Penn Student Travels to Israel for Eye-opening Lessons in Civil Society Penn Student Travels to Israel for Eye-opening Lessons in Civil Society Amidst the religious, political and social unrest in Israel, one student from the University of Pennsylvania got a look at a diverse group of learners who explored the possibilities for a peaceful coexistence.
I-Corps Puts Penn Startups In Drive I-Corps Puts Penn Startups In Drive It’s a crash course in business skills, Peter Gebhard says, while summing up his experience so far with Innovation Corps, or I-Corps, an accelerator program supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Rising Junior From Penn Returns to Summer Camp, This Time as a Leader Rising Junior From Penn Returns to Summer Camp, This Time as a Leader As a child, Suzy Bernstein spent her summers at Camp Modin in Belgrade, Maine. This summer, the rising junior at the University of Pennsylvania is using her experience as a former camper and the many skills that she’s learned at Penn to further strengthen her leadership abilities.
Studying Abroad Enriches Miranda Lupion’s Penn Experience Studying Abroad Enriches Miranda Lupion’s Penn Experience Miranda Lupion’s interest in Russian language, history and culture began at a young age and has deepened during her time as a student at the University of Pennsylvania. Her elementary school offered basic Russian language instruction teaching the alphabet and singing songs, and she began listening to stories in Russian in the fourth grade.
PennDesign Team announced as the 1st Prize Winner for Vertical Cities International Design Competition PennDesign Team announced as the 1st Prize Winner for Vertical Cities International Design Competition Over the course of the summer, six PennDesign students developed two alternate proposals as submittals for the Vertical Cities Asia International Design Competition, an event organized by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the World Future Foundation.
Penn Announces New Testing Requirements for Applicants Penn Announces New Testing Requirements for Applicants Beginning with the 2015-2016 admissions cycle, the University of Pennsylvania will require all freshman applicants to submit the results of either the SAT or the ACT college entrance exams. In addition, Penn will recommend that each student submit the results of two SAT Subject Tests.
Penn Ph.D. Student Starts Teaching Program for French Speakers at Lea School Penn Ph.D. Student Starts Teaching Program for French Speakers at Lea School Fiona Moreno is not from France. But the French-speaking, Ph.D. student from Switzerland, says she was and still is startled by how confidently people deem her to be French, solely based on hearing her accent. The realization that many people aren’t aware of the diversity of the Francophone world prompted her to found the Francophone Community Partnership.
Penn Hosts New Forerunner International Student Pre-orientation Program in China Penn Hosts New Forerunner International Student Pre-orientation Program in China This summer for the first time, the University of Pennsylvania launched an international student pre-orientation program in China for new students from China.
Freshman Seminar Explores Penn’s Contributions to Middle Eastern Studies Freshman Seminar Explores Penn’s Contributions to Middle Eastern Studies For students in a University of Pennsylvania freshman seminar on the evolution of Penn’s engagement in the study of the Middle East, research involved historic objects and materials close at hand. That's because Penn has a long historical connection to the region.
Penn Education Prof Promotes Ideas on International Development Penn Education Prof Promotes Ideas on International Development Daniel Wagner has crisscrossed the globe, exchanging ideas on educational development and sustainability.