Calling all library and information science students and early career librarians! Please join us for this virtual event to hear from science librarians about their work and how and why they became […]
Biotech Commons to open Monday, Sept 20

Looking for an inspiring place to study, to collaborate? We’ve got you covered. After a full renovation of the main floor and some TLC to our three lower levels, the Biotech Commons […]
Create, Innovate, and Excel at Penn

All engineering students interested in networking and learning about campus resources are invited to attend “Create, Innovate, and Excel at Penn” on Wednesday September 15th! Register for one of the sessions below […]
Biotech Commons “Sneak Peek” for 1st Year Medical Students
On August 9th the Biotech Commons (formerly known as the Biomedical Library) sponsored the annual Library Information Fair for incoming first-year medical students. Last year, due to the pandemic, the event was […]
Featured 3D prints: Mir Lab’s microscope holders
This week’s featured 3D prints are microscope holders. The Mir Lab is interested in using microscopy to study the mechanisms underlying gene activation in the context of early animal development. These holders […]
Penn Walks 2 Wellness

Penn Walks 2 Wellness (W2W) is a university-wide wellness initiative that transforms wellness walks into informal networking and learning opportunities for all Penn students, staff, and faculty. W2W organized by Penn Libraries […]
Virtual Event: Meet Your STEM Librarians

Welcome (or Welcome Back) to Penn! Meet Your STEM Librarians on Thursday, September 9 from 12pm to 1pm (EST) on a virtual community platform called Kumospace. Network with fellow new and returning […]
Virtual Health Literacy #citeNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

Last March, Penn Libraries participated in the National Library of Medicine’s #citeNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon to edit health-related pages on Wikipedia, an open-source online encyclopedia that is one of the world’s most popular […]
Covidence: for Systematic Reviews
Covidence is an easy-to-use support tool that can guide you through the Systematic Review process. Consider using the program for any type of literature review project. Recently purchased by Penn Libraries as […]
Penn Libraries Summer 2021 Wellness Wednesday Workshop Series

Due to positive reception in April of the Virtual Silent Meditation led by Manuel de la Cruz Gutierrez, the Director of Data & Innovation Services at the Biotech Commons, Wellness Wednesday Workshops are back […]