2+ week, 5+ day ago   (371+ words) Developed in the open fields of West Philadelphia in the 1870s, the Penn campus now has more than 180 buildings across approximately 300 acres. This includes almost 100 acres of maintained landscapes like refined open lawns, gardens, and athletic fields with upwards of 6,200 trees…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (203+ words) For many teenagers, the hardest part of the school day may begin well before the first bell rings: waking up when their brains are still wired for sleep. Sleep experts have long argued that middle and high schools should start…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (572+ words) All journeys start somewhere. For the Class of 2030 and new transfer students, it began on Franklin Field during a comfortable late-summer evening—a class of 2,427 first-years from 76 countries surrounded by faculty, staff, and classmates who’ve gone from strangers to fellow…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (234+ words) That range defines the specialty population. A student might spend the morning helping a younger adult understand a new diagnosis, then shift in the afternoon to supporting an older patient managing multiple chronic conditions. Adult-gerontology care demands the ability to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (427+ words) Supporting ‘We the People’ for the summer Penn Today On a school field trip in elementary school, Penn Arts & Sciences undergrad Pelham Tennant remembers gazing up with a sense of awe at the words “We the People” etched into…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (216+ words) On Aug. 19, the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design formally welcomed former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and former Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum as its inaugural Impact Scholars. The Impact Scholars Program is a unique U.S. fellowship designed specifically for former…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (451+ words) The sun poked out from the clouds as the Penn Glee Club sang “Let the River Run” on the steps of College Hall, casting soft shadows on Benjamin Franklin’s statue and a few hundred first-year and transfer students, their families,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (118+ words) In an era of AI-assisted assignments, scripted curricula, and relentless pressure to do more with less, a group of educators gathered at Penn’s Graduate School of Education this summer to do something increasingly rare: slow down. PhilWP’s ISI serves educators…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (114+ words) This opening reception will mark the launch of the Arthur Ross Gallery’s fall exhibition “At Liberty: Life in the City of Brotherly Love During the Early Republic,” which will explore Philadelphia during the nation’s formative years…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (303+ words) For a number of incoming first-year students beginning their Penn journey, their first hours on campus are remarkably similar: Parents and family members pull up to the curb in the family car or a rental, and members of the Move-In…...