Penn senior Kevin Chen awarded Churchill scholarship Penn senior Kevin Chen awarded Churchill scholarship Penn senior Kevin Chen will study abroad at the University of Cambridge's Churchill College with a scholarship from the Winston Churchill Foundation.
Undergraduate seminar takes students to India Undergraduate seminar takes students to India Nearly 8,000 miles from the University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia, eight students immersed themselves in “The Performing Arts of Modern South India” through a year-long course that included a 12-day visit to India and continues through the spring.
Penn President Amy Gutmann and Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Host Official Opening of the Penn Biden Center in Washington Penn President Amy Gutmann and Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Host Official Opening of the Penn Biden Center in Washington On Thursday, Feb. 8, University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann and Joseph R.
Configuring a ‘road map’ for neuroscience and business Configuring a ‘road map’ for neuroscience and business Nita Farahany traveled to Penn last Friday to talk law and ethics as they pertain to neuroscience and business. The Duke University professor of law and philosophy was joined by her colleague John Pearson, a research professor at the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences.
Low-cost solutions reduce court no-shows by 36 percent Low-cost solutions reduce court no-shows by 36 percent Streamlining information on a summons form and sending simple text message reminders led to some 31,000 fewer arrest warrants.
The many voices and raging wit of the amazing Jonathan Swift The many voices and raging wit of the amazing Jonathan Swift In the 350th year since his birth, the popular satirist, clergyman, and author Jonathan Swift will be celebrated this month at the Penn Libraries with an exhibition and conference.
More than flowers and food, campus garden grows community More than flowers and food, campus garden grows community By mid-February, winter’s freezing temperatures and drab landscapes can seem like they will last forever. But for at least one staff member at Penn, spring’s verdant bounty is never far from her mind.
Penn’s new home in Washington Biden, Gutmann and Penn trustees Chairman David L. Cohen officially open the new Penn Biden Center. Biden said he hopes the Center will be "a place where ideas are exchanged, where people come and disagree with us, as well as agree with us." Penn’s new home in Washington The Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement—a place for debate and discussion—opened on Feb. 8 in Washington, D.C.
John Jackson Named Dean of Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication John Jackson Named Dean of Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication John L. Jackson Jr. has been named dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, effective Jan. 1, 2019.
Democracy and the Russia Investigation Tops Discussion With Congressman Adam Schiff at Perry World House Democracy and the Russia Investigation Tops Discussion With Congressman Adam Schiff at Perry World House U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, spoke at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House on Thursday about threats to democracy.