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Penn Prof Unpacks the Zoot Suit in “Thinking With the Past” Lecture

The zoot suit is remembered as a “killer-diller” men’s suit of a long bygone era, but it was more than just a fashion statement, as research by Kathy Peiss, a University of Pennsylvania historian, shows.

Penn's Caroline Bunting Earns Ivy Co-Player of the Week Honors

After a career-high seven-point day in Penn's 12-8 win over Yale, Caroline Bunting set another career milestone with her first selection as Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week.

Penn Alum Evelyn Boettcher Wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship

University of Pennsylvania alum Evelyn Boettcher has been awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to pursue a Ph.D.

Janet Malcolm to Teach at Penn March 18-19 as Kelly Writers House Fellow

Craig Seligman wrote of the University of Pennsylvania’s latest Kelly Writers House Fellow,

Penn Alum Lawrence Lessig to Speak at National Constitution Center for Democracy Café

Lawrence Lessig, a University of Pennsylvania alumnus and public intellectual, is leading a charge to overhaul the U.S. Constitution.

Vice President Biden to speak at Penn’s 257th Commencement

Joseph R. Biden, Jr., vice president of the United States, will deliver the address at Penn’s Commencement on Monday, May 13, 2013.

SP2 event aims to reduce recidivism rates

According to the Mayor’s Office of Reintegration Services for Ex-Offenders, thousands of people are released from state, local, and federal detention centers each year, making the successful reintegration of ex-offenders, both juvenile and adult, a critically important workforce and public safety issue in the Philadelphia region.

Soil testing to ensure safe gardening

As the days lengthen and temperatures rise, gardeners are beginning to venture outdoors to tend the pots and beds that have sat neglected throughout the winter. But before sowing their carrot and kale seeds, many city-dwelling green thumbs may wonder whether the food they will harvest from their urban plots is truly safe to eat.

Penn’s Silfen Forum: ‘Open Learning and the Future of Higher Education’

University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann and other experts will explore online learning and what it may have in store for higher education at the Silfen University Forum at Penn on April 5.

Penn School of Social Policy & Practice’s Goldring Re-Entry Initiative to Host Resource Fair

In an effort to break the cycle of recidivism, the Goldring Re-entry Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania, will host “Breaking Down Walls: Intersections of Mass Incarceration and Its Implications,” Saturday, March 16, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the International House, 3701 Chestnut St. It is free and open to the public.

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