Since 2009, Penn’s Graduate School of Education has been working with Kazakhstani leaders on revamping their higher education system. GSE faculty and staff first advised leaders in anticipation of the opening of Nazerbayev University, which saw its first incoming class in fall 2010.

The Jaffe History of Art Building, located at 3405 Woodland Walk, won the campus building competition, with a total energy reduction of 21.6 percent. Stouffer College House, which reduced its energy usage by 14.5 percent, won the college house competition.

States still debating whether to set up their own health-exchange market or let the federal government do it received a one-month extension on Nov. 14 with a Dec. 14 deadline.

The company currently owns a portfolio of nearly $200 million of real estate comprising 145 properties across the country.

Housed at the School of Social Policy & Practice, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy was established in 2006 by SP2 Dean Richard Gelles and a group of anonymous Wharton alumni.

The University sold $300 million worth of bonds that will mature in 100 years, otherwise known as century bonds, at an historic low interest rate of 4.674 percent.

Every year, a number of employees of Penn — including staff, faculty and administrators — take classes at the University either for credit or just to learn something new.

It’s just before 7 a.m. on a cold sunny morning when I arrive at Penn’s South Bank, where I am greeted by three of the puppies I had met two months ago at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center’s grand opening.

Last week, UMOJA — the umbrella organization for black student groups on campus — elected College sophomores Abrina Hyatt and Meron Zeru as its new planning and facilitating co-chairs.

Although it’s been over seven months since the vote to unionize, members of PSOU are still negotiating new contract details with AlliedBarton to help improve labor conditions for guards.

The recent escalation of the Gaza-Israel conflict presents uncertainty to those scheduled to participate in the Taglit-Birthright Israel trip planned for late December.

Stand on Locust Walk for an afternoon. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a student who’s heard of the Morris Arboretum, much less one who can even pronounce the name correctly.

A recently developed tool that predicts how people will behave in disaster situations may be able to help if a hurricane like Sandy comes back to call.

In addition to a visiting scholar program for full faculty members or post-doctoral researchers, Penn Law offers the Bok Visiting International Professors Program, which brings senior-level legal practitioners to the school.

For the sixth year in a row, the Division of Public Safety ranks first in safety and security, according to Security Magazine.

In a market where the failure rate for startups is around 30 to 40 percent, “a successful startup depends on a myriad of factors,” Senior Associate Director of the Wharton Venture Initiation program Clare Leinweber said.

Brown and Columbia Universities both saw increases of about one percent from last year, and applications to Dartmouth University’s early decision program fell by 12.5 percent. INTERACTIVE: Early applications at Penn and peer schools