Campus & Community

Penn Junior Sophie Beren Has People Singing and Talking

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

Penn anthropology series talks extinction

“How do humans perceive extinction?” asks Adriana Petryna, a Penn cultural anthropologist in the School of Arts & Sciences. “And how do we manage or mismanage resources as a result?

Penn study determines breakaway protein is critical in concussions

Even the mildest form of a traumatic brain injury, better known as a concussion, can cause permanent, irreparable damage. Now, an interdisciplinary team of Penn researchers is improving their mathematical model of how this injury happens on the molecular scale.

#BlackLivesMatter co-founders to speak at Penn for MLK symposium

Two co-founders of the #BlackLivesMatter movement will speak at Penn next week as part of the University’s 21st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Symposium on Social Change.

Penn alum puts President’s Engagement Prize to good use in Ghana

With the help of a 2015 President’s Engagement Prize (PEP), recent Penn graduate Shadrack Frimpong is working to fill an unmet need in his hometown of Tarkwa Breman, Ghana.

Penn Nursing’s Community Champions Engage to Improve Health

From outside the Sayre Recreation Center at 58th and Walnut streets, the only indication of something happening on a chilly December Tuesday is a dozen or so parked cars. Otherwise, the massive fenced-in lot is quiet.

Penn Alum Puts President’s Engagement Prize to Good Use in Ghana

With the help of a 2015 President’s Engagement Prize (PEP), recent Penn graduate Shadrack Frimpong is working to fill an unmet need in his hometown of Tarkwa Breman, Ghana.

Black Lives Matter Co-founders Headline MLK Lecture in Social Justice at Penn

WHO: Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi are two of the three co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Penn Honors Martin Luther King Jr. With Annual Symposium Events

The University of Pennsylvania will remember Martin Luther King Jr. with its 21st annual MLK Commemorative Symposium on Social Change, a series of nearly 30 community events, Jan. 18-Feb. 4.

Penn Honors MLK Through Annual ‘Day of Service’

WHAT: The University of Pennsylvania will host its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Activities coordinated by Penn’s African-American Resource Center include a volunteer breakfast, community-service projects, community workshops and a candlelight vigil.

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