News

• April 12, 2022

  Contemporary classic

  At 14 years old, Annie Ma fell in love with the Iliad. Now a junior majoring in both art history and classical studies with a minor in consumer psychology, Ma is fascinated with both contemporary culture and the deep past. This is the second installment of Penn Today's series featuring students who have changed their focus during the pandemic, whether as a response to racism, a new sense of purpose, or personal reflection.

• April 8, 2022

  Four Penn faculty awarded Guggenheim Fellowships

  Four University of Pennsylvania faculty have been awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship “on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise,” according to the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation: in the Weitzman School of Design, Daniel Barber, associate professor of architecture and chair of the Graduate Group in Architecture; and in the School of Arts & Sciences, Kimberly Bowes, professor and undergraduate chair of classical studies and the director of the Integrated Studies Program, the intensive freshman curriculum for Benjamin Franklin Scholars; Guthrie Ramsey, professor emeritus of music; and Paul Saint-Amour, the Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Humanities and English Department chair.

• April 8, 2022

  The next generation of leaders in urban planning

  In 2019, the Stuart Weitzman School of Design welcomed its first cohort of students into the Moelis Scholars Program. The program, designed to support students from diverse backgrounds who are interested in careers in city planning, housing and community, and economic development, provides tuition benefits, research stipends, and mentoring in the two-year Master of City Planning program.

• April 4, 2022

  Inspiring the next generation of archive scholars

  Through Inside the Archive, a course taught by Liliane Weissberg of the School of Arts & Sciences, Penn students explore what an archive is, how history gets written, and what is ahead in a digital future.

• March 31, 2022

  How Storytelling Can Motivate Us to Help Others

  The mission of the Annenberg School’s Communication Neuroscience Lab has long been to figure out what kind of messages best push us to engage in healthier habits. As COVID-19 began its sweeping disruption of daily life in March 2020 and behaviors like masking, hand washing, and social distancing became life-or-death for many, members of the lab immediately felt called to action. A new study finds that personal stories – instead of cold facts – make people want to help keep others safe.