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Campus & Community
Faith, athletic drive, and the Midwestern spirit
Faith, athletic drive, and the Midwestern spirit
May graduate Cam Landis, an anthropology major from Madison, Ohio, played on the offensive line for the football team, walked on to the track team as a thrower—and delved into his Jewish roots at Hillel.
A $365 million development will expand the life sciences hub at Pennovation Works
A $365 million development will expand the life sciences hub at Pennovation Works
Penn Senior Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli speaks with Penn Today about the evolution of the research and manufacturing project, led by Longfellow Real Estate Developers, and its value for Penn and the region.
Engineering a solution for microplastic pollution
Engineering a solution for microplastic pollution
May graduates Sarah Beth Gleeson, Shoshana Weintraub, and Julia Yan will use their President’s Sustainability Prize to create a device for trapping microfibers in laundry machines to reduce ocean microplastic pollution.
Desmond Patton appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Desmond Patton appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Patton will be Penn’s Brian and Randi Schwartz University Professor, with joint appointments in the School of Social Policy & Practice and the Annenberg School for Communication and a secondary appointment in the Perelman School of Medicine.
Lessons in wrestling and life from The Pennsylvania Regional Training Center
Lessons in wrestling and life from The Pennsylvania Regional Training Center
The Pennsylvania Regional Training Center teaches wrestling and life lessons to 240+ high school and college students
Mural expresses culture and belonging in South Philadelphia
Mural expresses culture and belonging in South Philadelphia
Shira Walinsky of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and fourth-grade teacher Lisa Yuk Kuen Yau, a fellow in the Penn-based Teachers Institute of Philadelphia, worked with students to create a mural across from Francis Scott Key School in South Philadelphia.
Cosmic Writers brings free creative writing education to school-aged children
Cosmic Writers brings free creative writing education to school-aged children
May graduates Rowana Miller and Manoj Simha lead Cosmic Writers, a project supported by President’s Engagement Prize that provides free creative writing instruction to K-12 students virtually throughout the world.
Lighting the way for rare disease
Lighting the way for rare disease
After finding out about STAC3, a rare disease without a cure, biology major Magnolia Wang of the College of Arts and Sciences set out to raise awareness and advocate for those struggling with the illness.
A vigil in response to recent losses to gun violence
A vigil in response to recent losses to gun violence
In the shadow of the LOVE sculpture, campus ministers and artists offered prayers, readings, and songs, supporting the community and imploring action in the wake of the lives lost in the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, in Laguna Woods, California, and in Uvalde, Texas.
A one-stop shop for student-founded impact startups
A one-stop shop for student-founded impact startups
College Green Ventures, a recipient of Penn’s 2022 President’s Engagement Prize, finds and supports student-founded impact startups. The organization aims to be a national hub for social impact on college campuses.
In the News
Higher Ed Dive
Here’s what happened when 3 colleges, including the University of Pennsylvania, went test optional
Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule reports a 34% boost in applications for Penn’s first year of test-optional admissions, 2020-21, with sustained increases in numbers and application diversity into 2022.
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Philadelphia Business Journal
Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia names new board chair in continued leadership transition
President Liz Magill is announced as a new member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia.
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Reuters
Richmond law school is latest to drop slaveholding namesake
Penn Carey Law has said that it will remove the name of former U.S. Supreme Court chief justice Roger Brooke Taney from one of its buildings. Taney wrote the 1857 majority opinion that upheld slavery.
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Philadelphia Citizen
The West Philly housing crisis that was utterly avoidable
An in-depth examination looks at the solution that might have put a stop to the UC Townhomes housing crisis, with a glimpse at what President Liz Magill and her office are doing to help.
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NBC Philadelphia
Police officers line street for final salute to beloved Montco K-9
Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine speaks on the loss of K-9 Rookie, who had a long history with the Penn Vet Working Dog Center and died in the Ryan Veterinary Hospital.
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