Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and recent graduate nocred Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and recent graduate Members of Penn faculty and a Class of 2026 graduate in Penn Carey Law, Penn Nursing, the Weitzman School, and the Wharton School received awards and honors in their fields. 2 min. read
Designing for discovery: The landscape of Penn’s campus Image: Flying Monster Designing for discovery: The landscape of Penn’s campus A new book blends history, design, and environmental insight, inviting readers to see Penn’s campus—and campuses everywhere—in a new light. 2 min. read
Paving the way for safer roads Philadelphia’s Roosevelt Boulevard.(Image: Julio Cortez via AP Images) Paving the way for safer roads An interdisciplinary team of Penn engineers and urban planners has taken an innovative approach to creating a drivable digital twin of Philadelphia’s Roosevelt Boulevard, a significant public health threat to the tens of thousands of people who use it each day. 2 min. read
Conservation of Covenant: Maintaining a campus landmark Covenant restored to the vibrant red hue it had upon installment on campus in 1975.nocred Conservation of Covenant: Maintaining a campus landmark This summer, Penn’s largest piece of public art, Covenant, has undergone the final stretch of a two-part maintenance project that involved restoring its bright red surface. 2 min. read
When design meets engineering, students solve the right problems For Sarah Rottenberg is the executive director of the Integrated Product Design Program at Penn Engineering and adjunct assistant professor at the Weitzman School of Design.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Engineering) When design meets engineering, students solve the right problems In Sarah Rottenberg’s studio course, engineering and design students are taught to rethink the earliest stage of design: understanding the problem itself. 2 min. read
Climate resilience planning in Rhode Island and the U.S. Virgin Islands Beach on Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands(Image: Scott Page) Climate resilience planning in Rhode Island and the U.S. Virgin Islands Urban planners Scott Page and Jamie Granger have been teaching Climate Resilience Studio since 2016, bringing their expertise from Interface Studio into the classroom. 2 min. read
Buildings that cool like African elephants nocred Buildings that cool like African elephants Inspired by the cracked, water-trapping skin of elephants, Penn researchers have developed a low-cost cement tile that cools buildings by capturing and slowly evaporating water—turning a structural flaw into a climate solution. 3 min. read
Soaking up the sun nocred Soaking up the sun A roundup of stories from Penn Today on solar innovation and protection. 2 min. read
Recreating the Declaration using 250-year-old techniques nocred Recreating the Declaration using 250-year-old techniques From papermaking to typesetting, Penn’s Common Press has been working to print the Declaration of Independence using the same methods as in 1776. Members of the public can sign up through December to print their own copies. 4 min. read
Awards and accolades for Penn faculty, faculty emeritus, and graduate students nocred Awards and accolades for Penn faculty, faculty emeritus, and graduate students Members of Penn’s faculty present and past along with graduate students in the School of Arts & Sciences, Penn Carey Law, Penn Vet, and the Weitzman School are featured. 2 min. read