Education, Business, & Law

How Novel: Penn LPS Teacher Writes for Tweens, Teens and Young Adults

“Perfect features, the right shoes, luminescent lip gloss and the instincts of barracudas” is how Melissa Jensen describes a group of high school freshmen in The Fine Art of Truth or Dare, her most recent novel.

Penn to Lead $10 Million Project on Computer-assisted Programming

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania will lead a $10 Million National Science Foundation project to make computer programming faster, easier and more intuitive.

Ambassador David Shinn to Speak at Penn on 'China-Africa Relations: An Evolving Dynamic' April 4

WHO: Da

Penn GSE Student Uses Humor to Create Change

David Low is a funny guy. As a teacher in Arizona, he had funny students, and he is convinced they helped get rid of an unnecessary test.

Center for Africana Studies Hosts Jason Moran as Artist in Residence for Series of Public Master Classes

PHILADELPHIA -- Jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran will teach a series of master classes and perform in concert as the Spring 2012 Artist in Residence for the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Africana Studies April 2-4. A

Penn Researchers Lead Study on Children in Assisted-housing Programs, Educational Outcomes

PHILADELPHIA – Two University of Pennsylvania researchers from the Graduate School of Education and the School of Social Policy & Practice are leading an interdisciplinary effort to study the educational well-being of children in assisted-housing programs.

Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania Select Lipman Family Prize Finalists Vying for $100,000

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has announced its selection of three finalist organizations vying for the Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. The Lipman Family Prize recognizes and amplifies the work of organizations devoted to positive social impact

"Samba Sessao: Afro-Brazilian Art and Film" at Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery

PHILADELPHIA — “Samba Sessao: Afro-Brazilian Art and Film,” which focuses attention on the visual culture of Brazil, opens at the University of Pennsylvania’s Arthur Ross Gallery on April 7.

Glenn Greenwald to Speak at Penn on "Endless War and the Erosion of Civil Liberties in the Age of Terrorism"

WHO: Political commentator Glenn Greenwald

Fels Institute of Government to Host Penn Public Policy Challenge Finals April 1

PHILADELPHIA – As part of its 75th-anniversary celebration, the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania will host its third annual Public Policy Chal

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