Campus & Community

60 years in, Penn’s Center for Weight and Eating Disorders thrives

It was 1957 when the late Albert “Mickey” Stunkard, a curious M.D. with a passion for studying weight and eating disorders, joined the Perelman School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry.

Student Spotlight with Robert Ashford

Kislak exhibit gives history of early global exploration

Little black footprints track across the map drawn on worn fig-bark paper, marking the land boundaries in an ancient Mexican village.

Penn Libraries’ Community Outreach Program Exponentially Expands Engagement with Greater Philadelphia Area Schools

What started with a Penn Libraries program to ensure a West Philadelphia elementary school library would remain open has turned into a sustainable model for service learning.

Penn Announces 2017 Thouron Award Winners

Five University of Pennsylvania seniors and one alumna have received 2017 Thouron Awards to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.

Penn’s Perry World House Launches Inaugural Visitors Program

The University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House has named its Inaugural Visiting Fellows and Visiting Scholars for the Spring 2017 Semester.

Penn School of Social Policy & Practice MOOC: ‘Top 10 Social Issues for First 100 Days’

As a new American president takes office, a massive open online learning course at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice aims to empower citizens to set priorities of their own for the new administration.

Penn’s Michael Horowitz Earns Karl Deutsch Award

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Penn’s Dawn Teele Studies What Factors Lead Women to Run for Political Office

Since the 2016 election, scores of women across the nation have enlisted in political campaign training programs like Emerge America and Ready to Run.

Penn Announces 2017-18 Financial-aid Budget, Tuition

The University of Pennsylvania announced today a $224 million financial-aid budget for 2017-18 — the largest in the University’s history — while increasing total undergraduate charges by 3.9 percent.

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