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Alumni Weekend expecting record turnout
Penn is gearing up for its biggest alumni event of the year: Alumni Weekend.
Penn urban studies class takes new look at century-old Italian Market
In a new urban studies class in the School of Arts & Sciences, professor Kushanava Choudhury and his undergraduate students use the classroom as a lab for doing original social science research. The class of six asked: How are immigrants playing a role in the city’s revitalization?
Penn students, alum make finals of Milken-Penn GSE Business Plan Competition
Penn seniors Valentina Raman and Jake Lerner have a big idea to improve literacy in Philadelphia’s middle schools. Now, they just need some funding, connections, and momentum to get their plan off the ground.
Penn works to reduce bird strikes on campus
For the past couple of years, every time Master of Environmental Studies (MES) student Joe Durrance would see a dead bird on campus, he’d take a picture of it, note the date and location, and try to identify the species. He logged the death of the birds—caused from their collisions with glass windows—but knew he needed to do more.
City's new bike-share program cycles through Penn
The warming spring weather has arrived just in time for Philadelphia’s new bike-share program, dubbed Indego, which officially launches on Thursday, April 23.
Celebrating Inaugural President’s Engagement Prize Recipients
Penn President Amy Gutmann said she vividly remembers the afternoon she called the five recipients of the new
Penn Innovations Title Here
Researchers provide imagination and creativity. Penn provides the resources and infrastructure. This leads to what President Amy Gutmann calls “perfect impact.”