Academics
Grad. group's kickoff event promises first-gen. low-income students greater visibility
The Penn First Graduate Association formed earlier this semester to support first-generation, low-income graduate students.
Dorothy Cheney, Penn professor and renowned researcher of primates, died Nov. 9
Cheney, whose research exposed the complex thinking of primates, was praised as a 'spectacular scientist,' The New York Times reported.
Penn says it's investing in climate change research — its only climate scientist disagrees
Penn does not have any standing sustainability professors — only lecturers, adjunct, and visiting professors — and professor Irina Marinov is the only standing faculty member studying climate science.
Penn's board of trustees approves hundreds of millions for construction costs at meeting
The trustees also approved the creation of two new master's degrees in genetic counseling and biomedical informatics through the Perelman School of Medicine.
All students will now be required to enroll in two-step verification for Penn logins
The University required all faculty to enroll in the verification system by Oct. 31.
Penn students launch #ASiAM campaign to demonstrate value of Asian American studies
The campaign started last April when the ASAM UAB released an online video, which features several Penn students discussing what they have gained from their ASAM courses.
Penn named 16th best university in the world in 2019 by U.S. News and World Report
Harvard, Columbia, Princeton, and Yale universities all outranked Penn on the list.
Penn Medicine and Wharton Executive Education launch program in health care leadership
The first four-day course will take place in March 2019 and will cost participants $6,500.
Michael Gazzaniga speaks about his famed split-brain studies at Philomathean society event
Gazzaniga is an author of many standard Penn introductory psychology and neuroscience textbooks.
At Penn Biden Center, students discuss whether democracy will survive today's political climate
Penn's student focus group explored levels of frustration with racism and discrimination, the role of democracy and human rights in U.S. foreign policy, and the depolarization of political parties.
Parental harshness can contribute to antisocial behavior in children, Penn study shows
The study was conducted on 227 pairs of identical twins. The twin subjected to less warmth at home was more likely to exhibit callous-unemotional (CU) traits.
To combat opiate crisis, Penn Dental dean mandates students and faculty undergo Narcan training
So far, the school has held two trainings for Penn Dental affiliates and will continue to hold more until all students and staff can attend.
Writing Center will move from 'old Victorian House' on Walnut to soon-to-be renovated McNeil on Locust
The Writing Center is moving from its home of 15 years at 3808 Walnut St. to the first and fourth floors of the McNeil Building on 3718 Locust Walk.
Here are the College courses that double-count for spring 2019
Are you a student in the College looking to get more bang for your buck in your spring 2019 course load? Here's a list of all the classes next semester that will let you "double-count."
In this course, Penn students will have a hand in launching a new literary journal, Xfic
The inception of the course taught by acclaimed English professor Jay Kirk marks the birth of Xfic, Penn’s premier literary journal in experimental nonfiction.
Former visiting Annenberg scholar selected for prestigious MacArthur fellowship
Each fellow is awarded with $625,000 to spend as they wish over the course of five years.
Penn Museum's refugee and immigrant tour guides inspire deeper interest in Middle East
The program currently employs four global guides — three from Iraq and one from Syria.
Penn professor traces the 'afterlives' of Jewish and Nazi books after World War II
History professor Kathy Peiss chronicled the paths of different pieces of literature tied to the Nazi regime after the end of World War II.
Wharton prof. Amir Yaron tapped as next governor of the Bank of Israel
The Wharton finance professor was nominated by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon at a joint press conference earlier this week.