Campus & Community

Student Spotlight with Elie Peltz

A SOCIAL PETRI DISH: Senior Elie Peltz is a firm believer in the power that comes from reframing personal, political, social, and religious narratives. Because of those strong convictions, he knew he wanted to study in a place as diverse yet tight-knit as Penn.

For the Record: Dining around campus

Years before the arrival of popular upscale restaurants, Penn students didn’t need to go very far to find a hangout for drinks and a bite to eat.

A student resource for overcoming academic speed bumps

Penn students are known for being exceptionally talented, ambitious, and above all, smart. But with the University’s rigorous courses, brilliant faculty, and competitive exams, sometimes, the smartest thing a student can do is realize when it’s time to seek campus resources.

Gather ye rosebuds

Penn’s 258th Commencement will be held on Monday, May 19, at Franklin Field, located at 33rd and South streets. The gates to the field will open at 8:30 a.m. for guest seating.

Brace yourself

ICA's Sadao honored for leadership in visual arts

Amy Sadao, the Daniel W. Dietrich II Director of Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), received ArtTable’s 2014 New Leadership Award at the organization’s recent benefit in New York City.

Q&A with Joan Hendricks

According to Joan Hendricks, dean of Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine, people go into veterinary medicine because of a couple reasons. They love animals, probably first and foremost.

Penn group provides network of support for campus parents

Raising a child is a massive 18-year undertaking filled with life’s greatest prides and joys, and most terrifying worries and fears. Parenting is no easy task, whether rearing toddlers or teenagers, and can be made even more difficult without guidance, advice, or support from others.

Penn researchers study working memory gap

Memory is not just a mental slideshow of days past. The ability to retain information and use it to make decisions is critical to accomplishing almost any task. This “working memory” develops as children grow, but some kids have better working memories than others.

Penn prof explores interplay between climate change and Southern Ocean

To investigate the interplay between climate change and the ocean, Irina Marinov, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, has found it necessary to straddle disciplines.

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