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Philly Prof’s New Book Treats Wildwood Motels Like the Works of Art They Are
It all started with the Garden State Parkway. The roadway’s construction — complemented by the postwar boom period — led to the birth of the Wildwoods. The […]
OPINION: More Should Be Factored In What’s Considered ‘LGBTQ Friendly’
Another week, another ranking. This time around, the non-profit Campus Pride, an organization that prides itself for hosting “student leaders and campus groups working […]
Penn Study: Reading Harry Potter Makes You Less Likely to Vote for Donald Trump
For readers of Harry Potter, there may only be one person more scary than Voldemort, the evil wizard referred to as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named: Donald Trump. A […]
REPORT: Penn Still Produces the Most Billionaires
When Forbes released its 2016 Top Colleges list this month, it also released findings that show that more billionaires received their undergraduate degree from the University […]
More Than 2,000 Wharton Affiliates Want Trump to Stop Name-Dropping Their School
More than 2,000 students and affiliates of Penn’s Wharton school have signed an open letter to Donald Trump. Why? They want him to quit name-dropping their alma-mater. “We, […]
Penn Engineers Create Groundbreaking $2 Portable Zika Test
Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania may be on to something groundbreaking. They created a simple $2 portable Zika virus test that can work without […]
Shark Tank Will Be at Wharton This Weekend
Members of the University of Pennsylvania community will get a big chance to show off their entrepreneurial edge at a Shark Tank casting session this […]
Jose Andres Comes To Philly
Chef Jose Andres is kind of a big deal. Actually, Jose Andres is kind of a huge deal. The Spanish-born chef behind such concepts as […]
Penn’s New Combined Medical-Law Degree Perfect for Overachievers
The University of Pennsylvania is creating a program that will allow students to pursue both law and medicine — at the same time. Through the joint […]
Hershey’s Is First to Sign on to Pennovation Center
Things are going to be a little chocolatey on the banks of the Schuylkill River. Today Penn announced that the Hershey Company — yes, the candy […]
Penn Grad Accused of Being “The Vegan Bernie Madoff”
Sarma Melngailis was born in Massachusetts, and her grades were good enough to get her into the University of Pennsylvania. She graduated in 1994 — […]
WATCH: Lin-Manuel Miranda Gives Commencement Address at Penn
At the start of his speech, Lin-Manuel Miranda apologized for mentioning Philadelphia just once in the smash hit musical Hamilton — “one blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Liberty Bell reference,” […]
The Star Runner on Penn’s Track Team Wears What During Races?
When Tommy Awad passed runners from Indiana and Georgetown in the final 100 meters to win the 4xMile at the Penn Relays last month, it […]
Petition Demanding Penn Mental Health Reform Approaching 5,000 Signatures
On April 11th, Penn junior Ao “Olivia” Kong was killed by an oncoming SEPTA train near 40th Street Station. The death was later ruled a suicide. […]
Woman Killed by SEPTA Train Was Penn Student
Around 7 a.m. this morning, a woman was pronounced dead at the 40th street SEPTA station after being struck by an oncoming train on the Market-Frankford […]