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Penn helps city announce return of mounted police unit

Shoemaker Green: A verdant gateway between east and west

The demolition of the old tennis courts that lie between the iconic Palestra and the new Weiss Pavilion, off 33rd Street, is scheduled to begin next summer, making way for a new green space the entire Penn com

Penn Announces New Zipcar Vehicle-Sharing Contract

  PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania has joined with Zipcar Inc. to offer students, staff and faculty another convenient, cost-effective and environmentally friendly transportation option.

GSE prof helps craft national education technology plan

On Nov. 9, advancing education with technology will take center stage at the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Education Forum being held in Prince George’s County, Md.

Penn Law School Topping Off Ceremony for Golkin Hall

WHO:Michael Fitts, Dean, University of Pennsylvania Law School Amy Gutmann, President, University of Pennsylvania WHAT: Final steel beam to be placed on Golkin Hall WHEN: Nov. 4, 2010 @ 6:30 p.m. WHERE: University of Pennsylvania Law School,  3400 Chestnut Street Penn Law School Dean Michael Fitts will be joined by members of the Law School’s Board of Overseers and Penn President Amy Gutmann to sign the final steel beam on the new Golkin Hall.

Penn Presented With Heisman Trophy at Dedication of Weiss Pavilion

Breast Cancer Survivors Often Rate Post-Treatment Breast Appearance Only “Fair”

SAN DIEGO -- A third of breast cancer survivors who received the breast-conserving treatments lumpectomy and radiation rate the appearance of their post-treatment breast as only “fair” or “poor” in comparison to their untreated breast, according to a new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine study that will be presented today at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in San Diego.

First Lady Michelle Obama at Penn for Get Out the Vote Rally

PHILADELPHIA – First lady Michelle Obama visited the Penn campus for a “get out the vote” event on Nov. 1, the day before the midterm elections. An enthusiastic crowd packed Penn Commons to hear Obama. “It is really because of you that so much has been accomplished in such a short period of time,“ she said. The doors opened at 5:30 p.m., but the lines began forming by mid-afternoon. During the two-hour event, the speakers included Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, Congress members Allyson Schwartz and Chaka Fattah, U.S. Sen.

Penn Graduate School of Education Opens Business Plan Competition Submissions; Top Prize $25,000

PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and the Milken Family Foundation have announced that the 2011 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition is open for submissions.             Entering its second year, this global competition is the first contest specifically aimed at stimulating entrepreneurship and addressing challenges in education.  It is designed to connect social entrepreneurs to venture capitalists and other funders interested in improving education.

SEAS Prof addresses fear of robots on 'The Colbert Report'

Photo credit: Tommy Krakowiak Dan Lee, associate professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Science (front row, left) attempted to address funnyman Stephen Colbert's fear of robots on "The Colbert Report."