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ThinkFest Recap: Dr. Jean Bennett on Curing Blindness
ThinkFest is streaming live all day. Watch ThinkFest here. Philadelphia is leading the way in developing gene therapies that could pull off medical miracles like reversing […]
Penn Cracks Nation’s Top 10 in Private Donations
The University of Pennsylvania ranked seventh among private U.S. colleges in private giving in 2014, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Penn garnered $483,569,483 […]
Satullo Lands at Annenberg Center
Chris Satullo, the former WHYY radio news honcho who left the station last month, has landed in a familiar spot: At Penn. The Annenberg Center […]
Daily Pennsylvanian: Revoke Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree
While other universities across the country have revoked Bill Cosby’s honorary degrees in the wake of the accusations against him, the University of Pennsylvania, which […]
Penn Offering a James Franco-Inspired Class Next Spring
Next spring, students at Penn will be able to take a course inspired by the literary recommendations of actor James Franco. Taught by English Department professor […]
Will Philly-Area Schools Rescind Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degrees?
Last week, Lehigh University rescinded an honorary degree it had given to Bill Cosby in 1987. It decided to nix the honor because of the […]
PhilaU Invests $3 Million in Fashion and Textile Design Center Revamp
Philadelphia University, recently ranked as one of the best fashion design programs in the world, just unveiled plans for a complete overhaul of the current […]
Ex-Penn Researcher Gets Year in Prison for Stealing Cancer Research Funds
Former Penn doctor Steven W. Johnson has been sentenced to a year and one day in prison for stealing from a federal government project that […]
Chelsea Clinton’s Coming to Philly Next Week
Former (and future?) First Daughter Chelsea Clinton will visit the Palestra at UPenn next week as part of the Food Trust‘s youth leadership summit for middle-schoolers, […]
Franklin Field Has a New Track — And You Can Run On It
Penn athletics officials were curious to see what would happen when workers dug up the old track. What would be below? It turns out there […]
U.S. News: Penn 14th Among “Global” Universities
Penn ranks among the world’s very best universities, according to the latest ranking from U.S. News & World Report. The magazine ranked Penn 14th on […]
Spread The Word: Spread Bagelry to Open at UPenn
Spread Bagelry, famous for it’s “Montreal style” bagels made with organic ingredients, is expanding to a new location in University of Pennsylvania’s retail district at 36th […]
Kane Unveils New “Porngate” Emails
Good morning, Philadelphia. Here’s what you need to know today. • The more trouble Kathleen Kane has, the more “Porngate” emails she releases. The same […]
Rendell: Nutter Mishandled Papal Visit
Good morning, Philadelphia. Here is what you need to know today. • Ed Rendell says Mayor Nutter mishandled the papal visit. You knew Ed Rendell […]
How a 4-Year-Old Became Captain of Penn’s Football Team
Penn’s football team didn’t exactly get off to a stunning start last Saturday — they lost to Lehigh, 42 to 21, to kick off head […]