.

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Broadway World

Musicians On Call raises over $340,000 during 25th anniversary celebration in NYC

Sue Berkowitz was honored for visiting almost 6,000 people at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania as a volunteer for Musicians On Call.

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NPR

North Gaza siege, North Korean troops in Russia, Pennsylvania voters

Three Penn students are interviewed about their views on the presidential election and their decisions about where to register to vote.

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Philadelphia Magazine

The 150 most influential people in Philly

Interim President J. Larry Jameson, Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney, Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Olympic discus thrower and alumnus Sam Mattis are noted as some of the most influential people in Philadelphia.

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