Campus & Community

In April, at the Division of Public Safety’s (DPS) spring Commendation Ceremony, Mayor Michael Nutter presented Penn with the city’s inaugural Hero of Philadelphia Award.

Penn Athletics is closing the Franklin Field track for the entire summer.

Current locker holders at the Department of Recreation are able to renew their locker for the 2015-16 membership year. Any member who fails to renew his or her locker by the designated deadline of July 24 will forfeit use of the locker on Aug. 20.

The Burrison Gallery at the University Club will hold its fifth annual University Club Members Exhibit from June 19 through Aug. 14.

The Morris Arboretum celebrates the grand reopening of the Garden Railway on Saturday, May 23, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Does owning a dog improve one’s quality of life?

The compound eyes found in insects and some sea creatures are marvels of evolution. There, thousands of lenses work together to provide sophisticated information without the need for a sophisticated brain. New research from Penn engineers and physicists shows how liquid crystals can be employed to create compound lenses similar to those found in nature.

Penn is gearing up for its biggest alumni event of the year: Alumni Weekend.

STARTING UP: Heston Berkman, who recently graduated from Penn as part of the Class of 2015, is a managing partner at Dorm Room Fund (DRF). Launched in September 2012, DRF is a student-run venture capital group that invests in student-led startups.

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