Farmers’ Market returns with oldies and goodies Farmers’ Market returns with oldies and goodies The familiar white tent of the Farmers’ Market at University Square—offering fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy items, and baked goods—has returned to 36th and Walnut streets outside of the Penn Bookstore.
Take sustainability home with greening program Take sustainability home with greening program Bolstering the University’s commitment to sustainability, Penn has launched the Greening Penn at Home program, an initiative designed to educate faculty and staff about best practices for energy efficiency at home and to make it easier for the University community to implement energy efficient home improvements
SEAS partnerships to increase STEM proficiency SEAS partnerships to increase STEM proficiency Increasing the nation’s proficiency in STEM fields—science, technology, engineering and math—is one of President Obama’s top educational goals. He has made it clear that more bright young students should be entering the pipeline to become working scientists and engineers, and has called on educational institutions to help meet this challenge.
Penn Receives $25 Million Gift to Create Basser Research Center for Inherited Cancers Penn Receives $25 Million Gift to Create Basser Research Center for Inherited Cancers PHILADELPHIA — A $25 million gift to the University of Pennsylvania from alumni Mindy and Jon Gray will establish a center focused on the treatment and prevention of cancers associated with hereditary BRCA mutations.
Penn Trustees to Extend President Gutmann’s Contract Penn Trustees to Extend President Gutmann’s Contract PHILADELPHIA -- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania will extend the contract of President Amy Gutmann for five additional years beyond its current expiration date.
Penn Vet’s Field Service Tends to the Farms Penn Vet’s Field Service Tends to the Farms KENNETT SQUARE — It’s a quaint image: a rural vet in a pick-up truck driving down a country lane to treat a sick cow or horse.
Penn’s Steve Fluharty Has a Hand in the “Golden Goose” Awards Highlighting Basic Research Penn’s Steve Fluharty Has a Hand in the “Golden Goose” Awards Highlighting Basic Research PHILADELPHIA -- Steve Fluharty, the University of Pennsylvania’s senior vice provost for research, is participating in a new congressional program that will highlight federally funded science projects.
Geoffrey Canada, Six Others to Receive Honorary Degrees at Penn's 256th Commencement May 14 Geoffrey Canada, Six Others to Receive Honorary Degrees at Penn's 256th Commencement May 14 Weather Update Academic and Alumni Processions Canceled ONLY
Art exhibit displays PennDesign students’ work Art exhibit displays PennDesign students’ work “No man is an island,” wrote the English poet John Donne, and neither is a work of art.
The Gordon family and the University Mace The Gordon family and the University Mace When Grey Gordon steps onto Franklin Field for Commencement on Monday, May 14, he will become one of more than a half dozen family members, stretched over four generations, who have graduated from Penn.