Campus & Community

The University of Pennsylvania today announced it will break ground tomorrow on its first-ever residential building specifically designed as a college house, Penn’s residential system that brings together undergraduates, faculty, staff and graduate students to form shared communities within the larger context of Penn's vibrant campus.

Paul Cobb, professor of Islamic History in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations will give a talk “Getting Crusaded: Medieval Islam and the Pointy End of Christian Holy War” on Nov. 12 at the Lightbulb Café.

On October 24, the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy presented Dr. Timothy Block of Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania with the 2013 Advocate of the Watershed Environmental Award, recognizing outstanding contributions to the local environment.

How do we transform education? Team up. That’s what researchers and educational leaders from the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania say.

Four years after retiring from the University of Pennsylvania, Frank Furstenberg has written a book that draws on his 42 years of teaching experience to help those in the pipeline from graduate school to the professoriate.

When the houselights dim in Penn’s Irvine Auditorium on Halloween night, a classic, yet rarely seen film will haunt the hallowed hall.

When an X-ray reveals the worst possible news—that a pet dog’s limp turns out to be caused by a cancerous tumor—owners have limited options. Amputation and repeated rounds of chemotherapy can extend a pet’s life, but at substantial costs, financial and otherwise.

What is the role of universities in shaping the neighborhoods that surround them?

Two camps within evolutionary psychology have conflicting hypotheses on what has led to people’s diversity when it comes to how religious they are. One camp believes religion’s essence is in promoting behaviors related to cooperation, while another believes that the attraction of religion has to do with sex and reproduction.

The Penn Museum is offering a taste of Mexican culture on Saturday, Nov. 2, with the Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration.