News

• August 11, 2018

  Renee Andrea Mills, of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, is Slated to Receive a Penn Medicine CAREs Grant for Art Outreach

  Renee Andrea Mills, of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, thinks every community needs exposure to art, and outlets for creativity. For 25 years, she has worked toward that goal, creating programs and spaces for children and teens to make art. For her work and dedication, Mills is slated to receive a Penn Medicine CAREs grant, which will fund future art supplies.

• August 1, 2018

  On July 1, Anita Allen Became the First Female African-American President of the American Philosophical Association’s Eastern Division

  In early July, Allen, the Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law, professor of philosophy, and vice provost for faculty, began her three-year term as the first female African-American president of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association (APA). Penn Today spoke with Allen about the intersection of philosophy and the law, how the field has changed, and her thoughts on being head of this organization.

• August 1, 2018

  BlackStar Film Festival Brings Dozens of Events to West Philly, August 2-5

  The BlackStar Film Festival is an annual celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the African diaspora and of global indigenous communities, showcasing films by black people from around the world. This year's venues include ICA, Lightbox Film Center, Pearlstein Gallery, and World Cafe Live.

• July 31, 2018

  Penn Libraries is Digitizing and Cataloging Medieval and Early Modern Texts from 15 Philadelphia-area Institutions

  The collaborative three-year project, Bibliotheca Philadelphiensis, or BiblioPhilly for short, will digitize 475 European medieval and early modern manuscripts, and additional individual pages from the collections of 15 universities and other Philadelphia-area institutions. The high-resolution images and accompanying analyses will be made available to the public, free of charge, on Penn Libraries’ OPenn database.

• July 24, 2018

  Wharton Features Sachs Award Winning Undergrad Exploring New Ways to Experience Art and Music

  Saif Khawaja, W’21 — hopeful Physics & Astronomy major and musician-at-heart — dislikes formalities. He’s more comfortable with challenging convention: his upcoming student engagement project, for example, is blurring distinctions between hard science, the arts, and how people typically experience creative works.