Budding female computer scientists are making their presence known through the Women in Computer Science (WiCS) residential program.

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia has appointed George Werner MSW’09 as the new Minister of Health.

Cora Ingrum, Director of the Office of Multicultural Programs at Penn Engineering, has been selected to receive a Special Recognition Award in the category of College-Level Promotion at the 2014 Women of Color STEM Conference.

Prep for Prep is one of several programs, including QuestBridge and KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program), that enable Penn to admit high-caliber students who may have been traditionally underrepresented on campus.

A celebration of La Casa’s 15th anniversary was held on campus on Sept. 19 with performances by the Latin Express Band, of Philadelphia, and Onda Latina, a student dance troupe.

Danielle Bassett, the Skirkanich Assistant Professor of Innovation in the School of Engineering and Applied Science’s departments of Bioengineering and Electrical and Systems Engineering, is among the 21 people in the MacArthur Fellowship Program’s 2014 class.

John Jackson Jr., new dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice, has launched a 10-city speaking tour to unveil his plans to enhance the School’s global presence.

Penn Current staff sat down with Hikaru Kozuma, Executive Director of Penn’s Office of Student Affairs, to discuss his career path.

Penn GEMS is an example of Penn's pipeline approach to integrate more women in the field, creating learning opportunities from middle school years through college. Faculty and staff work with teachers and counselors to host workshops and after-school activities to generate interest in engineering and computer science, as well as to promote programs that explore the field in depth.

As director of the Greenfield Intercultural Center, Valerie De Cruz has had a guiding hand in the creation of cultural resource centers that many Penn student see as homes away from home.