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Campus & Community
A new hope for treating triple-negative breast cancer
Breast cancer mortality rates have steadily declined over the past few decades, thanks to a combination of early detection and improved treatments. But for patients diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), a subtype in which tumor cells lack receptors for estrogen, progesterone, and Her2, no targeted treatments are available.
The importance of free speech on college campuses
The importance of free speech on college campuses
Running Penn’s Committee on Open Expression has given Sigal Ben-Porath an up-close look at free speech on campus—and even inspired her to write a book on the topic.
To stop collective blame of Muslims, reference Christian terrorists
Collective blame—holding an entire group responsible for the actions of one individual—seems to apply to some populations but not others.
Penn Libraries put Marian Anderson back on the world stage
There are 525 boxes that contain the personal diaries, programs, and scrapbooks of the world-renowned singer Marian Anderson, all bequeathed to Penn. Most of the cartons are in a storage facility in New Jersey, but they will soon be on their way back to campus.
How one Penn center is addressing Philadelphia’s opioid epidemic
Pure and cheap, Philadelphia is known to have the best heroin on the East Coast, said Prevention Point Executive Director Jose Benitez, as he addressed a crowd at Penn’s Houston Hall last week. “It’s a really good high, as our guys call it.”
University Launches Comprehensive Penn Wellness Portal
A Message to the Penn CommunityFromAmy Gutmann, PresidentWendell Pritchett, Provost
University Forms Working Group to Examine the Role of Slavery in Penn’s Early Years
A Message to the Penn CommunityOn the Role of Slavery in Penn’s Early YearsFromAmy Gutmann, PresidentWendell Pritchett, Provost
Trio of shows at ICA tackle topical social issues
New exhibitions at Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art will explore how artists have captured, interrogated, and responded to rapidly changing environments in contemporary society.
In the News
Inside Higher Ed
Hopping on the affordability bandwagon
Penn is expanding full-tuition scholarships and removing home equity in its calculations for institutional aid, with remarks from Elaine Varas.
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Architectural Record
Clad in terra-cotta fins, UPenn’s expanded Graduate School of Education fits in with its neighbors
The Graduate School of Education has been renovated and expanded to feature additional classroom space, enhanced accessibility, and a distinct architectural identity.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn to expand its full-tuition scholarship aid to families with a higher income threshold
Penn’s Quaker Commitment will expand full-tuition scholarships and will no longer consider the primary family home as an asset in its calculation for institutional aid. Interim President J. Larry Jameson and director of financial aid Elaine Papas Varas offer remarks.
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Bloomberg
Ivy League’s Penn shakes up aid formula by excluding home equity
To increase affordability, Penn will stop including a family’s equity in their primary home when determining a student’s financial aid eligibility.
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Chicago Sun-Times
UChicago students, Barrington native among 2024 Rhodes Scholars heading to University of Oxford
College of Arts and Sciences fourth-year Om Gandhi from Barrington, Illinois, has been awarded a 2025 Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford.
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