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Freshman Andrew Hernandez heads to first base after making contact with the ball during a game.

Hernandez chosen as Ivy Rookie of the Week

The freshman and designated hitter was 10-18 with five runs and seven RBIs over four games.

A vacant lot between rowhouses in Philadelphia

Wading into Philly’s vacant land morass

Four students in the Weitzman School’s Department of City and Regional Planning are working to find suitable properties to rehabilitate with the Women’s Community Revitalization Project and the City of Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development.

Demonstration of tooth brushing techniques using dental model

Penn Dental Medicine educating dentists to care for persons with disabilities

Penn Dental Medicine is helping to improve access to care for persons with disabilities through a commitment to provide continuing education and educational content to dentists on how to manage this special population.

A composite of former men's basketball coach Fran Dunphy and former standout forward Mark Zoller.

Zoller, Dunphy to enter Big 5 Hall of Fame

The former standout men’s basketball player and former Penn men’s basketball coach will be inducted on April 15 at the Palestra.

A pair of hands holding a newborn baby’s feet on a blanket

Battle of the bacteria: Studying the causes of and protectors against premature birth

Seven types of bacteria and certain immune factors in a woman’s vagina and cervix may be responsible for increasing the risk of spontaneous preterm birth or protecting against it.

abandoned storefront and empty parking lot

Nostalgia is not enough: Why consumers abandon legacy brands

Legacy brands like Sears, Payless ShoeSource, and Toys “R” Us are shuttering their doors as customers abandon longstanding consumer mainstays. Despite customers having emotional connections to certain stores, “It is more like these brands are breaking up with the customers,” says Santiago Gallino of the Wharton School.

Five events to watch for in April

Happening around campus this April: an appearance by “Sorry to Bother You” director Boots Riley, a talk from Inquirer critic Inga Saffron, and the 10th annual West Craft Fest.

Wharton students with Ethiopian school children

In Ethiopia, new perspectives on the challenges of development

PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel and Assistant Professor Heather Schofield led a group of Wharton students on a four-day trip to Ethiopia, for a close-up look at the African nation’s health, agricultural, business, and political sectors.

Freshman attacker Sam Handley celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal against Yale at Franklin Field.

13th-ranked Quakers quell No. 2-ranked Yale

The men’s lacrosse team downed the Bulldogs 13-12 in triple overtime on Saturday at Franklin Field.

Hong Kong skyline as sun sets over its port

Q&A

The state of Hong Kong, two decades after British cession

Director of the Center for East Asian Studies Jacques deLisle reflects on the goings-on of Hong Kong since British release of the region in 1997.

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