Campus & Community

Experts share nutrition facts and fads

We all care about nutrition; it’s impossible not to. The food we consume determines our health—our immunity, susceptibility to disease, physical and mental development, and productivity.

Skills Initiative Gives Unemployed West Philadelphians Job Training

She fell in love with the trees. Born and raised in West Philadelphia, she would pass through Penn as a curious and attentive child. Traveling on SEPTA with her mother, she was fascinated by the University’s arboreal campus, unique and scenic architecture, and pacific quality of life.

W.E.B. Du Bois’ Words, Rendered in Arabic Calligraphy, on a West Philly Corner

A blank wall as his canvas, Tunisian-French street artist eL Seed spent a week this autumn transforming the corner of Market and Preston streets just north of 40th Street.

By the Numbers - Penn Libraries

Penn Libraries is an enormous enterprise with more than a dozen facilities on campus alone, as well as several commons, centers, and associated libraries.

LGBQ adolescents at much greater risk of suicide than heterosexual counterparts

Specifically, 40 percent of sexual-minority adolescents seriously considered suicide compared to 15 percent of their heterosexual counterparts, and nearly a quarter attempted suicide compared to approximately 6 percent of those in the sexual majority.

FDA Approves Gene Therapy for Inherited Blindness Developed by Penn and CHOP

In a historic move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved a gene therapy initially developed by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for the treatment of a rare, inherited form of retinal blindness.

Coalition Seeks to Increase Transparency on Life Sciences Career Prospects

Nine American research universities and a major cancer institute today announced plans to give would-be life scientists clear, standardized data on graduate school admissions, education and training opportunities and career prospects.

Finding a lethal parasite’s vulnerabilities

An estimated 100 million people around the world are infected with Strongyloides stercoralis, a parasitic nematode, yet it’s likely that many don’t know it. The infection can persist for years, usually only causing mild symptoms.

Single-sex schools and unexpected STEM outcomes

Boys in all-boys’ schools do better on the general math test than boys in co-ed schools. They’re also more likely to take the science-focused math test. But test scores for girls do not improve in all-girls’ schools.

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