Campus & Community

 Junior David Thai, a first-generation student at the University of Pennsylvania, is used to working hard, taking responsibility and navigating disappointment and change.

President Trump’s recent Executive Order is injurious to our work and inimical to our values.

To:         Penn Students, Faculty, and StaffFrom:    Provost Vincent Price              Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli              Vice Provost for Global Initiatives Ezekiel Emanuel

University of Pennsylvania senior Lucy Chai of Acton, Mass., has received a Churchill Scholarship from the Winston Churchill Foundation.  She is among 15 recipients of the honor, awarded annually to American students to fund a year of master’s study in science, mathematics and engineering

Invasive species are typically a bane to land managers, who often devote considerable time and expense to controlling or removing them. But a new study of coastal dunes at New Jersey’s Island Beach State Park finds that one invasive plant, Asiatic sand sedge (Carex kobomugi), which grows on beach dunes, has at least one redeeming quality.

Michael Weisberg, professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy in the School of Arts & Sciences, is aiming to take a deep analytical look at our current political landscape with the half-day conference “

Each spring for the last six years, the Philadelphia Science Festival has turned the city into one big classroom, with lively, entertaining, and hands-on lessons.

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.