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CHOP, Penn Get Donation for New Research Center
Philadelphia Business Journal reports that Penn and the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania have been given a joint donation to research treatments for Friedreich’s ataxia, a rare […]
Penn Researchers Getting Close to ‘Functional Cure’ for HIV?
A study in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine has exciting news: Penn researchers may be close to finding a ‘functional cure’ for HIV. […]
Penn: 16th-Century Illustrations Show Cats With Rockets On Their Backs
The University of Pennsylvania recently digitized a fascinating 16th-century treatise showing illustrations of cats and doves with what looks like rocket packs strapped to their […]
Penn Tuition and Fees Pass $60,000. A Year.
Penn is setting a new standard for expense, the Daily Pennsylvanian reports:
Penn Students: Stop Being Schmucks!
Dear Penn Kids: Please, please, please, for the love of God: Would you stop being such schmucks? Let me back up. Not all of you […]
Walt Keller, Leukemia Survivor, Has Passed
Walter Robert Keller, 1953-2014 In late 2011, I saw a story in the New York Times. A clinical trial of a new kind of cancer […]
“Gangsta” Party Stirs Backlash Against Penn Greeks
Just a week after Chi Omega shut down its Penn State chapter in the wake of a party that relied on Mexican stereotypes for entertainment, […]
UPenn On New List of 25 Best Colleges and Universities for LGBT Students
Once again, the University of Pennsylvania has been named one of the nation’s best universities for LGBT students. The accolade comes from Campus Pride, an […]
John Legend to Speak at Penn Commencement…Again
The University of Pennsylvania’s 2014 commencement speaker is…both more and less exciting than last year’s honoree, VP Joe Biden. More, because Grammy Award-winner John Legend […]
Federal Donuts at UPenn Gets Closer
The sign man was at the upcoming University City Federal Donuts yesterday installing colorful awnings and a sign at 3428 Sansom Walk. No word on an […]
Tortas Frontera Opens at Penn
Chicago chef Rick Bayless did a whirlwind tour of Philadelphia over the last day as he was in town to open Tortas Frontera at […]
Penn Hires Permanent Counselors in Wake of Suicide
Counselors temporarily hired in the wake of a Penn student’s suicide last month are being hired on a permanent basis in the wake of a […]
Dean of Penn Law Steps Down
Philadelphia Business Journal reports: “Michael A. Fitts, who has served as dean ofUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School for the past 14 years, has been named […]
Penn A Capella Group Actually Really Good
Meet Counterparts, the co-ed a capella group that just qualified for the regional semifinals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Capella (ICCA). If Counterparts beats […]
Rutgers Offering a Course on Beyonce
According to CBS, Rutgers’ University‘s Department of Women’s and Gender Studies is offering a course called “Politicizing Beyoncé.” Here’s a little more info before you drop […]