Campus & Community

Frederick “Fritz” Steiner will be the next Dean of the School of Design, effective July 1.

The Morris Arboretum celebrates traditional Japanese cultural activities and one of the surest signs of spring at the Cherry Blossom Festival, which runs on two upcoming Saturdays: April 9 and 16.

Members of the Penn community can congratulate some of their peers at this year’s Models of Excellence ceremony on Thursday, April 21, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Irvine Auditorium. This year, the program honors 77 exceptional staff members who play key roles in Penn’s successes every day.

The world of human beings is not given to them. It is something they must create.

Considered the founder of Penn Law School, James Wilson’s illustrious career includes his pioneering work during the American Revolution to lay the groundwork of the young nation’s legal system. One of the founding fathers of the United States, Wilson was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a framer of the U.S. Constitution.

Bruce Friedman’s oldest son, Josh, had a profound impact on anyone he met. “He had a great sense of humor,” says Friedman. “Everybody just loved him.”

This spring, the BioEYES program celebrates a major milestone: It will serve its 100,000th student.That means in the 14 years since BioEYES began, 100,000 elementary, middle, and high school students from Philadelphia and four other sites have been exposed to innovative, hands-on lessons that get them excited about and interested in science.

Just a few weeks into the spring semester, junior English major and creative writing minor Elizabeth Richardson was given an ambitious task: Plan and lead a specific social media campaign for SafeKidsStories, a web initiative created by Lorene Cary, a senior lecturer in the

The lead-up to U.S. presidential elections can be drawn out and jargon-filled, challenging voters to distinguish between what politicians say and what they actually mean.