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Penn is adding another scenic green space to its West Philadelphia campus with the construction of the new Spruce Street Plaza at the intersection of 33rd, 34th, and Spruce streets, between the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Penn Museum.
The Penn Vet Working Dog Center has been operating as a virtual research-and-training facility since its creation in 2007, but it now has a real home at 3401 Grays Ferry Ave.
Finding safe, consistent childcare after normal working hours can be a major obstacle for parents working 9-to-5. Sometimes they can call on a reliable babysitter. A few lucky parents have family nearby who can offer a helping hand.
At all hours of the day and night, students are expanding their knowledge of the world through its music by logging in to a class called “Listening to World Music,” taught online through Coursera by Carol Muller, a professor of music at Penn.
Troy Majnerick knows every place on campus to get ice. That bit of institutional knowledge isn’t a requirement for his job as associate director of New Student Orientation and Academic I
Karen Okigbo really is a mover and a shaker. And the University of Pennsylvania is the right spot for her. Born in Nigeria, Okigbo lived in Kenya for a few years before she flew halfway around the world and relocated to Fargo, N.D., with her family.
WHO: Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania WHAT: Move-in for Penn's Class of 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Aaron T. Beck, MD, emeritus professor, Department of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Aaron T.
PHILADELPHIA — Roger LaMay, general manager of WXPN, the nationally-recognized leader in Triple A (Adult Album Alternative) music and noncommercial radio service of the University of Pennsylvania, has been elected as a Member Director of the NPR Board.
WHO: Dean Denis Kinane, School of Dental Medicine, Dean Afaf Meleis, School of Nursing Dean Emeritus D.
Penn alum Amy Jane Cohen is profiled for her new book “Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape,” which examines Black history through the lens of events, institutions, and individuals across the city. The book includes a reflection from Penn chaplain Charles Howard.
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A profile highlights Maria Wright of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, from her volunteer work connecting people with service dogs to her cancer diagnosis and her own journey applying for a service dog.
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Celebrated physician and best-selling author Siddhartha Mukherjee will deliver the address at the 2024 University of Pennsylvania Commencement, featuring remarks from Interim President J. Larry Jameson.
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Almost 90% of students who graduated from Penn in 2023 completed an internship during college. Barbara Hewitt of Career Services says that the race to get talent early has resulted in a focus on getting early practical experience through many ways in students’ academic careers.
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Penn received more than 65,000 undergraduate applications for the Class of 2028, the most in its history.
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