Campus & Community

Du Bois at Penn: An epilogue

More than 100 years have passed since W.E.B. Du Bois wrote “The Philadelphia Negro” and the United States is a much different country. America has grown up and become a more cultured, tolerant, and civilized nation.

Women power up and code at Penn’s FemmeHacks competition

For a brief moment at the end of World War II, every computer programmer in the world was a woman.

Help Penn represent at the Philadelphia Science Festival

In just two months, scientists and science fans will launch into action at the sixth annual Philadelphia Science Festival (PSF), a weeklong celebration that aims to involve Philadelphians of all ages in engaging activities, talks, and exhibits.

Penn Study: Machine Learning at Arraignments Can Cut Repeat Domestic Violence

In one large metropolitan area, arraignment decisions made with the assistance of machine learning cut new domestic violence incidents by half, leading to more than 1,000 fewer such post-arraignment arrests annually, according to new findings from the University of Pennsylvania.

7th Annual Penn Public Policy Challenge Finals

WHO & WHAT: The Public Policy Challenge invites students from across the University of Pennsylvania to develop a policy proposal based on an issue that affects Philadelphia, such as education, public health, homelessness, recidivism and others.

Penn GSE Partners With Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev University

A nearly six-year-old alliance between the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and

Penn Band Receives Musicopia Inspire Award

In addition to playing the soundtrack to a number of sporting events at the University of Pennsylvania and on the road, many members of the Penn Band share a love for playing instruments and contributing their time and talent via outreach to the Philadelphia community.

University of Pennsylvania Announces 2016 Thouron Award Winners

Five University of Pennsylvania seniors and three alumni have received Thouron Awards to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.

PA Flora Project gets a modern twist

Beginning in the 1930s, botanist Edgar T. Wherry worked with his colleagues at the Morris Arboretum on a monumental task: tracking plants growing in Pennsylvania.

Staff Q&A with Jason Erdman

One day Jason Erdman might be leading a hiking group at Nockamixon State Park, the next he could be stand-up paddle boarding at Cape Henlopen. He might be biking the Lehigh Gorge trail or rock climbing at Safe Harbor. Every workday is different, which makes it an exciting job.

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