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Campus & Community
ICA Receives AICA/USA Award for Best Show in a University Gallery
The International Art Critics Association (AICA/USA) has awarded the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) at the University of Pennsylvania the First Place award for Best Show in a University Gallery for Dirt on Del
Panel to ‘Talk Trash’ Wednesday at Penn Bookstore
WHAT: Trash Talk, a panel discussion with key players in recycling from both the University of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia, sharing information about waste reduction and recycling WHO: Moderated by Dan Garofalo, Penn’s environmental sustainability coordinator, the panelists are:
Penn Announces New Family-Friendly Options for Faculty, Staff and Students
PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania has expanded child-care options and inaugurated a new backup-care initiative.
Penn Hosting 9th Graders From West Philadelphia, Fitzsimons High Schools on Shadowing Day Feb. 2
WHAT: Shadowing Day, a city-wide program for 9th-grade students in the Philadelphia School District, coordinated by the Philadelphia Youth Network. The visiting students will spend the day learning about the host workplace, the kind of jobs the employees are doing and the education and experience needed to get such jobs.
Penn Green Fund Accepting New Applications Beginning Feb. 1, Submission Deadline Is March 15
PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania’s Green Fund will accept applications beginning Feb. 1 for a second round of one-time grants to be used to finance innovative ideas from students, faculty or staff that are designed to help Penn meet its sustainability goals, as outlined in its Climate Action Plan.
RecycleMania Kick-off Monday to Include Presentation of PennMOVES’ $30,000 Donation to United Way
WHAT: The kick-off for 10 weeks of RecycleMania, when the University of Pennsylvania joins 400 schools across the nation to see which school can cut the most waste and increase its rate of recycling.
Penn Sets 30% Recycling Goal for National RecycleMania Competition in Support of Climate Action Plan
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania wants the campus community to recycle 30 percent of its waste as it joins more than 400 colleges and universities nationwide participating in RecycleMania this year. RecycleMania is a 10-week competition for students, faculty and staff, designed to encourage both recycling and waste minimization.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn student getting a new honor for starting ‘For Love & Buttercup,’ a nonprofit that donates books to sick kids
Emily Bhatnagar, a first-year student in the College of Liberal and Professional Studies from Gaithersburg, Maryland, is profiled for her nonprofit that collects and donates books to children in hospitals.
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Fortune
Gen Z students are rebelling against their parents’ Ivy League dream and choosing a different ideal university instead
Penn is among the top 10 colleges ranked as “dream schools” by U.S. students.
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NBC Philadelphia
Celebrate arrival of spring at CultureFest! Enjoy Holi, the festival of colors
In partnership with Three Aksha and the South Asia Center at the School of Arts & Sciences, the Penn Museum will mark the beginning of spring with CultureFest! Holi to celebrate the Hindu festival of colors.
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Fox 29 (Philadelphia)
UPenn grad stars in new film ‘Rule Breakers’ highlighting Afghanistan’s all-girls robotics team
Alumna Amber Afzali discusses her starring role in “Rule Breakers,” a film that showcases the making of Afghanistan’s first all-girls robotics team.
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The New York Times
Denzel Washington has finally found his purpose (it’s not acting)
In his Commencement speech at Penn, Denzel Washington talked to students about the need to take risks.
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