Education, Business, & Law

Penn Announces 2016 Thouron Prize Winners

Three University of Pennsylvania sophomores have received John Thouron Prizes to pursue summer studies at Pembroke College, Cambridge University

Penn IUR Announces Recipients of 12th Annual Urban Leadership Awards

The Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) is proud to announce the recipients of its 12th annual Urban Leadership Awards, which recognize leaders who are guiding cities toward a sustainable and vibrant future.

Penn’s Matthew Fink: Still Playing Baseball After All These Years

Matthew Fink started playing baseball at age 6. Sixteen years later, he is still out on the field, now as a catcher on the club baseball team at the University of Pennsylvania.

Penn’s Singh Center for Nanotechnology Visited by Cuban Delegation

In an event that signals the global outreach of the University of Pennsylvania, five delegates from Cuba visited Penn’s Singh Center for Nanotechnology to meet with University leaders and explore the translation of research to the marketplace.

Penn Lightbulb Café Presents: ‘Why Leaders Fight’

WHO: Michael Horowitz Associate Professor

2016 President’s Engagement Prize Winners Announced at Penn

Seniors Vaishak Kumar, Melanie Mariano and Kriya Patel have been named recipients of the 2016 President’s Engagement Prizes at the University of Pennsylvania. The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann.

Penn Program in the Environmental Humanities Is Shaping a New Normal

There’s no doubt about it. Philadelphia weather is getting hotter and wetter each year influencing public concern about climate change.

Researcher at Penn Serves as a Thought Leader on Russian Foreign Policy

Mitchell Orenstein walks along an interdisciplinary line between political science and Slavic studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

Penn-trained ‘Superforecasters’ Outpredict Pundits in 2016 Elections

According to Professor Philip Tetlock, the quality of the 2016 presidential debates have been disappointing to say the least, but could be improved by applying the methods used in forecasting tournaments—where predictions are scored against actual outcomes.

Researcher at Penn Explores Why Voters Ignore Local Politics

Daniel Hopkins, a political scientist at the University of Pennsylvania, says that, while today’s voters are more engaged in federal elections, they’ve pretty much abandoned state and local politics.

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