Academics
With a $2 million grant, Penn faculty travel to Mosul to restore sites destroyed by ISIS
The initiative hopes to restore and conserve the city and its culture after the Islamic State destroyed important cultural sites of minority groups, such as Christians and Yazidis.
Penn grad students advise Philadelphia in housing Hurricane Maria refugees
5,357 evacuees arrived in Philadelphia County — more than any other metropolitan area outside of Florida, the Bronx, and Massachusetts.
RealArts program offers grants for student internships in arts, publishing, television
This year, RealArts@Penn is offering 24 internships in industries such as publishing, television, and museum administration.
Three Penn students awarded full scholarships to study in China for a year
Wharton senior Dotun Adejare, Wharton and Engineering senior Johnathan Chen, and Zhongyuan "Echo" Zeng, a candidate for a master's in city planning, received the scholarship last month.
Music Department ensembles give students practice, stress relief, and course credit
All members of the Penn community can audition to join one of the diverse musical groups, which range from the jazz group to the Symphony Orchestra and the Arab Music Ensemble.
Penn’s new medical humanities fellowship explores what it means to be a healer
The fellowship will consist of six seminars focusing on the human side of medicine rather than the technical side.
Some CIS courses are so overloaded that students wait more than an hour for homework help
"I could wait for 2 hours and still not have gotten help," Engineering sophomore Derya Yavuz said. "That's just a very frustrating situation, and it's like that every single time."
From tenure decisions to contract renewals, here's why course evaluations matter
Poor course evaluations signal to the department that the instructor should be placed into another course, or the instructor’s standing in the tenure process should be reevaluated.
Columbia journalism prof. Stephen Fried will teach mental health writing next semester
Throughout the semester, students will hear from expert guest lecturers and will work on their own piece of nonfiction writing such as a memoir, investigative article, narrative long-form story, or medical science piece.
Pulitzer-prize winning author Jennifer Egan will teach at Penn next semester
Egan, a well-known contemporary writer, won the Pulitzer Prize for her 2011 novel, 'A Visit from the Goon Squad' and she most recently published the book, 'Manhattan Beach.'
New building will connect Stiteler Hall with GSE to meet demands of growing graduate program
A rough design for this new space is expected to be completed in mid-January, and a more specific timeline for the project will be determined once the design is finished.
Marijuana use among teens does not lead to behavioral problems, Annenberg study finds
The Annenberg researchers found that marijuana use does not increase conduct problems like school truancy or stealing in a recently published study.
Degrees in the humanities have plummeted in the past decade as Penn students flock to sciences
From 2003 to 2017, Penn saw a 37.18 percent decline in degrees awarded in the humanities and a 19.57 percent decrease in degrees awarded in the social sciences.
From 'wooder' to 'cawfee,' this Penn prof. breaks down the evolving Philadelphia dialect
Building on prior research that examined class stratification and other social factors, Meredith Tamminga is specifically looking at the reasons behind changes in the pronunciation of various words.
Penn genetics prof. Sarah Tishkoff leads study examining early African genomes
The research could reveal new information and challenge assumptions about early human history in Africa.
Penn's CIS Department faces 'painfully high' demand for courses, causing long waitlists
This high demand leaves some students stuck on waitlists, unable to satisfy computer science courses that are required for their majors and minors.
Penn senior Anea Moore sees her Rhodes Scholarship as a chance to provide access for others
Moore was named one of 32 American Rhodes Scholars out of 880 applicants who were endorsed by their colleges.
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.