Academics
Some students are earning course credits and 'earning easy money' by participating in experimental research
Wharton freshman Linda Zhang said she has participated in over 10 experiments from the Wharton Behavioral Laboratory this year, earning about $100. “You can earn easy money," she said. "Like if [I] have an hour in between classes, that’s usually what I do."
Penn students and professors will join thousands around the world to march for science
Postdoctoral fellow Jason Diaz said he believes the Trump administration's budget proposal, which was released last month, convinced many people to take part in the march.
Here's what GAPSA has in store in the upcoming year
Looking forward, GAPSA President-elect Miles Owen wants to continue to address important issues, as well as other problems that have been "simmering in the background," he said.
The Political Science department had a panel on how to 'join the resistance' against President Trump
Steering Committee Member of Democratic Socialists of America Dustin Guastella said there is a need for mass protests and organization, but warned against abstract statements like “Love Trumps Hate,” which are “fundamentally non-political.”
Penn students and administrators express worry for budget cuts to college preparation programs
Under the proposed budget, TRIO — a consortium of programs that includes Upward Bound — would have its budget slashed by 10 percent. GEAR UP, a state and partnership grant program for public schools in low-income neighborhoods, would lose one third of its federal funding.
Meet the junior in political science who just won the Truman Scholarship
The Truman Scholarship, which provides up to $30,000, is a merit-based award that supports graduate studies of students who want to pursue careers in government or public service. Previous recipients of the Truman Scholarship include former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice.
Event at Du Bois College House celebrates African Languages Program
The African Languages Program has gotten bigger in recent years, with Malagasy — the principal language spoken in Madagascar — added as another option to study in 2013.
Meet the Wharton MBA student who is also a famous rapper
Many Wharton MBAs go into consulting and startups. First-year student Clyde Kelly is no different, except for the fact that he is also a successful rapper.
Do 'weed-out' classes exist at Penn? Students and professors don't agree
“I don’t appreciate the University’s one-size-fits-all approach, where it assumes everyone comes from the same background,” College junior David Thai said.
These engineering seniors are using their skills to keep Syrian refugees warm
“This is an attachment that attaches onto the exhaust pipe of the wood burning stove, and it captures some of the heat that is being lost through the exhaust,” Engineering senior Kellen Sanna said.
Penn professor and fellow named 40 under 40 for minority health
Professor of plastic surgery in the Perelman School of Medicine Paris Butler and vice-provost’s postdoctoral fellow in the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics Ahmaad Jenkins received the honor.
Penn professor receives $2.5 million grant to quantify the impact of the arts on well-being
“If we think about our lives without music or movies or art or literature in any way, what kind of a hit will our well-being take? We don’t have way yet to quantify that," religious studies professor James Pawelski said.
John Legend to work with the Quattrone Center on criminal justice reform
In the press release, Legend said he was “thrilled” to work with Penn on “critical issues” that the US criminal justice system faces.
These recent Penn grads are already pursuing Wharton Ph.D.s
After two years in the accounting Ph.D. program, Paul is clearer about the benefits and detriments of going immediately into a Ph.D. program — as she did — versus starting out in the working world.
Current state of voting technology is in a 'crisis,' Wharton research team says
“Everything we can do to make the voting experience more trustworthy and more efficient is a step towards ensuring higher participation in our democratic processes,” student author and Wharton MBA student Michael Windle said.
Computer Science is becoming more popular among students of all majors — even those in the humanities
It is no secret that interest in computer science is skyrocketing. At Penn, the Computer Science and Information Sciences department is working to create a “richer selection” of courses that will appeal to students of all backgrounds.
A small retail center in Wharton is helping Penn students launch careers in fashion
“The goal of the Center is to connect three different groups of stakeholders: the industry people, the students and the faculty,” Baker Retailing Center Director Barbara Kahn said.
Students and faculty read 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' aloud — for seven hours straight
The Kelly Writers House held its annual Marathon Reading program on Thursday, where students and faculty took turns reading out loud from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy series.
Wharton study finds men are more aggressive towards women after Election Day
Each couple was given 20 dollars and the objective of splitting the money between them in only one way: One person would get 15 while the other would get only five.