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Mental Health Awareness Month happenings for Penn faculty and staff
Mental Health Awareness Month happenings for Penn faculty and staff
For Mental Health Awareness Month, the Division of Human Resources is hosting faculty and staff events focused on caregiving support, mindfulness, and nutrition, among other areas of need.
Building an illustrated children’s book collection with the community
Building an illustrated children’s book collection with the community
The “Mirrors Collection,” curated by Penn students, is a list of illustrated children’s books chosen and reviewed especially for Philadelphia School District libraries and their diverse student populations.
To the voting booth for Primary Day in the commonwealth
To the voting booth for Primary Day in the commonwealth
Just one day after presiding over the University’s 265th Commencement, Penn President Amy Gutmann, along with voters throughout the commonwealth, picked representatives from their parties to put on the ballot for the November general election.
Inaugural Projects for Progress recipients announced
Inaugural Projects for Progress recipients announced
Awardees include three Penn teams that will help address health care, education, and environmental justice, respectively, in Philadelphia.
Celebrating the ‘incomparable’ Class of 2021
Celebrating the ‘incomparable’ Class of 2021
Penn’s 265th Commencement honored students who are defined by their inspiring growth, unrivaled resilience, gracious appreciation, and undoubted ability to create a better future for us all.
Celebrating this year’s Ivy Day honorees
Celebrating this year’s Ivy Day honorees
During this year’s virtual Ivy Day celebration, students were recognized for not only their leadership, service, and scholarship, but also their resilience and perseverance.
20 Penn students and recent graduates awarded Fulbright grants
20 Penn students and recent graduates awarded Fulbright grants
Twenty Penn students and alumni have been awarded Fulbright grants for 2021-22, including 12 graduating seniors, six graduate students, and two recent graduates. They will conduct research, pursue graduate degrees, or teach English in Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, and Tajikistan.
Commencement 2021: By the numbers
Commencement 2021: By the numbers
On Monday, May 17, Penn honors the Class of 2021 with a hybrid 265th Commencement celebration. Penn Today takes a look at some of the facts and figures associated with the graduating class.
Studying plants from 400 miles up
Studying plants from 400 miles up
Using remote sensing data, senior Paul Lin looked for signals of climate change in the grasslands of the Great Plains.
Undergraduate fellows in new Office of Social Equity & Community make a positive impact
Undergraduate fellows in new Office of Social Equity & Community make a positive impact
The inaugural class of eight undergraduate fellows in Penn’s new Office of Social Equity & Community are already making progress, working with those who are homeless and food insecure and using their leadership and research to address inequities in Philadelphia neighborhoods.
In the News
San Francisco Chronicle
Why this transit guru who's tried 50 systems think BART is the best for commuters
Miles Taylor, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke about his passion for public transportation. "Anytime I go anywhere I have to ride transit," he said. "I consider it a failed trip if I haven't ridden any transit in the place I've gone."
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KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia)
Art from times of ancient Olympics on display at Penn Museum
Ahead of the Summer Olympics, the Penn Museum is displaying an ancient vase decorated with running athletes. “Athletics were universal even in the ancient world,” said Ann Brownlee.
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Philadelphia Citizen
What’s so wrong with David Cohen and Amy Gutmann being ambassadors?
President Amy Gutmann is praised as a “a fascinating choice to represent America” as ambassador to Germany.
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Inside Higher Ed
UPenn president nominated for German ambassadorship
Amy Gutmann has been nominated by President Biden to serve as U.S. ambassador to Germany.
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The Washington Post
Joe Biden is sending an academic to Germany. Here’s why it might pay off
An op-ed by Elisabeth Piller, a German professor, considered the long-standing tradition of sending U.S. scholars and university presidents to Germany as ambassadors. Amy Gutmann’s “standing as an esteemed political philosopher and university president uniquely positions her to help achieve Biden’s goal of rebuilding alliances,” Piller wrote.
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