Campus & Community

A new exhibition on view at the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center showcases “The Worlds Between,” taking viewers through an exploration of magic, folklore, and the occult.

On Sunday, Nov. 5, Daylight Saving Time (DST) officially ends. Clocks will “fall back,” adding an hour of sleep and a return to Standard Time. When DST officially began, which happened this year on March 12, an hour of time was lost.

The University of Pennsylvania will honor eight distinguished alumni at the 2017 Alumni Award of Merit Gala on Friday, Nov. 3.

Glen Casey will be the first to admit it: He wasn’t the perfect student in high school.“I was always doing the dumbest things; getting into fights, getting arrested,” he says.A student then at University City High, Casey failed ninth grade, and barely passed 10th.“I just really wasn’t into school,” he says.

Pork is the world’s most consumed meat, thanks in large part to the Chinese. China consumes half of the planet’s pork and, accordingly, is home to roughly 50 percent of the world’s pigs.

Dear Benny,I’m a Penn staff member, and my Pottruck Center membership ended in August. I haven’t gotten around to registering for this year yet. Does it still make financial sense for me to enroll in the Campus Recreation basic plan for the 2017-18 year? Am I allowed to sign up for just one month?—Cost-conscious fit friend

Eczema is a chronic, inflammatory disease common in both children and adults that causes dry, red, and itchy skin, typically in skin folds, such as the crook of the elbow or behind the knees. An allergic type of ailment, it often coincides with having asthma or seasonal allergies.

In 1888, Emily Lovira Gregory was appointed to the faculty position of teaching fellow in the Department of Biology, making her the first female member of the faculty at Penn.

TWO OF A KIND: Kelly Gao and Anmol Jain, seniors in the College of Arts & Sciences and the Wharton School, respectively, are core members of the Penn Wellness team. Gao is the group’s treasurer and Jain is its internal chair.