Education, Business, & Law

"On the Wings of Eagle and Raven" Opens at Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery

On the Wings of Eagle and Raven: Tlingit and Haida Traditions (Photos) April 11 – July 6, 2014

Wendell E. Pritchett Named Interim Dean of Penn Law School

Wendell E. Pritchett has been named interim dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School for the 2014-15 academic year.

Penn Medical Student’s Work to Heal Others Extends Beyond Health Care

Leah Seifu, a second-year University of Pennsylvania medical student, says that her Ethiopian heritage and Catholic school education instilled in her a deep cultural awareness and drive to help others through social activism.

Penn Researcher Finds Mortality Risks of Being Overweight or Obese Are Underestimated

New research by Andrew Stokes, a doctoral student in demography and sociology in the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, suggests that many obesity studies substantially underestimate the mortality risks associated with excess weight in the United States. His study, “Using Maximum Weight to Redefine Body Mass Index Categories in Studies of The Mortality Risks of Obesity,” was published in the March issue of the open-access journal Population Health Metrics.

Penn Student Makes a Healthy Difference for Neighbors in West Philadelphia

Adina Weissman, a student in the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, always knew that she wanted to help people, she just didn’t know in what capacity.

Penn Graduate Student Named #17 of the Top 100 Most Powerful Arab Women

Students from the University of Pennsylvania really do change the world. Maha Laziri, 24, a student in Penn’s Graduate School of Education, is already making a difference in remote villages of Morocco.

Penn’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy Releases Childhood Obesity Guide

In the last 30 years, childhood obesity has more than doubled, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in adolescents, it has quadrupled. By 2012, more than one-third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese.

Penn Students Explore Civil Rights Movement Sites

A unique spring break trip for some University of Pennsylvania students could turn a vacation into a vocation.

Trustees’ Council of Penn Women Will Present Beacon Award to Janet Napolitano

Janet Napolitano will be honored April 4 for her career in public service as the former governor of Arizona, the first female to serve as the U.S. secretary of homeland security and now as president of the University of California system.

Pam Grossman Named Dean of the Penn Graduate School of Education

Pam Grossman has been named dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, effective Jan. 1, 2015. The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price.

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