Campus & Community

PennPraxis proposes revamping Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Philadelphia’s scenic Benjamin Franklin Parkway contains a sprawling park that is mostly unknown and inaccessible to the public because of high-speed traffic coursing down the multi-lane throughway.

Penn Glee Club premieres spring musical ‘Office Bass’

Penn gleeks, glee-heads, glee-maniacs, and musical theater lovers, take note: The Penn Glee Club enters the world of big business with its spring show, “Office Bass: A Corporate Musical.”

HR recognizes staff as Models of Excellence

For the 14th year, Penn’s Models of Excellence Program is honoring exceptional staff members who have gone well beyond their expected duties to effect positive change at the University.

Penn Vet Team Uncovers a Pathway That Stimulates Bone Growth

PHILADELPHIA — Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have discovered that a protein called Jagged-1 stimulates human stem cells to differentiate into bone-producing cells.

Penn Geologists Quantify, Characterize Sediment Carried by Mississippi Flood to Louisiana Wetlands

PHILADELPHIA — The spring 2011 flood on the Mississippi was among the largest floods ever, the river swelling over its banks and wreaking destruction in the surrounding areas.

Penn Vet Research on Niemann-Pick Disease Paves Way for Human Clinical Trial

PHILADELPHIA — Niemann-Pick Type C disease is a rare and incurable neurological disorder that affects 500 children worldwide. Presently, there are no therapies approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat NPC.

Penn to Offer Free, Online Class on ADHD

If you’re one of the people who takes the University of Pennsylvania online course “’Pay Attention!!’ ADHD Through the Lifespan,” you will learn that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder isn’t just kid stuff.

Penn Open Online Calculus Course to Earn ACE Credit

PHILADELPHIA — A massive open online course, or MOOC, taught by a University of Pennsylvania calculus professor has been recommended for credit by the American Council on Education.

Penn certifies three as Level 4 green offices

If Penn’s Green Office Certification Program was the Olympics, achieving Level 4 accreditation would be equivalent to winning a gold medal.

Writers House welcomes acclaimed poet John Ashbery

Throughout its 14 years, the Kelly Writers House Fellows program has welcomed such literary luminaries as Tony Kushner, David Sedaris, Jamaica Kincaid, and Joan Didion, but only one Fellow has been invited back a second time: celebrated poet John Ashbery.

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