Penn joins groundbreaking cancer research coalition with $250 million grant

Penn Medicine, along with five other peer institutions, has partnered with The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy to develop new techniques for the treatment of cancers.

Five brand-new grants for Penn faculty that integrate different fields

Each grant was given to between two and five professors that specialize in different fields. 

Penn professor works to create new ways to use methane, a major contributor to global warming

The energy industry burns hundreds of millions of dollars worth of methane as fuel every year, simply because it’s currently the most efficient use of the gas. But Penn Chemistry professor Daniel Mindiola is researching cleaner and more productive uses. 

Penn's Graduate School of Education ventures into Kazakhstan

Penn professors are working towards building Kazakhstan's first world-class national research university.

Three Penn-made businesses are finalists in Inc. Magazine's Best College Startups

Three of the sixteen finalists of Inc. Magazine’s Best College Startup of 2016 competition are composed of Penn undergraduates.

Penn's new Design Dean talks architecture and Texas gun laws

Frederick Steiner made headlines recently for announcing that Texas' campus carry laws contributed to his decision to leave the school.

Penn joins forces with pharma company Novartis in collaboration to build cancer center

Big Pharma is tapping into the vast pool of knowledge at Penn Medicine.

Penn professor sheds light on influential women in the Yiddish tradition

She hopes to bring more chutzpah to the study of women Yiddish writers.

Penn professor testifies in Congress in support of military drones

The congressional hearing, which plays into the determination of the federal budget, dealt with the role of the aircraft carrier in ensuring the superiority of the U.S. military’s naval power.

Research project wins grant to help prevent and manage chronic diseases

A research project at Penn was recently given a grant of 1.4 million from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to develop methods of preventing and managing chronic diseases.

School of Arts and Sciences adds new tenure-ineligible 'practice professor' role

The School of Arts and Sciences is making some changes to its organization of faculty.

New council pushes for arts education through funding and programs

On a campus where pre-med and business tracks are some of the most popular, the arts will soon assume a more prominent role in the students' educational experience.

Bringing Penn's work-life balance research to the student body

Members of the Wharton Work/Life Integration Project's student advisory board hope to connect students to the quality of life research done by the project to foster self-actualization in the student body.

Visiting scholar researches the ethics of gene editing

Futuristic advances in genetics are coming faster than we could have ever predicted, and scientific organizations are scrambling to unpack their potential ethical consequences.

Faculty, student panel talks insensitivity in the classroom

A panel of Penn faculty and students came together to discuss classroom culture on campus and how perceived insensitivities regarding race, religion and sexual orientation have the potential to create uncomfortable learning environments.

Penn gives new attention to faculty leaves for childcare, illness

The administration also noted an increased emphasis on following established guidelines regarding the process of obtaining tenure itself.

Among med school leadership, men with mustaches outnumber all women, study finds

Out of 1,018 department chairs, only 13 percent were female while 19 percent were mustachioed men.

Career Talk radio show provides employment advice

Students have a plethora of opportunities when it comes to learning more about the job search process. However, there is a resource they might not know about — the show Career Talk on Wharton Business Radio on Sirius XM.

Penn alums lead startup to raise 20 million dollars

Less than 10 years after graduation, 2007 Wharton and Engineering alum Karthik Sridharan has a multi-million dollar business. 

Biomedical Engineering Society adds new award to its trophy case

Last month, the society received the Meritorious Achievement Award, the most significant award the organization gives out, signifying excellence across every aspect of the chapter.