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For Some of Penn Alexander School’s First Grads, the Road Leads to Penn

    • For Some of Penn Alexander School’s First Grads, the Road Leads to Penn

    Since opening in 2001 with kindergarten and first-grade classes, Penn Alexander School, a neighborhood public school created by the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia school district, has become one of the most popular and successful in the city.

    Jeanne Leong

    Penn Alumna Meghan Hussey Awarded George J. Mitchell Scholarship

    • Penn Alumna Meghan Hussey Awarded George J. Mitchell Scholarship

    Meghan Hussey, a 2012 University of Pennsylvania graduate, is one of 12 Americans selected to receive a George J. Mitchell Scholarship for graduate studies in Ireland or Northern Ireland.

    Jacquie Posey

    Penn Museum celebrates ‘Peace around the World’

    • Penn Museum celebrates ‘Peace around the World’

    Claim your holiday passport and embark on an expedition for world peace at the Penn Museum’s 18th annual “Peace around the World” family holiday celebration.

    Maria Zankey

    Penn architect gives insight on redeveloping 30th Street rail lines

    • Penn architect gives insight on redeveloping 30th Street rail lines

    A planned redevelopment project for the area surrounding 30th Street Station could dramatically transform the neighborhood, bringing additional commercial space and improved vehicle and pedestrian access to Center City. The leaders of the project—Amtrak, Drexel University, and Brandywine Realty Trust—are currently in the process of considering master plan proposals.

    Jeanne Leong

    Penn biologists get a flavor for the evolution of bitter taste

    • Penn biologists get a flavor for the evolution of bitter taste

    A bitter taste may elicit a grimace, and indeed many bitter substances are toxic and should be avoided. Yet some foods and drugs taste bitter but promote or protect health—think broccoli or quinine.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    In new course, students will design with microbes

    • In new course, students will design with microbes

    This spring, undergraduate and graduate students from divergent academic backgrounds—biology, architecture, engineering, business, and more—will have an opportunity to contribute their specialized expertise and learn from one another in a unique pair of courses offered through PennDesign’s Fine Arts Depa

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Penn Engineering team wins international invention award

    • Penn Engineering team wins international invention award

    As part of their senior design project in May, a team of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics undergrads—Elizabeth Beattie, Nick McGill, Nick Parrotta, and Niko Vladimirov—made Titan Arm, a device that looks like it was ripped from a science fiction movie and augments a user's strength by up to 40 pounds.

    Evan Lerner

    Steve Bilsky to Retire Upon Completion of 20th Year as Penn Athletics Director

    • Steve Bilsky to Retire Upon Completion of 20th Year as Penn Athletics Director

    University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price today announced that Director of Athletics Steve Bilsky will retire on June 30. He has made an indelible impact on the University across an extraordinary six decades, since his student days as a captain of a historic men's basketball team through his nearly 20 years of distinguished leadership of Penn Athletics.

    Mike Mahoney