Campus & Community

Can you imagine seeing the beauty of a frozen waterfall, let alone climbing one?

University of Pennsylvania sophomore Celeste Marcus is studying abroad in Israel this semester, but she’s still helping a local elementary school stay connected, from nearly 6,000 miles away.

The Christian Association (CA) at Penn offers a community of hospitality, service and advocacy, and faith exploration for students, faculty, and staff. Located at 118 S. 37th St., the CA House is beautiful and welcoming, and serves as a home away from home for many. The space is open to everyone, regardless of religious affiliation, orientation, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, race, or gender. The CA is celebrating its 125th anniversary this academic year.

Thousands of Penn faculty, staff, students, and alumni were involved in World War II, from serving in active duty, to participating in special training programs and research projects both on and off campus.

During the 1980s, Andrew Binns, now a professor in the School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of Biology and interim dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, helped lay the scientific groundwork that enable

Since the Pennovation Center’s opening, Comcast Corp. has vowed its support.

The soon-to-be completed FMC Tower is like no other high-rise in Philadelphia, Jeff Weinstein says, dubbing it the city’s first “vertical neighborhood.”“You can live in it and work in it, and so much more,” he says.

One must have a mind of winter“The Snow Man” by Wallace StevensWinter-inspired readings, homemade soup, and a roaring fire are featured during “Mind of Winter,” a popular Kelly Writers House program.

Dear Benny,New year, new me. My new year’s resolution is to buy a car and a house. Do Penn employees get any perks?Sincerely, Ready for ChangeDear Change-maker,

Bill Berner, coordinator of the Physics Demonstration Lab, talks to students from Masterman and Central high schools about electricity and magnetism at the David Rittenhouse Laboratories.