11/29
Campus & Community
The LGBT Center’s new Clothing Closet
The LGBT Center’s new Clothing Closet
A new partnership between Wellness at Penn and the LGBT Center offers a sustainable way for students, faculty, staff, and community members to recycle outfits and shop for new ones.
Building mentorship—through food
Building mentorship—through food
A new initiative, Mentor Meals, aims to bring students together with faculty and staff through a complimentary lunch at Lauder College House.
Scholarships place ‘world of opportunity’ within reach
Scholarships place ‘world of opportunity’ within reach
Penn’s Named Scholarship Celebration returned to Rockwell Gymnasium on Nov. 16—the first time it’s been held in person since 2019.
New Eastern Mediterranean Gallery opens at the Penn Museum
New Eastern Mediterranean Gallery opens at the Penn Museum
Featuring 400 objects that span a period of 4,000 years, the Penn Museum is opening its new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, the latest step in a multi-year building transformation.
Through public art, the U.N. sustainability goals come to life
Through public art, the U.N. sustainability goals come to life
In FDR Park, a 10x10-foot mural sponsored by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and painted by Penn grad student Eliza Nobles represents the global target of clean energy for all.
Serving student veterans at Penn
Serving student veterans at Penn
A new office in Student Registration and Financial Services provides support for the growing number of veterans at Penn.
Penn Libraries dedicates Holman Biotech Commons
Penn Libraries dedicates Holman Biotech Commons
The Commons serves as a collaborative resource for researchers in the health sciences, providing the latest tools and technologies to further health care research and equality.
Commemorating Veterans Day
Commemorating Veterans Day
What is traditionally a flag raising at College Green moved indoors due to the rainy weather, but the celebration was no less meaningful.
New electric vehicles jolt Penn toward sustainability goals
New electric vehicles jolt Penn toward sustainability goals
The University has purchased its first passenger electric vehicles, with four EV vans added to the fleet during Climate Week.
Kenneth Roth on the state of human rights today
Kenneth Roth on the state of human rights today
Kenneth Roth is the inaugural Thakore Family Global Justice and Human Rights Visiting Fellow at Perry World House.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Training service dogs for military members is therapy for veterans at Penn’s new program
Penn’s Veterans Care Excellence Program is partnering with the nonprofit Warrior Canine Connection to train service dogs for veterans.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
With PennDOT studying transit options for Roosevelt Boulevard, a subway is back on the table
In an Op-Ed, doctoral candidate Jay Arzu of the Weitzman School of Design explains why plans for the Roosevelt Boulevard subway in Northeast Philadelphia are back on the table.
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NorthJersey.com
Two college buds spent 19 hours riding 10 NJ Transit buses across NJ. Here’s how it went
A profile examines Miles Taylor, a College of Arts and Sciences student graduating next month who’s traversing the length of New Jersey using only local NJ Transit bus service.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Spelman College partners with Spotify for podcast culture initiative
The University of Pennsylvania is noted as one of Spotify’s partners for NextGen, a program to foster podcast culture and careers on campus.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
From the U.N. climate conference, advice for Philly as it adapts to global warming
A delegation of Penn students, researchers, and faculty who attended the COP27 climate conference offer their ideas for how Philadelphia officials can work to make the goals of the Paris Agreement a reality.
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