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Campus & Community
Join fight against cancer at Penn Relay For Life
Students, faculty, staff, and members of the community can pull an all-nighter on Saturday, March 31, and join the fight against cancer at the annual Penn Relay For Life at Franklin Field.
Penn Law festivities mark Golkin Hall Dedication Week
All this week, Penn Law School will celebrate the formal opening of its new, state-of-the-art building: Golkin Hall.
At Penn, Education Commons at Weiss Pavilion to Host Open House March 28
PHILADELPHIA -- Franklin Field: It’s not just for sports any more. Education Commons, a new study space for students on the mezzanine of the George A. Weiss Pavilion at the historic stadium, is now open, and the Penn community is invited to check it out from 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 28.
Benjamin Garcia Appointed Presidential Term Professor at Penn
PHILADELPHIA — Benjamin Garcia has been named the first Presidential Term Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, effective June 1. The announcement was made by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price.
Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania Select Lipman Family Prize Finalists Vying for $100,000
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has announced its selection of three finalist organizations vying for the Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. The Lipman Family Prize recognizes and amplifies the work of organizations devoted to positive social impact
Burrison Gallery exhibit bridges math and art
At first blush, art and math couldn’t seem more different from one another: free-flowing creative expression versus rigid rule-based analysis. But the histories of the two disciplines are deeply intertwined. The mathematicians of the medieval Middle East developed algebra and represented the patterns they found there in woven tapestries and mosaic tessellations.
Ring in spring with Penn tree giveaway
Penn is partnering with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to stage its second annual Creating Canopy free tree giveaway for members of the University community who are homeowners.
Penn throws Russian tea party, once a week
Each Wednesday at 1 p.m. is teatime in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. Russian teatime. A table laden with baked goods, decadent chocolates, and cold and hot tea beckons partygoers inside Room 737 in Williams Hall. Any Penn student can attend.
Social activist Geoffrey Canada to speak at Commencement
Educational innovator and advocate Geoffrey Canada, president and chief executive officer for Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), will be the Commencement speaker at Penn’s 256th Commencement on Monday, May 14, at Franklin Field.
‘Thinking With the Past’ Lecture at Penn to Look at ‘The People and the Book’
WHO: Speaker: David B. Ruderman, Joseph Meyerhoff Professor of Jewish History, University of Pennsylvania
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
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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WHYY (Philadelphia)
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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India West
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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The Washington Post
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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The Wall Street Journal
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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