Penn Named Partner Campus in AAAS Emerging Leaders in Science & Society Program Penn Named Partner Campus in AAAS Emerging Leaders in Science & Society Program The American Association for the Advancement of Science has selected the University of Pennsylvania to be an Emerging Leaders in Science & Society, ELISS, founding partner campus. Three other universities were also chosen, Stanford, University of Washington, and Purdue.
Morris Arboretum’s Garden Railway Opens Memorial Day Weekend Morris Arboretum’s Garden Railway Opens Memorial Day Weekend This summer, Morris Arboretum’s Garden Railway will transport visitors to the far ends of the earth without ever leaving Philadelphia.
Penn Law, FactCheck.org Web Sites Win Webby People’s Voice Awards Penn Law, FactCheck.org Web Sites Win Webby People’s Voice Awards Two Web sites at the University of Pennsylvania have won Webby People’s Voice Awards at the 17th annual Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
Higher Education’s Importance in ‘Reimagining Democracy’ Focus of Book Co-edited by Penn’s Ira Harkavy Higher Education’s Importance in ‘Reimagining Democracy’ Focus of Book Co-edited by Penn’s Ira Harkavy Ira Harkavy, director of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania, has long been a proponent of higher education’s role in improving its community as well as educating students.
In Lacrosse, Six Women, Six Men Earn All Ivy Honors In Lacrosse, Six Women, Six Men Earn All Ivy Honors Penn’s women’s and men’s lacrosse teams each had six players named to the All-Ivy teams this season.
Fun for all at International Children’s Festival Fun for all at International Children’s Festival Round up the family and enjoy music, theater, dance, arts, crafts, and more at the 29th annual Philadelphia International Children’s Festival, which runs through Saturday,
Penn profs file brief in support of e-reserves Penn profs file brief in support of e-reserves The academic community is closely watching a court case involving Georgia State University’s e-reserves. The outcome of the case, now on appeal, could affect how professors assign published works in courses and how students engage in critical classroom discussions about those works. Examples of e-reserves include Blackboard and Canvas.
Creating Canopy giving away trees to city residents Creating Canopy giving away trees to city residents
Penn Vet Working Dog Center Collaborating on Ovarian Cancer Detection Study Penn Vet Working Dog Center Collaborating on Ovarian Cancer Detection Study In a unique, interdisciplinary collaboration, the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s Working Dog Center, The School of Arts and Science's Department of Physics and Astronomy, Penn Medicine’s Division of Gynecologic Oncology and the Monell Chemical Senses Center have joined together to study ovarian cancer detection by dogs and e-sensors.
A Mystery Unravels in the Penn Museum A Mystery Unravels in the Penn Museum A select group of local young authors is looking to unlock a mystery. Following in the footsteps of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who penned Sherlock Holmes, or Agatha Christie, who wrote Murder on the Orient Express, a small group of up-and-coming mystery writers headed to the Penn Museum in April to research a historic whodunit: “The Mystery of the 26 Helmets.”