Campus & Community

Penn SACNAS chapter fosters sense of community for underrepresented students in science

A new group on campus is helping students from underrepresented minorities feel at home pursuing science at Penn.

Penn VIPS Scholarships, Renamed to Honor Inspirational Teacher, Are Awarded to Six Local High School Graduates

Six local high school students were recognized on Tuesday, June 6, at the University City Sheraton during the inaugural reception of the Marie K.

Two Penn Ph.D. Students Awarded 2017 Mellon ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships

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Penn Celebrates Inclusion With Supplier Diversity Forum & Expo

On Thursday, May 18, the University of Pennsylvania hosted community leaders and more than forty local businesses at the Penn Supplier Diversity Forum & Expo. The event attracted over 350 people.

2017: A Year in Review

Penn President Amy Gutmann kicked off the year with a convocation address welcoming the Class of 2020, bringing together exceptional students and future chan

Lower heart rate leads to higher rates of crime, reports Penn study

Men engage in more criminal activity than women, but little is known about why this gender gap exists. For a long time, some psychologists chalked it up to differential parenting.

ICA’s ‘Extra Credit’ classes introduce public to contemporary art

Penn’s Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) is offering a free educational series in June and July in an effort to demystify modern art and attract repeat visitors to the museum.

On mental states, mindfulness, and self-transcendent experiences

Many people report deep feelings of connection and self-loss while listening to music, meditating, or during intense experiences of awe—an experience captured by the phrase, “I felt at one with all things” or, “I was lost in the music.”

Penn grad students use soccer as tool for youth education

A couple years ago, about a dozen Penn Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows, all connected through their love of soccer, teamed up to form the West Philadelphia Football Collective (WPFC).

Penn’s Field Center advocates on behalf of abused and neglected children

The abuse of children is an American crisis, with more than 3 million annual reports of child abuse, and 1,500 to 2,000 children killed by their caretakers each year. More than half of these children are killed after they have come to the attention of child welfare agencies.

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