Penn in the News

Cary Coglianese of the Law School comments on the impact of a Supreme Court case, regarding immigration, on how federal agencies operate.

The new Pennovation Center is highlighted for encouraging health care innovators to utilize the shared-space wet lab.

A study conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, which revealed that using social media while watching debates was linked to lesser understanding of the candidates’ stances is cited.

Matthew Blaze of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is quoted about the FBI turning to a third party to crack encryption.

Research from the Graduate School of Education on the disproportionate rates of suspension and expulsion for black students in southern states is cited.

When college tuition rates go up this year - as they will at most schools - one of the driving forces will be the cost to prevent football concussions, combat sexual assault, and keep hackers out of school networks. Responding to growing legal and regulatory requirements and wary of becoming the next crisis in the headlines, colleges and universities have added staff, increased employee training, and overhauled policies. Complying with new laws and regulations has "created a much better environment," said Harvey Kesselman, the president of Stockton University.

A sample undergraduate wait list letter from Penn Admissions is included.

Eileen Shore and Frederick Kaplan of the Perelman School of Medicine and Masahiro Iwamoto of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are featured for their collaborative research that found a drug candidate that may treat a rare disabling bone disease.

Humanities disciplines are seeing growth in the number of degrees awarded to minority students at the undergraduate level, hitting record levels in the largest humanities disciplines, according to an analysis being released today by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

Bruce Brod of the Perelman School of Medicine shares his suggestions for people to experiment with new skin products in one area to see how the skin will react.