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Penn Relays return

Penn Relays return

 Athletes from across the globe will descend on Franklin Field from April 28 through 30 for the running of the 2016 Penn Relays, the oldest and largest track and field competition in the United States. High school, college, and olympic hopefuls will compete in various track and field events, including hurdles, dashes, and the decathalon.

Student Spotlight with Harrison Pharamond

Student Spotlight with Harrison Pharamond

 FINE TUNING: Harrison Pharamond came to Penn not knowing of its extensive performing arts community. Having acted in musicals since third grade, he was pleased when he learned of Penn’s seven student-run theater groups. In his four years at Penn, he’s been part of 14 shows on campus, mostly musicals.

Lauren Hertzler

For the Record: Class Day

For the Record: Class Day

Class Day began in 1865 as a student-run celebration of seniors with festivities that started in the afternoon and stretched into the evening, including a formal dinner, award presentations, and entertainment.

Jeanne Leong

Penn Medicine hosts free baby shower for community

Penn Medicine hosts free baby shower for community

Where can you learn about injury prevention and nutrition for your children, receive dental and blood pressure screenings, plus enter to win a year’s supply of diapers?

Michele W. Berger

Penn prof to check for lead during free soil assessment

Penn prof to check for lead during free soil assessment

The recent public health crisis in Flint, Mich., has refocused attention on an issue that likewise plagues Philadelphia: lead contamination. While the main concern in Flint is toxic lead in the water, in Philadelphia, paint from the city’s older buildings is thought to be the primary contributor to lead exposure, which can cause serious health problems, particularly in young children.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Roy G. Biv

Roy G. Biv

Students participate in the Holi Festival of Colors on College Green. The festival has ancient origins and celebrates the triumph of good over evil.

Penn preps for key Pa. primary

Penn preps for key Pa. primary

The Republican and Democratic Pennsylvania primaries will be held on Tuesday, April 26, and the Keystone State is a key stone in the 2016 presidential election. The Republican primary will award 71 delegates: 17 to the statewide winner and 54 unbound delegates. The Democratic contest will proportionately award 210 delegates.
Penn helps enrich scholarship on concussions

Penn helps enrich scholarship on concussions

Talk of concussions has blanketed the news in recent years, most frequently concerning items about sports, especially football. Barely a week goes by, it seems, without a story of an athlete retiring early or in his or her prime due to fear of concussions or because of multiple concussions, or of an athlete donating his or her brain to research after passing away.