Campus & Community

Penn Science/Lightbulb cafés begin anew for spring semester

Penn’s Science and Lightbulb cafés, where faculty members and the general public get together on Tuesday evenings for spirited discussions about the latest topics in academic research, are returning for the spring semester.

Stay zen while working at Penn

Grab your water bottle and sneakers and head to the Palestra on Friday, Jan. 22, during lunch for an hour-long walk inside the gym with your fellow Penn employees.

U.S.-Cuba relations expand, broadening work and experiences of Penn community

This week, Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, an associate professor in the Department of the History of Art, will lead a group of Penn alumni to Cuba to experience its rich culture—specifically its arts community.

Changing people's minds requires evidence—not just guesswork

Despite multimillion dollar advertising campaigns and debates in which political candidates express their views for free, just a small number of people—5 to 7 percent—ever end up changing their minds about those running for office.

Project by Penn linguists documents Philadelphia accent in ASL

Like English or any other language, American Sign Language (ASL) has distinct variants that differ from region to region.

Q&A with Scott Barry Kaufman

Scott Barry Kaufman is a researcher, author, and teacher. He’s a co-founder and a scientific director, as well as a public speaker. He’s an opera singer, a cello player, and a hip-hop dancer. He’s funny, thoughtful, and unpredictable.

Staff Q&A with Ancil George

The Penn Institute for Urban Research Announces New Photo Contest

The Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR), in collaboration with the Center for Public Health Initiatives, recently announced a photo contest on the theme of public health and the urban environmental landscape. The contest asks participants to submit images

Lin-Manuel Miranda to Speak at Penn’s 260th Commencement

Lin-Manuel Miranda, a 2015 MacArthur Foundation Award recipient and the Tony- and Grammy-award winning composer and lyricist of the Broadway show “In the Heights” and of “Hamilton,” a groundbreaking musical rooted in hip-hop and intertwined with R & B, jazz, and pop, wil

Penn Junior Sophie Beren Has People Singing and Talking

Sophie Beren, a junior communications major at the University of Pennsylvania, is a natural connector.

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