Campus & Community

The Penn community is invited to submit work to the Digital Art Contest, held by the Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences (MINS). Contestants are asked to create a digital image with a neuroscience theme for potential display

A new study by researchers in Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science shows that metamaterials can be designed to do “photonic calculus” by working like an analog computer.

The Whitney Biennial, one of the most highly regarded art shows in the world, has featured an array of work from some of the country’s most provocative, influential, or little-known artists, including feminist sculptor Kiki Smith (2002), performance and installation artist Terence Koh (2004), and painter Robert Bechtle (2008).

For the fourth year in a row, Penn’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science is teaming up with that department at Drexel to host Philly Materials Science and Engineering Day

People living with HIV and AIDS spend considerable time taking care of their medical needs. But because of a lack of access or other factors, they sometimes fail to get the dental exams and treatment they require. This gap in care is especially concerning because oral infections caused by poor hygiene and dental disease could be exacerbated by a compromised immune system.

The American Red Cross is debuting a new first aid app on Jan. 16. But unlike the organization’s previous apps, which have helped users navigate first aid and disaster preparedness, this one has a very particular audience in mind: pet owners.

The extension of unemployment benefits can account for much of the persistently high unemployment in the United States since the end of the Great Recession, according to a study led by University of Pennsylvania economics scholars.

A new exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) will feature rare paintings by William H. Johnson, from the collection of the James E. Lewis Museum at Morgan State University. An essential figure in modern American art, William H.

A researcher at the University of Pennsylvania is changing the higher education landscape.

Sarah Foster, a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded a Winston Churchill Scholarship, a merit-based award for American college students who are outstanding in engineering, mathematics and physical and biological sciences.