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A Rhodes for Ferreira

David Ferreira C’04, from Hamilton, Bermuda, has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, which will fund two to three years of study at Oxford University in England. Ferreira, a Politics, Philosophy and Economics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, plans to pursue a Bachelor of Laws degree in his first two years at Oxford, followed by a Master of Jurisprudence in his final year.

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Calling all artists

The Burrison Gallery is calling for artwork submittals to be considered for its fifth annual University Club Members Exhibit. Any member of the University Club at Penn may submit his or her work for consideration. The juried, group show will open with a reception in the early summer and will be on display in the Gallery from June 19-Aug. 14, 2015.

Drug-related deaths in 2016 more than double the number actually attributed to drugs

Research from Penn and Georgetown shows that the estimated number of drug-associated deaths in the U.S. in 2016 was approximately double the number of deaths attributed to drugs.

For this high school student, the trauma operating room is the classroom

Grayson Graham, a student at Germantown Friends School, recently completed an internship in a level 1 trauma center at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.

Maya Weekend

International scholars, Maya enthusiasts, artists, linguists, archaeologists and others will come together for the 28th Annual Maya Weekend on April 9-11, at Penn’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3620 South St.

Get involved, rev up your career

Staff Grievance Program: Call for Volunteers

On the ice with Flyers legends and fresh young hopefuls

An Alumni Charity Game at the Class of 1923 Arena celebrated a $7 million gift from Snider Youth Hockey Foundation and Flyers Alumni with a friendly hockey game among the Snider team and former Flyers.

Uncovering a way for pro-B cells to change trajectory

Researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine have found that YY1 knockout pro-B cells can generate T lineage cells helping B cells produce antibodies.