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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
At a Philadelphia Business Journal event, Senior Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli discussed the lack of available land in Philadelphia for life sciences development and the need for densification.
Penn In the News
David L. Porter of Penn Medicine spoke on a panel about how private-sector support might help academic institutions like Penn retain scientists.
Penn In the News
The University of Pennsylvania has teamed up with Longfellow Real Estate Partners on a $365 million, 455,000-square-foot life sciences and biomanufacturing building at Pennovation Works.
Penn In the News
Tia Jackson-Truitt has been selected as the Museum’s first chief diversity officer. She earned her master’s degree in social work from Penn in 2003.
Penn In the News
Penn Medicine has been named the official health system of U.S. Squash. “Our organizations share values of integrity, diversity, teamwork, and also a city,” said Penn’s L. Scott Levin. “We believe that combining our two top-tier organizations won’t just be mutually beneficial, but it will also hold great value for our surrounding communities.”
Penn In the News
A $125 million gift to the School of Nursing from alumnus Leonard A. Lauder is the largest gift ever to an American nursing school. The gift will be used to establish a funded nurse practitioner program that will eventually enroll 40 fellows annually.
Penn In the News
Board Chair Scott L. Bok is quoted on the appointment of former Provost Wendell Pritchett as interim president in the event that President Amy Gutmann is confirmed as ambassador to Germany before her term ends in June.
Penn In the News
Penn Athletics has agreed to extend and expand a sponsorship agreement with Macquarie Asset Management, a global asset manager.
Penn In the News
Daniel J. Rader of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on a grant that will address a critical need as the implementation of genomic medicine continues to rapidly expand.
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Penn is committing $100 million to establish a center for interdisciplinary research conducted by the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Perelman School of Medicine.