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A Message to the Penn Community from President Amy Gutmann
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 274th year of the University of Pennsylvania and to share with you a brief update.
Penn Engineering Brings Two Coding Contests Together with HACKfest
On Friday, September 6, more than a thousand students from about 100 universities will descend upon the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science to take part in HACKfest, a series of student-run, weekend-long software and hardware design competitions w
Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop Selected as Penn Reading Project Text
Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop by literary scholar Adam Bradley is the selected text for the 2013-14 Penn Reading Project at the University of Pennsylvania and kicks off Penn’s Year of Sound.
Penn Community Gathers School Supplies for West Philadelphia Youngsters
Through Friday, Aug. 16, multiple locations across the University of Pennsylvania campus will serve as drop-off points for the Penn Volunteers in Public Service’s annual back-to-school drive.
Running Math Circles and Marathons, Penn GSE Student Leads the Pack
As a kid, Joshua Taton, genuinely enjoyed studying math in school. “I loved theory: proving theorems and linking broad ideas together into a logical framework. Math had a certain purity, completeness or even artistic appeal that I found fascinating,” explains the Ph.D. student in the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.
Touchdown Quakers: Penn Athletics Launches the Ivy League® Digital Network
You don’t need an app for that. The University of Pennsylvania’s Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics has partnered with an online video technology company to launch the Ivy League® Digital Network for the 2013-2014 season.
Penn Senior Julio German Arias Crosses Continents to Bridge Cultures
Julio German Arias’ first three years at the University of Pennsylvania have been filled with enriching, life changing experiences, both inside and outside the classroom.
Penn Research Helps Make Advance in 'Programmable Matter' Using Nanocrystals
When University of Pennsylvania nanoscientists created beautiful, tiled patterns with flat nanocrystals, they were left with a mystery: why did some sets of crystals arrange themselves in an alternating, herringbone style, even though it wasn’t the simplest pattern?
Penn Research Helps Identify New Brain Cell Involved in Navigation
Using direct human brain recordings, a research team from the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and Thomas Jefferson University has identified a new type of cell in the brain that helps people to keep track of their relative loc
Penn's Project for Civic Engagement to Host Forums on Shore Storm Recovery
The University of Pennsylvania Project for Civic Engagement and WHYY/NewsWorks will host a series of community forums along the New Jersey shore to gather citizen input that can be used to inform decision-makers about what individuals, communities and governments can do to limit the harm done by the next storm. “Ready for Next Time? Rethinking the Shore After Sandy” invites citizens who live, vacation or make a living at the Jersey shore to participate in this public discussion featuring moderators who will guide the dialogue.