Campus & Community

Penn Dental Medicine and the Academy of General Dentistry to Treat Underserved Philadelphians

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine will partner with the Academy of General Dentistry and the AGD Foundation to hold a community outreach project June 23, “

Penn’s Student Health Director Honored

PHILADELPHIA – Evelyn Wiener, University of Pennsylvania Student Health Services director, is receiving the American College Health Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization’s meeting today in Chicago.

RightCare Solutions, a Startup Based on Penn Nursing Research, Wins the Janssen Connected Care Challenge

PHILADELPHIA — Discharge Decision Support System, a tool to improve health-care outcomes based on research conducted at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, is the winner of the Janssen Connected Care Challe

PennMOVES Sale Will Be Held Saturday, June 2

WHAT: PennMOVES, now in its fifth year, is an effort to find a home for items University of Pennsylvania students leave behind at the end of the academic year.

Penn Offers Benefits-tax Offset to Same-sex Couples

PHILADELPHIA –- Beginning July 1, the University of Pennsylvania will provide a tax offset of as much as $125 per month for employees who are covering same-sex domestic partners under their Penn medical plans, with a maximum of $1,500 per year.

Penn extends tax offset to same-sex couples

Many members of Penn's faculty and staff take advantage of the employee benefit of paying for health insurance premiums for themselves and their dependents with pre-tax dollars, resulting in a bit more take-home pay.

Penn Libraries blog takes collections off the shelves

Libraries hold treasures. Yet not everyone has the time or opportunity to stroll regularly through the stacks to uncover these buried gems.

World music showcased at Penn Museum summer concerts

The P.M. @ Penn Museum Summer Nights are back for another season, offering the after-work crowd international music jams on Wednesday evenings, and happy hour refreshments to help them get over the midweek hump.

PennDesign Students Assist Cities in Highway Projects

Many interstate highways across North America are about 50 years old, at the end of their lifespans and in need of repair or replacement. Some communities, such as Montreal, New Orleans and the Bronx are actively considering or in the process of removing an aging highway.

State-of-the-art Large Animal Care at Penn Vet’s Moran Critical Care Center

The goal of a hospital it to make patients well, but hospital-acquired infections can result in just the opposite. That’s why infection control has become a top priority in medical facilities — and, increasingly, in veterinary settings as well.

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