Campus & Community

Four Penn Students Named Emerging Leaders in Science and Society Fellows

Four University of Pennsylvania graduate students have been named to the inaugural class of Emerging Leaders in Science and Society Fellows. ELISS is sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Student Spotlight with Joe Huennekens

JOE COLLEGE: Joe Huennekens, a first-year graduate student in PennDesign, is assisting The Woodlands with its new master plan to reimagine the idea of the cemetery, and promote the landscape as a green space open to the community.

Penn Ranks No. 1 in Safety and Security for Seventh Consecutive Year

The University of Pennsylvania has been ranked No. 1 in safety and security in the higher education sector for the seventh consecutive year, according to Security Magazine’s “Security 500” list.

Penn Center for High Impact Philanthropy Offers Best Ways to Help After Typhoon

The Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania has developed a list of the top tips for donors, providing up-to-date information about smart philanthropic ways to help the people in the Philippines.

Multidisciplinary Examination of Innovation in India Is Focus of Penn Bi-Coastal Conference

Burgeoning India is facing historic macroeconomic instability, and 2014 is shaping up to be a contentious election year there. Add a rapidly growing population and an overtaxed infrastructure, and it’s clear India is a case study in the urgent need for innovation.

United Minorities Council at Penn Celebrates 35th Anniversary

At the University of Pennsylvania the United Minorities Council was created in 1978 as an organization to advocate on behalf of students who felt their voices weren’t being heard on campus.

A Message to the Penn Community From President Amy Gutmann Regarding Typhoon Haiyan

As news emerges of the devastation in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Haiyan, our hearts and thoughts are with all of those who have been impacted by this terrible tragedy.

Holiday Garden Railway at Penn's Morris Arboretum Opens Nov. 22

The Morris Arboretum’s popular Garden Railway returns November 22, the Friday before Thanksgiving, as the Holiday Garden Railway display.

Penn Islamic history prof talks ‘Getting Crusaded’

From 1095-1291 C.E., Christians from Europe launched a series of campaigns against Muslims in the Middle East known as the Crusades, a succession of holy wars to remove Christian religious sites from Islamic rule.

Celebrate the groundbreaking of Penn’s New College House at Hill Field

On Friday, Nov. 8, the entire Penn community is invited to celebrate a new center of student living and learning.

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