New Stuart Weitzman Theatre to be constructed for Penn Live Arts at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Night view of the Stuart Weitzman Theatre from the Annenberg Center Plaza. Representative architectural rendering, subject to change. New Stuart Weitzman Theatre to be constructed for Penn Live Arts at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts The multipurpose space will adjoin the existing building in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania campus.
‘26 for the Class of 2026’ nocred ‘26 for the Class of 2026’ In a video, President Liz Magill gathered insight from students on their favorite activities to do on and around campus.
Undergraduates help songbird research project take flight Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring program, undergraduates Julia Youngman and Eric Tao studied the mating songs of brown-headed cowbirds like those above in Penn’s “smart” aviary. Undergraduates help songbird research project take flight Through the PURM internship program, Julia Youngman and Eric Tao had the opportunity to work in neuroethologist Marc Schmidt’s lab studying the neural basis of courtship behaviors in songbirds.
Class of 2026 moves in Class of 2026 moves in New students traveled from near and far Tuesday, settling into College Houses, meeting their roommates, and spending precious moments with family.
Inside the Quaker’s head Inside the Quaker’s head Sophia Zehler recently earned her master’s degree from the Fels Institute of Government. The first-generation Cuban American also spent the year as Penn’s mascot, her third mascotting position in five years.
A mural to honor a civil rights pioneer The Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. A mural to honor a civil rights pioneer The unveiling of the design of a new mural honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. was held last month, a collaboration between Penn Carey Law, Mural Arts Philadelphia, and The Philadelphia Citizen.
How to improve accessibility and digital inclusion Q&A How to improve accessibility and digital inclusion Tonya Bennett discusses a recent accessibility awareness panel discussion where higher education leaders focused on physical and digital access and inclusion for the more than one billion people worldwide with disabilities and impairments.
Learning nursing care in a different type of classroom Nursing student Aman Uppal (standing) with one of the students at the HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy, where she did a clinical rotation this summer. (Image: Courtesy of HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy) Learning nursing care in a different type of classroom Penn Nursing students Aman Uppal and Michelle Tran spent the summer before their final semesters in a clinical rotation at the HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy.
2021-22 in review: A return to old traditions and new normals 2021-22 in review: A return to old traditions and new normals Many in-person traditions returned to campus this year after a lengthy hiatus, including classes, but Penn’s output of research, innovation, and growth never slowed throughout the year.
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