Campus & Community

Researchers are constantly looking for new and better ways of storing the 0’s and 1’s of computer memory. One idea has been to represent bits as different atomic structures in a material.

Susan Wharton, a wealthy philanthropist from the family that gave the Wharton School its name, set in motion the chain of events that brought historian and sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois to Penn.

The use of drones has had significant consequences for how governments conduct counter-terrorism operations.

A partnership between the Department of Music in the School of Arts & Sciences and Opera Philadelphia gives Penn students a chance to get an insider’s view and explore the work of a professional performance company.

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In its 17th year, the Models of Excellence Program the University of Pennsylvania will honor 77 outstanding staff members who play key roles in Penn’s successes every day. President Amy Gutmann will present honorees from across 13 schools and centers with awards for their exemplary service on April 21, 2016 in Irvine Auditorium.

The 2016 U.S. presidential race has spurred spirited debate among candidates and the public over hot button election issues.

Men and women are subject to different vulnerabilities when it comes to health and disease. More men than women are diagnosed with autism, for example, while women tend to experience different heart attack symptoms from men.

A team of students traveled from the School of Engineering and Applied Science to Texas A&M University to pitch their designs for the Hyperloop, a science-fiction inflected transportation concept that is the brainchild of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, a Penn alumnus.

Emily Kramer-Golinkoff is a warrior. She manages her own nonprofit, frequently travels across the country—and sometimes world—for speaking engagements, and works with Penn Medicine’s Social Media and Health Innovation Lab. That’s on top of at least three hours of medical treatment every day.