Campus & Community

Studies of the microbiome—the array of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microorganisms living in or on a given individual or environment—generate a lot of data.

A cappella is in the midst of a renaissance at the University of Pennsylvania. With 17 individual, student-run organizations, 14 of which make up the A Cappella Council, known by the more tonal acronym “ACK,” the genre is thriving at Penn.

The former vice president sat down with Penn President Amy Gutmann on March 30 for a conversation on the United States’ role in global affairs. Throughout the discussion, Biden aimed his remarks at the audience of students—who he called “the most generous generation in American history.”

Even though it is not a part of her own cultural heritage, University of Pennsylvania junior Kristen Pearson began learning the art of Irish stepdance when she was 11.

University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann announced today the selection of eight undergraduates as recipients of the 2017 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes.  Awarded annually, the President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes provide $100,000 in funding for Penn seniors

A group of nearly 100 University of Pennsylvania faculty, students and staff gathered together for the “Implicit Bias Teach-In,” an event organized as a “safe space” to have a conversation about what can be an uncomfortable topic: biases.

At the University of Pennsylvania, dual-program student Nayab Khan is creating a new level of understanding between people of different faiths.

The alluring bright lights of Hollywood shine all the way across the country, illuminating the gritty streets of Philadelphia and twinkling creative minds at Penn.

 Dear Benny,I recently went to a colleague’s art opening in the Burrison Gallery in the University Club and wondered how I could become a member of the Club. Is there a fee for membership or can anyone just sign up? —Art (and food) lover

It’s Monday night before Philadelphia’s biggest snowstorm of the season, and dozens of Penn students are flooding into a West Philadelphia church basement. In the fellowship hall, amongst a piano, tiny stage, and kitchen, students eagerly set up tables, chairs, and portable carrels, sift through paperwork, and lay out medical supplies.