John Tresch, professor of the history and sociology of science, was recently awarded the 2013 Pfizer Award for Best Scholarly Book from the History of Science Society.

Minority-serving institutions are schools that work to provide education for students of color, specifically low-income students or students of underrepresented minorities.

A new study, published last week by Penn researchers in the journal Nature, shows that students who have taken online classes on Coursera have been highly educated and career-oriented.

The Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships has, in the past, attributed Penn’s lack of Rhodes Scholars to the desire of the Rhodes Trust to find students from outside the Ivies.

While interdisciplinary research blends disciplines to address real world problems, at Penn, logistics often lessens the amount of it.

Last night, Authors@Wharton brought bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell to speak as part of the ongoing speaker series, where he discussed the basis of his latest book.

Several Penn researchers have been involved in a project whose goal is to analyze why the universe is expanding contrary to the laws of gravity.

Penn researchers can tell by your tweets.

The three day conference, which will be split between Penn’s Philadelphia and San Francisco campuses, will discuss India as a place of innovation.

A study done by two Penn psychology professors found that attitudes about sex are more predictive of religiosity than a person’s cooperative morals.

The report outlined six key objectives that it recommends the University work toward in the next five years.

In-depth consultations help to address any problems the families may have regarding medication, diagnosis, coordinating treatment and issues pertaining to the transition to adulthood.

A new course taught by the director of the Center for Technology Transfer Fellows Program aims to help students create and develop their own startup.

After Coursera partnered with a Chinese internet company in October, Penn professors are concerned with potential censorship of their courses.

Despite national changes in medical school applications, the Perelman School of Medicine has kept its numbers relatively stable.

Research at the University has seen a rise in commercialization — meaning that it is monetized through business ventures like start-up companies and licensing agreements with corporations.

Student nurses in their junior year are encouraged to look for externship programs that allow them to work in hospital units and get hands on experience.