Campus & Community

Three University of Pennsylvania sophomores have received John Thouron Prizes to pursue summer studies at Pembroke College, Cambridge University

The Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) is proud to announce the recipients of its 12th annual Urban Leadership Awards, which recognize leaders who are guiding cities toward a sustainable and vibrant future.

Expanding the Audience for Art in the Nineteenth Century at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Artsat University of Pennsylvania’s Arthur Ross Gallery 

The Penn Libraries is proud to announce the 2016 Lorraine Beitler Collection Lecture by Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin.

Matthew Fink started playing baseball at age 6.   Sixteen years later, he is still out on the field, now as a catcher on the club baseball team at the University of Pennsylvania.  

In an event that signals the global outreach of the University of Pennsylvania, five delegates from Cuba visited Penn’s Singh Center for Nanotechnology to meet with University leaders and explore the translation of research to the marketplace. 

It’s common for employers to offer financial incentives to encourage employees to care more about their health. The healthier the workforce, the more productive the workplace will be. But what’s most motivating to these employees? What can be offered to really change people’s bad habits? Three Penn researchers are working to find the answers.

Dear Benny,Springtime has me excited to venture out of the office for lunch. I’m looking to try some new places on campus that are affiliated with the University. For instance, I know of Tortas Frontera in the ARCH and Pari Cafe Creperie in Houston Hall. Do any other Penn Dining options exist for employees?—Always Hungry

At the southernmost edge of Penn Park, beyond the tennis courts and alongside the railroad tracks, an orchard grows. The first plantings—including fig, plum, pear, blueberry, quince, and elderberry—went in during the fall of 2014.