Campus & Community

Mobile project aims to increase bystander use of CPR

Four years after it was founded, the Project has trained 3,693 people in Philadelphia, with a goal of reaching 10,000 by mid-2019.

Student groups’ noble efforts to help refugees

Recent reports from the United Nations note an unprecedented 65.6 million people around the world currently displaced from their homes. Often fleeing conflict, religious persecution, and extreme poverty, among them are nearly 22.5 million refugees—half of whom are under the age of 18.

Mitchell and Margo Blutt Endow Professorships at Three Penn Schools

Mitchell J. Blutt, C’78, M’82, WG’87, and Margo Krody Blutt have made a gift of $4.5 million, including matching funds, to endow three Presidential Professorships across the University of Pennsylvania. The Mitchell J.

Penn Senior Wins Third-annual Schwarzman Scholarship

A senior from the University of Pennsylvania, Eric Tse of Beijing, has been awarded a Schwarzman Scholarship, which will fund one year of graduate study leading to a master’s degree in global affairs at China’s Tsinghua University.

Student Fellow Examines Effect of Emerging Technologies on Warfare

By Julie McWilliamsSmartphone apps have become ubiquitous, an important part of most people's daily lives. Drones have become a useful tool for many businesses, such as construction, photography, real estate and sports programs. Both are de rigeur for troops in combat.

Conference explores unique mental health challenges of students of color

Discovery finds winemaking is centuries older than previously believed

A Penn researcher and colleagues have chemically identified wine residues in pottery dating back 8,000 years, indicating that the country of Georgia may be the birthplace of viticulture and winemaking.

Math group encourages more women to remain in STEM fields

Angela Patini, a senior at Penn, always knew she wanted to pursue a career in math. Her mom, who was also a math major, encouraged her to do well in math, and it was the only subject in which she actually enjoyed doing homework.

Reversing the negative psychological effects of prison through mindfulness

Some combination of cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness training can reverse the toll prison can take on a person’s cognitive abilities and impulse control in just four months.

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