Campus & Community

Runners and walkers along Locust Walk welcome the summer break at Penn. Move-in for first-year and transfer students begins Wednesday, Aug. 24. The first day of classes is Tuesday, Aug. 30.

About 12 million years ago, an animal roamed the coast of eastern North America, hunting deer- and pig-like relatives and eating a fair amount of plant material, as well.

Over the past several years, the Penn community has grown used to sharing the campus with the talented canines of the Penn Vet Working Dog Center (WDC).

In an ideal world, physicians consider factors such as a patient’s cognitive and psychological ability, brain activity, and even environmental stressors to decide the best treatment option.

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Mosquitoes are just as synonymous with summer as flip-flops, beach days, and cold drinks. This year, the pesky critters—although tiny in nature—are making an even bigger splash than usual. It’s all because of Zika, a virus that has for the past year taken the tropics by storm.

The University of Pennsylvania has co-founded and structured BluePen Biomarkers in collaboration with BluePrint Bio, Inc. and Emerald Logic, Inc. to conduct biomarker research and identification.  BluePen is creating a comprehensive biomarker measurement and discovery pipeline for the acceleration of personalized medicine.

Penn President Amy Gutmann warmly welcomed this year’s incoming students with a 106th Convocation address that told of the opportunities for “endless discovery” and profound personal transformation awaiting them at Pen

More than 3 million people drive trucks in the United States. In fact, according to Steve Viscelli, author of “The Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream” and a lecturer in the Department of Sociology, it’s the No. 1 occupation in 37 of 50 states.

Sometimes those who are most creative have the messiest minds.