Campus & Community

CHARM CITY: A junior from Baltimore, Md., Maya Arthur, 20, is an English major in the College of Arts & Sciences, with a creative writing concentration.

 In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while conducting primary research and ethnography for his dissertation, Michael Hanchard worked alongside several black activists who helped organize street children and children living in government foster service centers to demand access to better housing and education, and an en

Dear Benny,I’ve been dealing with some stress in my life and heard that Penn offers resources to help me cope. Is there counseling available?

The Pennsylvania Punch Bowl has been basking in satirical humor almost every year since its founding in 1899.

“You have the potential to save someone’s life,” Philippi says. “How do you say no to that?”

Nearly two years out from the first awarding of the University of Pennsylvania President’s Engagement Prizes, communities in the United States and around the world are beginning to reap the benefits.

When Madison Dawkins, a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania, was growing up, she learned to feel empowered as a woman. From kindergarten on, she attended an all-girls school in Bryn Mawr, Pa., near her hometown of Wynnewood.

Rare-earth metals are a key component in many modern technologies, yet mining and purifying them is not only expensive and labor-intensive, but devastating to the environment. “Everybody’s heard of blood diamonds,” says Eric Schelter, an associate professor in the

 When it comes to treating HIV/AIDS, antiretroviral drugs such as protease inhibitors can present a double-edged sword.  “Protease inhibitors are very effective antiviral therapies, but they do have inherent toxicities,” says Kelly Jordan-Sciutto

Like most Ph.D. students looking for answers to outstanding questions, Zachary Cohen relied on academic papers and an online community of peers.