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Penn Researchers Develop New Technique for Filling Gaps in Fossil Record
PHILADELPHIA — University of Pennsylvania evolutionary biologists have resolved a long-standing paleontological problem by reconciling the fossil record of species diversity with modern DNA samples.
Penn’s Social Impact of the Arts Project Receives Funds From NEA Philanthropies for Arts Geo-Database
PHILADELPHIA — The Social Impact of the Arts Project, a research project at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice in collaboration with The Reinvestment Fund and the City of Philadelphia, has received $250,000 in matching funds from ArtPlace, a consortium of national foundatio
Penn Research Team Hosts Interactive Exhibit on Climate Change and Urban Space for “Parking Day”
WHO: University of Pennsylvania faculty, graduate and undergraduate members of Partnerships for International Research and Education Mongolia and School of Arts and Sciences staffWHAT: Scientists transform a parking space into an interactive exhibit on Mongolian climate change research
Penn Division of Public Safety to Host Safety Fair
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania Division of Public Safety, in conjunction with the House deans and staff of the College House system, will host a Safety Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from noon to 2 p.m. at three locations on campus: the field at 40th and Locust streets, the Upper Quad and Hill Field.
Penn's Jonathan Moreno: 'Can Brain Research Keep Us Safe?'
In his Sept. 8 Slate.com column, titled “Can Brain Research Keep Us Safe?” Penn’s Jonathan Moreno ponders if neuroscience research, or “neurosecurity,” can aid anti-terrorism efforts in a post-9/11 world.
Penn Public Safety to Conduct UPennAlert Drill, Host Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness Day
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania’s Division of Public Safety will conduct a UPennAlert Emergency Notification Test with a campus-wide shelter-in-place awareness drill, Thursday, Sept.
Penn President Amy Gutmann to Welcome Incoming Freshmen at Move-in
WHO: Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania WHAT: Move-in for Penn's Class of 2015
Penn Graduate School of Education to Share in $1 Million Grant to Study Early Algebra Initiatives
PHILADELPHIA — A team of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and Michigan State University have been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate how schools and districts are handling the “universal early algebra” imperative, a push for students to complete algebra before the end