Campus & Community

Pure and cheap, Philadelphia is known to have the best heroin on the East Coast, said Prevention Point Executive Director Jose Benitez, as he addressed a crowd at Penn’s Houston Hall last week. “It’s a really good high, as our guys call it.”

A Message to the Penn Community​​​​​​​On the Role of Slavery in Penn’s Early YearsFromAmy Gutmann, PresidentWendell Pritchett, Provost

A Message to the Penn Community​​​​​​​FromAmy Gutmann, PresidentWendell Pritchett, Provost

With countless medical advancements and efforts to curb smoking, one might assume that life expectancy in the United States would be improving. Yet recent studies report that the rate of improvement in American mortality has been slowing down during the last three decades. According to a new Penn study, a rise in obesity is to blame.

New exhibitions at Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art will explore how artists have captured, interrogated, and responded to rapidly changing environments in contemporary society.

While crisscrossing campus this winter, careful observers may have noticed wildlife beyond the typical trash-picking squirrels and waddling pigeons. Sitting in a low tree branch or soaring between buildings, red-tailed hawks have become a common sight, surprising some unfamiliar with these adaptable birds.

Honoring the life of Martin Luther King Jr., the University of Pennsylvania kicked off its 23rd Annual Commemorative Symposium on Social Change with a Day of Service, Monday, Jan. 15.

Steven Weitzman of the University of Pennsylvania has won a 2017 National Jewish Book Award for his book The Origin of the Jews: The Quest for Roots in a Rootless Age.

Representatives from the Penn Institute for Urban Research, Perry World House, and the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy will be on hand to showcase the University’s breadth and depth on urban issues.