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Penn Student Jesús Pérez’s Challenging Feat Inspires Himself and Others

    • Penn Student Jesús Pérez’s Challenging Feat Inspires Himself and Others

    After training for months and then running the equivalent of nearly six marathons in six consecutive days in the Atacama Desert in Chile, University of Pennsylvania student Jesús Pérez now feels empowered to tackle any challenge he encounters.

    Jeanne Leong

    Penn Launches New Blended Learning Initiative to Expand Academic Access

    • Penn Launches New Blended Learning Initiative to Expand Academic Access

    A new summer program at the University of Pennsylvania is aimed at developing a model that will narrow the achievement gap for underserved populations by preparing a diverse group of high school students for college and steering them toward greater academic success.
    Kleinman Gift Establishes Energy Policy Center at Penn

    • Kleinman Gift Establishes Energy Policy Center at Penn

    The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy has been established at PennDesign with a $10 million gift from Scott, C’94, W’94, and Wendy Kleinman. The Center, which is scheduled to launch in Fall 2014, will advance energy productivity by reframing the relationship between research and practice in support of policy innovation.   

    Megan Schmidgal

    As a New York Attorney General’s Office Intern, Penn’s Iris Zhang Is Facing Her Fears

    • As a New York Attorney General’s Office Intern, Penn’s Iris Zhang Is Facing Her Fears

    University of Pennsylvania student Iris Zhang calls the study of math her “deepest, darkest fear.” But this summer, she’s not only facing it, she’s conquering it. Zhang is working in Manhattan as an economics and statistics intern at the Civil Rights Bureau of the New York Attorney General’s Office.

    Jacquie Posey

    Penn’s Open Learning Opens Doors on Campus and Around the World

    • Penn’s Open Learning Opens Doors on Campus and Around the World

    By Christina CookThrough its Open Learning initiative, the University of Pennsylvania is dramatically transforming the who, what, when and where of learning, making the resources of higher education accessible to millions more people than ever before.
    Field Center at Penn Hosts First International Program on Child Welfare

    • Field Center at Penn Hosts First International Program on Child Welfare

    The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research at the University of Pennsylvania welcomed a group of students from South Korea’s Namseoul University to campus for an inaugural three-week summer program illustrating how child welfare is practiced in the United States.