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Campus & Community
Calling all artists
The Burrison Gallery is calling for artwork submittals to be considered for its third annual University Club Members Exhibit, a juried group show that will run from June 29 through Aug. 16.
Student Spotlight with Talon Ducheneaux
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND: From the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, Ducheneaux, 20, is a hip-hop artist and future psychologist. As a freshman, he drove to Penn from South Dakota, a trip that took about six days.
Penn Student and Four Alums Awarded Rare Book School Mellon Fellowships
Marissa Nicosia, a doctoral candidate in English at the University of Pennsylvania, and four alumni are recipients of Rare Book School Mellon Fellowships in Critical Bibliography for early-career scholars.
Penn Public Safety Kicks Off Share the Road Campaign
The University of Pennsylvania Division of Public Safety will kick off its annual Share the Road bicycle-safety campaign on Monday, March 25, at 11 a.m.
Penn to Create Perry World House to Enhance Global Initiatives
The University of Pennsylvania will establish a central home on campus for global activities and initiatives to be known as the Perry World House, President Amy Gutmann announced today.
Philadelphia READS! Community Night at Penn Museum April 10
It's a groundswell and it's building momentum—Philadelphia's cultural community is putting the spotlight on reading, literacy, and community engagement. Reading opens up worlds of opportunity—and books, like the many cultural treasures in the city, bring so many worlds vividly to life.
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.
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 Evelyn Boettcher Wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Pennsylvania alum Evelyn Boettcher has been awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to pursue a Ph.D.
In the News
How did a white woman come to write the newest definitive text on Philadelphia’s Black history?
Penn alum Amy Jane Cohen is profiled for her new book “Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape,” which examines Black history through the lens of events, institutions, and individuals across the city. The book includes a reflection from Penn chaplain Charles Howard.
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Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train
A profile highlights Maria Wright of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, from her volunteer work connecting people with service dogs to her cancer diagnosis and her own journey applying for a service dog.
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UPenn to confer honorary doctorate on Siddhartha Mukherjee
Celebrated physician and best-selling author Siddhartha Mukherjee will deliver the address at the 2024 University of Pennsylvania Commencement, featuring remarks from Interim President J. Larry Jameson.
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College internships matter more than ever — but not everyone can get one
Almost 90% of students who graduated from Penn in 2023 completed an internship during college. Barbara Hewitt of Career Services says that the race to get talent early has resulted in a focus on getting early practical experience through many ways in students’ academic careers.
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Harvard University applications fall by 5%
Penn received more than 65,000 undergraduate applications for the Class of 2028, the most in its history.
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