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Campus & Community
Views from the top of the world
Views from the top of the world
Members of the Penn community give accounts of their expeditions to Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
Prescribing nature for well-being
Prescribing nature for well-being
Awarded one of three Big Idea honors from the campus wellness challenge, Nature Rx emphasizes time in nature as a means to ease stress.
An intentional approach to supplier diversity
An intentional approach to supplier diversity
Penn has taken great strides to enhance its inclusive community, and has promised to strengthen existing diverse and local partnerships while creating new ones. Last week’s Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo celebrated it all.
A monumental move for the Penn Museum’s iconic sphinx
A monumental move for the Penn Museum’s iconic sphinx
In a three-day, high-tech operation, the massive sphinx is moved from the gallery where it sat since 1926 to the main entrance hall.
Calling all techies: Penn’s your next stop
Calling all techies: Penn’s your next stop
Throughout the years, jobs in technology have flourished at the University. Here’s why it’s such a good place to work in tech.
A snapshot of the year in review
A snapshot of the year in review
Milestones, breakthroughs, and anniversaries marked the 2018-19 school year.
Five events to watch for in June
Five events to watch for in June
The summer months around campus kick off with West Philadelphia Porchfest, arts performances at The Woodlands, and Penn Museum’s latest CultureFEST.
Keeping rain out of the drain
Keeping rain out of the drain
From cisterns beneath Shoemaker Green to the green roof on New College House, special features of campus buildings and landscapes are helping manage stormwater to keep rain from the sewer lines, and scholars are using the infrastructure as a research opportunity.
Lorenzo Jackson, leader and ‘Pillar of Excellence’
Lorenzo Jackson, leader and ‘Pillar of Excellence’
Custodian Lorenzo Jackson is a beloved fixture at 3401 Walnut Street, and for his dedication and service, has been awarded a Pillar of Excellence award.
Garden Railway exhibit spotlights great lighthouses
Garden Railway exhibit spotlights great lighthouses
In its 22nd season, the Morris Arboretum’s Garden Railway will open on Saturday, May 25, with a theme of “Great American Lighthouses.”
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
At 11, she started college. Now, at 18, she’s on the verge of a Penn degree
Soleil Hawley, a senior in the College of Liberal and Professional Studies, was profiled for her accomplishments as one of the youngest students in recent memory to enroll in a part-time B.A. program at Penn.
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KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia)
NJ considers giving patients more choices when being transferred to other facilities
Health System CEO Ralph Muller opposed efforts by New Jersey lawmakers to require patients to reconsider transferring to an out-of-state facility for treatment. “This would put severe limitations on the elderly to come to Penn or facilities in New York and elsewhere,” said Muller. “So we think having that kind of limitation on a facility when a person’s life is at stake is just bad medicine.”
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Forbes.com
China could be the next frontier for American football
Head coach Ray Priore spoke about Penn’s game against the American Football League of China All-Stars. While the Quakers did win 85-0, Priore said, of the Chinese team, “The coaching was good. What they played was sound.”
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Philadelphia Inquirer
How do you move a 13-ton Egyptian sphinx? Penn Museum hopes to try it today
Today, Penn Museum is moving its 13-ton sphinx from the Lower Egyptian Gallery to the main entrance lobby. Jennifer Wegner of the Penn Museum said, “I’m probably a little less concerned than [project manager Bob Thurlow] is. I look at the past travels of the sphinx—it made it from Memphis, Egypt, all the way here 100 years ago without incident.”
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Like ‘Back to the Future’: Penn Museum floats its ancient sphinx to a new home
Jennifer Wegner and Julian Siggers of the Penn Museum commented on the sphinx’s relocation. “You’ll have one of the most significant archaeological objects in America greeting you as you come in the doors of the new Penn Museum,” said Siggers.
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