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A ‘vertical neighborhood’ rises at Penn’s eastern edge

A ‘vertical neighborhood’ rises at Penn’s eastern edge

The soon-to-be completed FMC Tower is like no other high-rise in Philadelphia, Jeff Weinstein says, dubbing it the city’s first “vertical neighborhood.”“You can live in it and work in it, and so much more,” he says.

Lauren Hertzler

For the Record: Pennsylvania Punch Bowl

For the Record: Pennsylvania Punch Bowl

The Pennsylvania Punch Bowl has been basking in satirical humor almost every year since its founding in 1899.

Lauren Hertzler

Penn program helps libraries assist vulnerable populations

Penn program helps libraries assist vulnerable populations

 Will Torrence, a librarian at the South Philadelphia branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, offers far more than books to the local community. He fields questions all day long, a third of which are about health issues.

Lauren Hertzler

SEPTA Travel Center opens at Penn Bookstore

SEPTA Travel Center opens at Penn Bookstore

Every day, thousands of people use SEPTA's trains, trolleys, and buses to travel to and from Penn’s campus for work or school.

Lauren Hertzler

Addressing the trans community with dignity and respect

Addressing the trans community with dignity and respect

Addressing these particular issues, where people—whether transgender, gender non-conforming, or non-cisgender—aren’t honored for being true to themselves, are at the root of Penn’s LGBT Center’s ongoing “Pronouns Matter” campaign, which started in October during LGBT History Month.

Lauren Hertzler

Thriving program makes Penn a Quechua language hub

Thriving program makes Penn a Quechua language hub

With nearly 8 million speakers throughout the Andes, Quechua is the most spoken indigenous language in the Americas. In the world, that number rises, making it as prevalent as Swedish or Hebrew. Yet, it’s unrecognizable to most people, and even declared by UNESCO as an endangered language.

Lauren Hertzler

Penn’s quest to battle Alzheimer’s
Penn’s Quest to Battle Alzheimer’s

Penn’s quest to battle Alzheimer’s

John Trojanowski and Virginia Man-Yee Lee of the Perelman School of Medicine have been conducting Alzheimer’s research for more than 30 years, and have made three major discoveries—all of which have become strong foundations for those working on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders around the world.

Lauren Hertzler

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