Amanda Mott

$5 million Mellon grant for work on dispossessions in the Americas

The School of Arts & Sciences’ Tulia Falleti leads the interdisciplinary project.

Christopher Woods stands in front of museum artifact in the background.

Christopher Woods appointed director of Penn Museum

Woods, an award-winning scholar of Near East civilizations, will begin his position on April 1, carrying on the Museum’s missions of research, teaching, and public outreach.

Wayfinding sign at beginning of Penn Eats pickup area.

Penn Dining spring 2021: Four takeaways

As students return to campus, dining services has adopted measures to support new safety and public health protocols at both residential and retail cafés on campus.

Floor decal that reads MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE STAY 6 FEET APART on the floor of a campus building at Penn.

Move-In spring 2021 primer

With undergraduate Move-in starting Jan. 10, Penn Today offers a practical guide to the process.

College Hall in daylight in autumn surrounded by fall foliage.

By the Numbers

By the Numbers: The FY20 climate and sustainability annual report

Highlights from the report show progress on reducing carbon emissions, expanding sustainable transit, and increasing academic outreach.

Architectural rendering of the new Vagelos building on Walnut Street on Penn’s campus.

Penn Trustees approve design for the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology

Additional support from P. Roy Vagelos and Diana T. Vagelos helps to expand the building project which will consolidate the University’s existing and future energy research.

Bronze sculpture of a large bust of a Black woman on Penn’s campus surrounded by autumn leaves

Towering bronze sculpture installed at the entrance to Penn’s campus

The generosity of Penn Alumni Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman has brought the work of noted artist Simone Leigh to the University of Pennsylvania.

Penn Vice Provost Ezekiel Emanuel named to President-elect Biden’s Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board

Emanuel has been tapped as member of a team of leading public health and scientific experts to advise on the Biden-Harris COVID-19 response.

From left to right, Rodolfo Altamirano, Eugene G. Janda, Leigh Rosen Gantz

Modeling excellence through COVID-19

As the pandemic impacts what it means to keep the campus running, Penn Today asks three supervisors, former Models of Excellence winners, for tips on helping staff address the new workplace.

PENN sign on top of building entrance framed by surrounding autumn leaves.

Penn joins Public Interest Technology University Network

As a member of PIT-UN, Penn deepens its investment in STEM training for the public good.

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