Campus & Community

When disaster strikes and people are displaced, something as simple as a tarp can mean the difference between life and death. Setting up temporary shelters is often among the first priorities of relief agencies, and what the shelters are made of is of great importance. 

The idea of an “ombudsman” or public advocate is an old one, originating in Sweden in the early 19th century. This idea has proven to have staying power, as today, ombuds are visible in companies big and small, private and public, as well as at publications and news outlets, government agencies, and colleges and universities.

The Middle East is around 6,000 miles away, on the other side of the world, but the multinational subcontinent influences and impacts American politics and foreign policy as if it were as close as Canada or Mexico. The United States has been a predominant force—covertly and overtly—in the region since the end of World War II.

For Sunday Akintoye, an associate professor in the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Dental Medicine, his recent selection as a Fulbright Scholar to Nigeri

WHO:             The University of Pennsylvania’s Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society will host a panel discussion featuring:                       &

“Preach!” is a common refrain heard among audience members when Tukufu Zuberi gives a public talk. “Preach,” someone will say in affirmation when he speaks passionately about Africa’s central role in world affairs or rails against racism. The University of Pennsylvania professor of sociology and Africana studies is a public intellectual who extends his teaching around the world across multi-media platforms.

More than 125 students from 25 middle schools across Philadelphia attended a youth summit focused on leading their schools to create healthy changes on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Jon Batiste, direct from his role as bandleader of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and formerly a star of the HBO series “Treme,” will bring his contagious energy to the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, Oct. 17.

A Penn study published recently in the journal Preventive Medicine shows that online peer networks can be powerful motivators to get people to stay committed to adding more physical activity to their lives.

There’s a phenomenon in the field of health care called the "obesity paradox," which says that obese or overweight people with certain medical conditions, such as diabetes, kidney disease, and high blood pressure, are protected from death.