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Campus & Community
Trio of shows at ICA tackle topical social issues
New exhibitions at Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art will explore how artists have captured, interrogated, and responded to rapidly changing environments in contemporary society.
Widely distributed and numerous, birds of prey populate Penn’s campus
While crisscrossing campus this winter, careful observers may have noticed wildlife beyond the typical trash-picking squirrels and waddling pigeons. Sitting in a low tree branch or soaring between buildings, red-tailed hawks have become a common sight, surprising some unfamiliar with these adaptable birds.
Hundreds Volunteer to Honor MLK as Part of Penn Day of Service
Honoring the life of Martin Luther King Jr., the University of Pennsylvania kicked off its 23rd Annual Commemorative Symposium on Social Change with a Day of Service, Monday, Jan. 15.
Steven Weitzman of Penn’s Katz Center Receives a 2017 National Jewish Book Award
Steven Weitzman of the University of Pennsylvania has won a 2017 National Jewish Book Award for his book The Origin of the Jews: The Quest for Roots in a Rootless Age.
30 rare prints make French impressions at gallery show
The etching by impressionist painter Edgar Degas pictures a little girl, her expression serious, her dress formal, her long hair pinned back with a bow. The extraordinarily rare artwork is one of 30 French master prints in a new exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery.
Three centers share Penn expertise at UN forum on urban issues
Representatives from the Penn Institute for Urban Research, Perry World House, and the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy will be on hand to showcase the University’s breadth and depth on urban issues.
Podcast gives glimpse into innovative minds in medicine
When Ryan O’Keefe got the OK to create a podcast under the student group Penn HealthX, he ran with it.
Penn Design’s Kenneth Lum Named an Officer in the Order of Canada
University of Pennsylvania Professor Kenneth Lum, chair of the Fine Arts Department in the School of Design, has been named an Officer in the Order of Canada, one of the
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Inside Higher Ed
Hopping on the affordability bandwagon
Penn is expanding full-tuition scholarships and removing home equity in its calculations for institutional aid, with remarks from Elaine Varas.
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Architectural Record
Clad in terra-cotta fins, UPenn’s expanded Graduate School of Education fits in with its neighbors
The Graduate School of Education has been renovated and expanded to feature additional classroom space, enhanced accessibility, and a distinct architectural identity.
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Bloomberg
Ivy League’s Penn shakes up aid formula by excluding home equity
To increase affordability, Penn will stop including a family’s equity in their primary home when determining a student’s financial aid eligibility.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn to expand its full-tuition scholarship aid to families with a higher income threshold
Penn’s Quaker Commitment will expand full-tuition scholarships and will no longer consider the primary family home as an asset in its calculation for institutional aid. Interim President J. Larry Jameson and director of financial aid Elaine Papas Varas offer remarks.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn student awarded Rhodes Scholarship to continue cancer research at Oxford University
College of Arts and Sciences fourth-year Om Gandhi from Barrington, Illinois, has been awarded a 2025 Rhodes Scholarship to continue his cancer research at Oxford University.
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