Campus & Community

Penn Students Best Among U.S. Schools at Electric Racing Competition

by Patrick Ammerman

Three Veterans at the University of Pennsylvania Named 2016 Tillman Scholars

Three military veterans who are enrolled as graduate students at the University of Pennsylvania, John Schippert, Jonathan Wood and Matthew Miclette, have been appointed as 2016 Tillman Scholars through the Pat Tillman Foundation.

Penn GSE Faculty, Fulbright Fellow Helps Transform Higher Education in India

Sharon Ravitch, a senior lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania and a newly appointed Fulbright Scholar, is changing India’s educational systems through partnerships and research.

Rising Senior at Penn Takes Up Editorial Internship at ‘Foreign Affairs’

Growing up in Hockessin, Del., Jessica McDowell, was a subscriber to the political science magazine Foreign Affairs for many years. This summer, the rising senior at the University of Pennsylvania is working as the publication’s editorial intern.

Penn Research: Why Guided Play Matters to Developing Minds

Deena Weisberg spends a lot of time talking to preschoolers.

Political Scientist at Penn Spotlights the ‘Shadow of Unfairness’ in Democracy

“Life’s not fair” applies to some people more than others, according to Jeffrey Green, an associate professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania.

Penn partners with Philadelphia Orchestra on its Asia tour

For the very first time, Penn partnered with the Philadelphia Orchestra during its Tour of Asia & China Residency.

Penn biochemist develops plant-based booster vaccine for polio

The world is tantalizingly close to eradicating polio. Yet the disease still maintains a foothold, primarily in developing nations, with recent outbreaks in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, including in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Glass squid’s ‘leaky’ light gives lesson in biology

Squids may have something to teach us about making the most of a messy situation.

Flourishing Penn Garden cultivates sustainability and social issues

The students who first planted the urban garden on the west side of Rodin College House in 2009 have graduated, but their garden hasn’t gone to seed. It’s flourishing and cultivating conversations about sustainability and social issues related to food, access, and inclusion.

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