Campus & Community

Christina Economy, a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship, a merit-based award for college students who plan to pursue careers in government or in public service and who wish to attend graduate or professional school to help prepare for their careers.

Peter H. Ammon has been named chief investment officer for the University of Pennsylvania. Currently a director in the Yale University Investments Office, he will begin his new duties at Penn on July 1.

A group of Wharton students and faculty recently helped Philadelphia receive a million dollars. As one of five winners in the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge, the Wharton Social Impact Initiative helped to design the Philadelphia Social Enterprise Partnership, a proposal that will stimulate creative ideas to improve city life and address some of its biggest issues like poverty, housing and education.

Pakistani documentarian Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will deliver the annual Global Distinguished Lecture at the University of Pennsylvania on Thursday, April 1

  WHO:             Justin McDaniel

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that causes the body’s immune system to attack hair follicles, leading to hair loss. Some individuals afflicted by the disease experience complete hair loss on the scalp.

On Friday, April 19, the entire Penn community is invited to celebrate the success of the Making History Campaign with student performances, food, a fireworks display against the city skyline, and entertainment from two Grammy-winning musical acts.

For the third year in a row, Penn will be well-represented at the Philadelphia Science Festival, a 10-day celebration of the STEM fields: science, technology, engineering, and math.

Last week, the United States marked the 100-day remembrance of the Dec. 14, 2012, mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., a tragedy that took the lives of 26 people, including 20 first-grade children. 

The question caused consternation. Several decades ago when Peter Conn and his wife filled out paperwork to adopt a baby girl from Korea, one of the questions on a state government form was about the number and names of their “natural” children.