Academics
There’s always something new going on at Penn’s four undergraduate schools and 12 graduate schools. Look here for information on upcoming academic initiatives, new classes and research conducted by professors and students.
Photography show goes ‘from mild to wild’
The XXY: This is Not Pornography exhibit explores the gender of the subjects — male, female and transgender — as well as the nature of nudity in art.Prof. Price discusses Vienna memories and U.S. dreams
Annenberg professor Monroe Price details his new books, which describes his experiences coming to the United States from Vienna in 1939.GSE launches competition on business of learning
“Penn is the scrappy Ivy,” according to Graduate School of Education Vice Dean Douglas Lynch. But as a result, Penn is also “a catalyst for innovation.”Wharton teaches leadership skills in Antarctica
Wharton Leadership Ventures provides experiential learning for MBA students, through trips to locales like Kilimanjaro and the British Virgin Islands.New tool may make plagiarism easier to detect
SafeAssign is a plagiarism detection tool that works within the Blackboard courseware system. Professors are in the process of testing the system through a pilot program. The tool will be put to use next semester.Senior Joshua Bennett wins Marshall Scholarship
College senior Joshua Bennett won the 2010 Marshall Scholarship, which pays for young Americans to study in the United Kingdom. Forty scholars are selected each year.'Sustainability 101' aims to improve Philly's green initiatives
With On-Campus Recruiting for next summer starting up, the word “internship” is on many students’ minds. But Mark Hughes’ new course “Sustainability 101” puts a very different spin on the word.No Rhodes scholars from Penn this year
This year, Penn produced no domestic Rhodes scholars this year. The scholarship is among the world’s most prestigious academic distinctions.Explaining study abroad gender gaps
Women study abroad in much higher numbers than men — and a new study may help explain why.
Students come first for Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, one of Penn’s most eminent professors, was honored with three National Communication Association book awards in addition to an American Red Cross lifetime achievement award was last week.DAB takes undergraduate pulse with new survey
The College’s Dean’s Advisory Board issued a survey last week to gauge students’ satisfaction with their majors. Results of the survey will be issued to individual departments.Helping philanthropists get the biggest bang for their bucks
The School of Social Policy and Practice’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy is helping philanthropists get the biggest bang for their buck.
Fewer jobs for Wharton undergrads
According to a career plans survey report, 80.5 percent of the class of 2009 reported having jobs by the fall after graduation, compared to 86.5 percent the previous year.OCR can cause academics to fall to the wayside
The process of On-Campus Recruiting is extensive, from attending recruitment presentations and networking events to preparing for and going to interviews. As a result, OCR can cause many students to let academics fall by the wayside, even skipping classes for interviews.Water selected as next year's academic theme
What do evolution, the arts and water have in common? Nothing — and that’s precisely the point.