Campus & Community

Penn Community-engagement Groups Support Youth Summit Aimed at Healthy Changes

More than 125 students from 25 middle schools across Philadelphia attended a youth summit focused on leading their schools to create healthy changes on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the University of Pennsylvania.

Annenberg Center to celebrate ‘Jon Batiste Day’ with ‘Late Show’ bandleader

Jon Batiste, direct from his role as bandleader of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and formerly a star of the HBO series “Treme,” will bring his contagious energy to the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, Oct. 17.

Penn study finds online peer support increases physical activity

A Penn study published recently in the journal Preventive Medicine shows that online peer networks can be powerful motivators to get people to stay committed to adding more physical activity to their lives.

Penn study challenges so-called ‘obesity paradox’

There’s a phenomenon in the field of health care called the "obesity paradox," which says that obese or overweight people with certain medical conditions, such as diabetes, kidney disease, and high blood pressure, are protected from death.

Wavelength helps Penn students take their love of science out of this world

On the last Sunday in September, several rare events occurred all at once. A total lunar eclipse coincided with the moon’s closest point in its orbit of Earth.

Penn study stops vision loss in a canine model of a severe blinding disease

A team led by the School of Veterinary Medicine and the Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine has shown that they can cure the canine form of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP), a severe blinding disease, over the long term, even when the

Penn Navy ROTC Unit Welcomes New Commanding Officer

The Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps battalion at the University of Pennsylvania hosted a change-of-command ceremony, Wednesday, Oct. 7, to welcome its new commanding officer, Marine Corps Col. Kenneth DeTreux, a Philadelphia native and an alumnus of the NROTC program at Penn.

Historian-to-be at Penn Researches Museums to Strengthen Impact

One senior at the University of Pennsylvania is working to improve history.

Penn President Amy Gutmann Headlines ‘Women Leading Academia’ at 92nd St. Y

University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann and three other university leaders will discuss current topics in higher education and their own personal journeys as part of the new American Conversation Series at the 92nd Street Y in New York on Tuesday,

Simple atomic switch makes for stronger collagen

Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body. Named from the Latin for “glue,” its springy, tough coils are the main component of connective tissue, like ligaments and tendons, as well as of skin.

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