Education, Business, & Law

Penn Design’s Cecil Balmond Awarded 2016 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal

Cecil Balmond is the recipient of the 2016 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture. He is professor of practice in architecture and the former Paul Philippe Cret Chair of Architecture in the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design.

Penn Senior Vaishak Kumar to Launch Agriculture Extension Project in India

(This is the first in a series of features introducing the 2016 President's Engagement Prize winners.)

Penn Fels Policy Research Initiative Announces Interdisciplinary Grants

The Fels Policy Research Initiative in the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania has announced five inaugural collaborative grants for as much as $15,000 each, designed to further interdisciplinary partnerships.

Penn Helps Build Digital Library of Ancient Thai Manuscripts

The University of Pennsylvania and the National Library of Laos have launched the Digital Library of Northern Thai Manuscripts bringing thousands of ancient manuscripts out of monastic temples and making them available as open source material online.

Penn’s Al Filreis Wins a Coursera Outstanding Educator Award

Al Filreis, an English professor at the University of Pennsylvania, is the recipient of an inaugural Coursera Outstanding Educator Award.

Penn Historian Selected for American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship

Vanessa Ogle, an assistant professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania, has been selected for a 2016-2017 Fellowship from The American Council of Learned Societies.

Penn Travel Arts Fest Showcases Study Abroad and Exchange Student Artwork

Penn Abroad and Penn Summer Abroad are co-hosting The Third Annual Travel Arts Festival!

Penn Libraries Announces Online Release of Holy Land Collections

The Penn Libraries is excited to announce the debut of the online home for their Holy Land collections.

Penn Announces 2016 Thouron Prize Winners

Three University of Pennsylvania sophomores have received John Thouron Prizes to pursue summer studies at Pembroke College, Cambridge University

Penn IUR Announces Recipients of 12th Annual Urban Leadership Awards

The Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) is proud to announce the recipients of its 12th annual Urban Leadership Awards, which recognize leaders who are guiding cities toward a sustainable and vibrant future.

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