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Doing Good and Learning Leadership Skills at Penn

    • Doing Good and Learning Leadership Skills at Penn

    When University of Pennsylvania student Amy Phillips learned about the Girl Scouts at Penn program, she immediately joined.Having been a Scout from kindergarten through high school, Phillips was thrilled to be able to continue her involvement at Penn.

    Jeanne Leong

    Q&A with Charles Kane

    • Q&A with Charles Kane

    Charles Kane’s world is filtered through a geometric lens. He calculates and stores information in a mental grid, sorting each bit away in pictures that blend together as beautifully as they do harmoniously.

    Maria Zankey

    DPS property checks help deter break-ins

    • DPS property checks help deter break-ins

    While many people are packing their bags and heading out of town to celebrate the holiday season with family and friends, they’re also leaving their homes and personal belongings behind unattended—creating prime opportunities for potential thieves.

    Maria Zankey

    For the Record: Towne Building

    • For the Record: Towne Building

    The Towne Building exemplifies the architectural character of Penn’s large laboratory buildings from the early 1900s. Constructed in 1906, the “New Engineering Building,” as it was called at the time, was the University’s largest structure.

    Jeanne Leong

    Penn Wharton China Center announces grand opening

    • Penn Wharton China Center announces grand opening

    The Penn community is invited to celebrate the opening of the Penn Wharton China Center (PWCC) in Beijing—the next natural step in the University’s longstanding engagement with China and East Asia.

    Penn senior awarded Rhodes Scholarship

    • Penn senior awarded Rhodes Scholarship

    Rutendo Chigora, a Penn senior from Harare, Zimbabwe, has been named one of Zimbabwe’s two recipients of a Rhodes Scholarship, which will fund two or three years of study at Oxford University in England. At Oxford, Chigora will pursue a master’s degree in public policy.

    Penn ranked No. 1 for safety and security

    • Penn ranked No. 1 for safety and security

    Penn was recently ranked No. 1 in safety and security in the higher education sector, according to Security Magazine’s Security 500 list. This is the eighth consecutive year that Penn has taken the magazine’s top honors in its respective market.

    Do I get a discount at the Penn Bookstore with my PennCard?

    • Do I get a discount at the Penn Bookstore with my PennCard?

    Dear Benny,I was in line at the Penn Bookstore recently and noticed that the person ahead of me got a discount when they showed their PennCard to the cashier. Is this part of a  holiday sale that’s happening? Are there any other deals that I’m missing?—Want to Save a Few Bucks