Writing down fears may curb test-taking anxiety
A recent study found that students who were anxious about exams performed better after they were given 10 minutes to write down their test-related concerns.
A recent study found that students who were anxious about exams performed better after they were given 10 minutes to write down their test-related concerns.
In the last five years, Penn has more than quadrupled the amount of funding for students teaming with faculty in research programs.
The position of principal lecturer will be a more advanced role beyond that of senior lecturer, intended to recognize the best teachers in SEAS.
The popular preceptorial, which was absent last semester, will now accommodate even more students and be held in an Old City wine cellar.
In the last five years, Penn has more than quadrupled the amount of funding for students teaming with faculty in research programs.
The position of principal lecturer will be a more advanced role beyond that of senior lecturer, intended to recognize the best teachers in SEAS.
In the time it takes some students to complete one major, a few Penn undergraduates are earning both their graduate and undergraduate degrees.
Making a dollar isn’t the only goal for Wharton School students and faculty. Now, there is increased focus on what some call “greenomics” — the economics of being environmentally friendly.
According to several departments, there are still seniors seeking to enroll in core classes, spanning from the Living World sector requirement to a second semester language course.
The Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative — launched as an expansion of the Wharton Interactive Media Initiative — will also be integrated into the undergraduate Wharton curriculum.
A year after the earthquake that hit Haiti, much of the nation remains in disrepair. Sharon Ravitch, a lecturer at the Graduate School of Education, is prepared to help Haiti bounce back.
The Wharton School's Program for Social Impact, Loan Forgiveness Program and recently redesigned MBA curriculum are part of a broader trend, Wharton reps say.
Former Annenberg School for Communication Assistant Dean and media critic Phyllis Kaniss died Friday, Dec. 17 from cancer-related complications. She was 59.
Last week, Wharton announced an extensive reformation of its MBA curriculum, intended to allow for increased flexibility for students in the core curriculum.
On Thursday, Penn appointed Barbara Mellers and Philip Tetlock as new Penn Integrates Knowledge professors. They will serve in Wharton and SAS's Psychology Department.
Recently discovered e-mails reveal that a document published in 2003 by Psychiatry Department Chairman Dwight Evans may not have been honest work.
Two doctors were recently discovered to have used a writing company to produce the text of their 1999 book on psychiatric disorders.
There is no short supply of women at the Wharton School today, but this was not always the case.
This semester, for the first time, students will be sent e-mail notifications when any final grades have been posted to their transcripts on Penn InTouch.
The Digital Media Design program provides undergrads with an Engineering degree, but it also requires classes in communications and fine arts to prepare students for the ever-expanding world of computer graphics.