Campus & Community

PennPraxis proposes user-friendly upgrades to Fairmount Park

Fairmount Park’s appeal to walkers, runners, bicyclists, nature lovers, and the like can sometimes be curbed by the difficulty in accessing some sections of the grounds, which together, form one of the largest urban green spaces in the country.

Expanded PennMOVES collecting food items, e-waste

As students pack their bags and depart for the summer, the end of the academic year is the perfect opportunity for the Penn community to do some spring cleaning.

Penn biologists find on-off switch for flower formation

April showers bring May flowers, or so the saying goes, but flower formation actually relies on a number of other cues, including day length, temperature, and season.

Y-Prize-winning robot acquaints students with STEM fields

The Y-Prize—an invention and business plan competition sponsored by the Wharton School’s Mack Institute for Innovation Management and the School of Engineering and Applied Science—culminated with a win for a robot desi

Farm Share brings fresh foods to Penn community

Produce like sun-ripened tomatoes, cool cucumbers, and tart cherries are as synonymous with summertime as long days and warm weather.

Vignesh Selvakumaran Awarded Penn’s Sobti Family Fellowship

The Center for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania has awarded its inaugural 2014-15 Sobti Family Fellowship to senior Vignesh Selvakumaran.

As Both Student and Teacher, Penn’s Trey Smith Impacts Philadelphia Education

By Marjorie FerroneFrom Beauregard, Ala., to Washington, D.C., John “Trey” Smith III is invested in the success of America’s education system.

Penn GSE Researcher Helps MTV Launch Anti-Bias Campaign

One researcher at the University of Pennsylvania wants her MTV -- and has contributed to the development of the network’s new anti-bias campaign, Look Different.

Penn Ph.D. Student, Two Alumnae Awarded 2014 Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellowships

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation has awarded a Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship to a University of Pennsylvania doctoral candidate and two alumnae.

Social Work Student at Penn Helps in West Philadelphia and Overseas

Some University of Pennsylvania students are determined to change the world, while others set their sights closer to home by focusing on improving their local communities. Kristen Smith, a social work student at the School of Social Policy & Practice, wants to do it all.

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