Academics
Anthropology Department to offer new course on pop culture and archaeological myths
The course, "Archaeology in Pop Culture," will be offered as a freshman seminar taught by Anthropology professor Douglas Smit.
The LSAT is now all digital, but Penn students say they prefer paper and pencil
The LSAT was administered digitally for the first time on Sept. 21, where students took the test with a tablet and a stylus.
PennMed researchers receive $20 million grant for early detection of Parkinson's disease
Researchers will use the grant to develop a special type of Positron Emission Tomography scan which will enable them to better study the progression of Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Penn Law minority student groups plan to protest Amy Wax on Monday morning
At 8 a.m., protesters will begin to march from the Starbucks located at 34th and Walnut streets toward the Sansom entrance of the Penn Law school building. The protest will then continue in front of the law school building until 9 a.m. when classes begin for law students.
Angela Duckworth will teach a new Penn course next spring focused on 'grit'
Duckworth said the goal of the class is to help students find and engage with their passion — the main part of the course will involve students picking a new skill and reflecting as they pursue and develop it further.
Sustainability Course Inventory helps students identify classes with environmental themes
The document, available on the Penn Sustainability website, includes an alphabetical listing by school and department of courses that include a sustainability component.
Photo Essay | The Stuart Weitzman School of Design naming ceremony
Despite the rain, many attended the ceremony at the plaza in front of Meyerson Hall, which will be redesigned, renovated, and named Stuart Weitzman Plaza.
Penn officially renames school of design after Stuart Weitzman in a ceremony Thursday
The ceremony took place amid controversy surrounding the University’s decision to rename the school after current design graduate students sharply criticized the renaming.
Penn program lets students work with polling data leading up to 2020 election
Some PORES fellows in past years have had the opportunity to visit NBC News on election night, making predictions and crunching data at the decision desk.
‘We were completely blindsided': PennDesign students frustrated by the school’s renaming
Students critiqued the University's decision to rename the school after Weitzman, a fashion icon and 1963 Wharton graduate, because his profession as a designer is not related to any academic program offered at Penn.
Penn Museum rebrands itself as a 'gift for the city' after recent renovations
The museum will fully re-open to Penn students on Nov. 13, and to the general public on Nov. 16, with redesigned galleries and a refurbished main entrance and auditorium.
An inside look at bestselling author Nova Ren Suma's creative writing class at Penn
Suma, known for young adult novels like "A Room Away from the Wolves" and "The Walls Around Us," is teaching at Penn for one semester through the Creative Writing program.
Annenberg dean and students produce documentary about Southern gay black men
The film is an adaptation of Northwestern University professor E. Patrick Johnson's book, "Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South." The documentary explores the lives of Johnson and six other gay black men whose stories were originally told in Johnson's work.
New course registration PATH app will replace Penn InTouch in 2021
PATH will have an app that allows students to plan their four-year academic path at Penn on worksheets.
Penn professor Emily Wilson awarded the MacArthur 'Genius' grant
Wilson will receive a $625,000 stipend paid in quarterly installments over five years by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Penn students analyze political cartoons and satire in this communication class
Students in the class analyze political cartoons and videos to explore a satirist’s role in society, both politically and culturally.
LPS and Engineering School will launch cybersecurity boot camp for tech professionals
Beginning Nov. 12, students in the program will attend classes on Penn's campus three times a week during evenings and weekends, a 10-hour weekly commitment.
Amid Hong Kong protests, Penn Abroad releases advisory for students to stay on campus
The current political and social unrest in Hong Kong began in June, when people took to the streets to oppose the introduction of the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance amendment bill, which would allow local authorities to detain and extradite citizens of Hong Kong to mainland China.