Campus & Community

PHILADELPHIA —Three labs from the University of Pennsylvania have received $12.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of its $143.8 million national grant program to challenge the scientific status quo with innovative ideas that have the potential to speed the translation of medical research into improved health for the American public.

PHILADELPHIA — Ralph Brinster of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has been awarded the National Medal of Science, according to an announcement today from the White House.

PHILADELPHIA — A second-year student at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Tara Grigg Garlinghouse, has been selected for the first Alan Lerner Fellowship in Child Welfare Policy recipient, Penn’s Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research announced today at its inaugural “Field of Dreams” luncheon.

The popular Penn Science Café lecture series returns this fall at a new time, in a new location and with a new sister series, the Penn Lightbulb Café.

Soon, providing your animal companions with the best possible medical attention will be not only be less expensive, but much more convenient.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health, breastfeeding protects newborn babies by providing them with rich nutrients and antibodies to fight disease. The “liquid gold,” as breast milk has been called, also helps infants grow and is easier to digest than formula.

With the opening of Penn Park, the University’s campus now spans more than 300 acres—or about the size of 300 football fields. Without a bicycle or a golf cart, getting around campus can mean taking a long walk.  

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania Division of Public Safety, in conjunction with the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Transportation and Utilities, will kick off the annual “Share the Road” bicycle safety campaign on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 11 a.m.

Penn’s neighborhood is booming.

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania’s Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research will host its inaugural “Field of Dreams” luncheon, Friday, Sept. 23, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the College of Physicians, 19 S.