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The Campaign will enrich our constantly evolving campus with new buildings meticulously designed with the flexibility to meet future needs. It will enable historic buildings to be reimagined and retrofitted for the 21st century and beyond....
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Every year, millions die from diseases that behavior changes could prevent. Smoking is bad. Exercise is good. Yet swapping bad habits for good ones is far from easy. Improving people’s ability to make healthier decisions is the impetus behind Dr....
As technology continues to change society and scholarship, more and more undergraduates from a wide range of majors are opting to study advanced digital research techniques—from digital mapping and text analysis to 3D modeling—that are transforming how we explore and...
"One in five children in the United States today doesn’t have access to dental care. To call this a crisis is putting it mildly,” says Joan Gluch, Chief of the Division of Community Oral Health and Professor of Clinical Community...
The built environment is the next great frontier in robotics. Imagine being able to aerially 3D print a bridge in a remote location, or design a building that can reconfigure itself based on the evolving needs of its inhabitants. PennDesign...
What does learning look like? In recent years, education has expanded beyond the traditional image of an instructor imparting knowledge to an audience of learners. Innovative practices across K–12 and higher education ask students to spend class time brainstorming problems...
Focused on research areas ranging from the promising use of robotics to aid in disaster response operations to the development of informational systems for energy, health and transportation, the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE) is recognized as a...
Changing the world depends on new generations committed to actualizing societal transformation. Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) is a clear-cut leader in educating social work and policy pioneers who push the boundaries to bring about systemic change....
Louis Brandeis, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, famously observed, “If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.” By producing lawyers who are committed—and, more importantly, empowered—to do good in the world, Penn...
The growth of Penn Medicine’s campus in the past decade has been nothing short of spectacular. The Ruth and Raymond Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, the Henry A. Jordan, M’62 Medical Education Center, the Smilow Center for Translational Research, the...
Since the day Alexie Maria Smith, GRN’19, first set foot in an operating room, she knew she wanted to be a nurse anesthetist. But like many students, she feared that the cost of graduate school would prevent her from fulfilling...
On the campus where modern veterinary medicine was born, Penn Vet continues to lead and innovate. Penn Vet’s power depends on our ability to deliver the best care to animals, as well as to translate veterinary advances to human health....
The Venture Lab is set to become the center of a Penn-wide drive to support entrepreneurship, responding to growing student demand for hands-on opportunities to work toward developing transformative and scalable startups. Spearheaded by Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship, Venture Lab will...
Penn is combating the devastating effects of Parkinson’s disease on an unlikely battleground: the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. It’s there that Parkinson’s patients are endeavoring to dance their way toward fuller lives....
Penn has a long tradition of athletic excellence that has unified Quakers and inspired Penn pride for centuries. For the athletes themselves, participation in sports has always been an essential part of the collegiate experience, fostering confidence, perseverance, leadership and...
The Institute of Contemporary Art’s simple but powerful slogan “Free. For All.” stands for more than just a lack of an admission fee. It reflects an access-oriented philosophy about what a contemporary art experience should be. ICA takes risks. It...
Countless collaborations and visionary leadership propel each breakthrough in biotech. At Penn, a global leader in health and life sciences, this path to discovery depends on the expert librarians and comprehensive resources of the Biomedical Library. Soon, the Campaign will...
From animals to plants, every living thing on earth is impacted by the threat of climate change. At this critical moment, researchers at the Morris Arboretum are working to discover the role of flora in our planet’s changing environment, and...
For more than 100 years, the Harrison Auditorium at the Penn Museum has provided an inspiring setting for lectures, readings, and special events. Nearly every Penn alumnus has a Harrison memory, whether it be their graduation, Hillel High Holy Day...
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