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Whether human or baboon, it helps to have friends. For both species, studies have shown that robust social networks lead to better health and longer lives. Now, a team of University of Pennsylvania researchers has helped show that baboon personality plays a role in these outcomes, and, like people...
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“Are you interviewing me?” Ezekiel “Zeke” Emanuel bellows in his broad Chicago accent from the doorway of his office in College Hall.
The commanding cadence of his voice, the way he whisks by, indicates that he’s a man on the move, with scarce seconds to spare.
Emanuel joined the Penn community in...
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Penny Metchev has told the story many times before and on the surface it is primarily about her father. But as the Wharton and College senior prepares to enter her final semester as a Penn World Scholar, Metchev says she has come to realize that she will be the one to write the final chapter.
Born...
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In Claudia Valeggia's opinion, President Barack Obama is a pretty cool guy.
At a White House event last month, Valeggia said the president made sure to emphasize how he and the first lady support their daughters' inclination for science.
This resonated with Valeggia, who has a strong scientific...
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Penn President Amy Gutmann traveled to East Asia the week of May 23, 2011, formalizing two academic partnerships, hosting alumni gatherings in Korea and Taiwan, and announcing alumni gifts to Penn’s Korean Studies Program. Gutmann was joined by faculty and leadership from the Perelman School of...
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The University of Pennsylvania welcomes the fifth meeting of the Global Colloquium of University Presidents on Monday, April 4 and Tuesday, April 5, 2011. The Colloquium is an invitation-only meeting of some 25-30 university presidents from around the world. Each president is accompanied by a...
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In October 2009, the Republic of Kazakhstan was struggling with an ambitious plan to open the nation’s first research university – not just a college with professional schools, but a western-style, research-intensive English language university.
The Kazakhs were by no...
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Roman Shor, C’09, EAS’09, GEng’10, didn’t expect to see piles of floating litter when he set off on the Plastics at SEA expedition, the first federally funded venture to study the accumulation of plastics in the North Atlantic Ocean. He already knew that the term commonly used to describe the...
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In cooperation with the University of Pennsylvania’s 2010-11 Year of Water, the Arthur Ross Gallery hosts “The Dogon: Work, Women and Water” from Nov. 5-Jan. 9, featuring 15 photographs by renowned Magnum photographer Stuart Franklin. Last year, the Voss Foundation commissioned Franklin to...
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University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann visited China March 8-12, 2010, joined by Penn deans and faculty members from across the University to initiate and reaffirm Penn’s academic partnerships and agreements with universities in Beijing. Penn also hosted events for alumni, friends...
Whether human or baboon, it helps to have friends. For both species, studies have shown that robust social networks lead to better health and longer lives. Now, a team of University of Pennsylvania researchers has helped show that baboon personality plays a role in these outcomes, and, like people...
“Are you interviewing me?” Ezekiel “Zeke” Emanuel bellows in his broad Chicago accent from the doorway of his office in College Hall. The commanding cadence of his voice, the way he whisks by, indicates that he’s a man on the move, with scarce seconds to spare. Emanuel joined the Penn community in...
Penny Metchev has told the story many times before and on the surface it is primarily about her father. But as the Wharton and College senior prepares to enter her final semester as a Penn World Scholar, Metchev says she has come to realize that she will be the one to write the final chapter. Born...
In Claudia Valeggia's opinion, President Barack Obama is a pretty cool guy. At a White House event last month, Valeggia said the president made sure to emphasize how he and the first lady support their daughters' inclination for science. This resonated with Valeggia, who has a strong scientific...
Penn President Amy Gutmann traveled to East Asia the week of May 23, 2011, formalizing two academic partnerships, hosting alumni gatherings in Korea and Taiwan, and announcing alumni gifts to Penn’s Korean Studies Program. Gutmann was joined by faculty and leadership from the Perelman School of...
The University of Pennsylvania welcomes the fifth meeting of the Global Colloquium of University Presidents on Monday, April 4 and Tuesday, April 5, 2011. The Colloquium is an invitation-only meeting of some 25-30 university presidents from around the world. Each president is accompanied by a...
In October 2009, the Republic of Kazakhstan was struggling with an ambitious plan to open the nation’s first research university – not just a college with professional schools, but a western-style, research-intensive English language university. The Kazakhs were by no...
Roman Shor, C’09, EAS’09, GEng’10, didn’t expect to see piles of floating litter when he set off on the Plastics at SEA expedition, the first federally funded venture to study the accumulation of plastics in the North Atlantic Ocean. He already knew that the term commonly used to describe the...
In cooperation with the University of Pennsylvania’s 2010-11 Year of Water, the Arthur Ross Gallery hosts “The Dogon: Work, Women and Water” from Nov. 5-Jan. 9, featuring 15 photographs by renowned Magnum photographer Stuart Franklin. Last year, the Voss Foundation commissioned Franklin to...
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann visited China March 8-12, 2010, joined by Penn deans and faculty members from across the University to initiate and reaffirm Penn’s academic partnerships and agreements with universities in Beijing. Penn also hosted events for alumni, friends...