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Campus & Community
Chinatown and community as a cornerstone
Chinatown and community as a cornerstone
Will Chan, a Thouron Scholar and Ph.D. candidate in theoretical physics, is also an advocate for building Asian communities.
A Q&A with Penn’s Latin American Studies Librarian
A Q&A with Penn’s Latin American Studies Librarian
Brie Gettleson speaks about her role as a subject librarian with the Penn Libraries and liaison for the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies.
Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala
Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala
On Nov. 15, eight distinguished alumni will receive Awards of Merit, the Alumni Social Impact Award, and the Creative Spirit Award, and André Dombrowski will receive the Faculty Award of Merit.
Kite and Key Society celebrates a century
Kite and Key Society celebrates a century
Students share the campus and their experiences at Penn with visitors in person and online, forming meaningful friendships and lasting connections.
Squire Booker appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Squire Booker appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Through his work as an interdisciplinary chemist, Booker has has made advancements in human health and innovative new treatments of disease.
Penn expands its Yellow Ribbon program for veterans and their beneficiaries
Penn expands its Yellow Ribbon program for veterans and their beneficiaries
Penn expands its Yellow Ribbon program for veterans and their beneficiaries, now offering unlimited slots and funding for undergraduate students.
Two Penn leaders named to new national science and technology task force
Two Penn leaders named to new national science and technology task force
Antonia M. Villarruel and Kathleen Hall Jamieson are among 60 people named to a task force to produce a Vision for American Science and Technology.
From the Archives: 1915 film of Penn-Cornell football game
From the Archives: 1915 film of Penn-Cornell football game
The oldest film in Penn’s University Archives & Records Center documents the 1915 football game featuring Penn versus Cornell, played on Thanksgiving Day in front of a packed crowd at Franklin Field. Penn plays Cornell Nov. 9 in their 130th meeting.
A series on wellness and well-being
A series on wellness and well-being
A roundup of the six-part series from Penn Today that focuses on University resources available to students, faculty, staff, and postdocs for their mental, physical, technical, and financial health.
Who, What, Why: Cice Chen’s first-of-its-kind research conference for undergraduates
Who, What, Why: Cice Chen’s first-of-its-kind research conference for undergraduates
Cice Chen, a fourth-year chemistry, biochemistry, and neurobiology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, played a leading role in organizing the student-run National Research Conference at Penn.
In the News
The New York Times
Denzel Washington has finally found his purpose (it’s not acting)
In his Commencement speech at Penn, Denzel Washington talked to students about the need to take risks.
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The Washington Post
More colleges offering free tuition to middle-class families
Starting in fall 2025 at Penn, students from families earning up to $200,000 a year will pay no tuition. The University will also no longer count home equity in its calculation to determine financial aid, with remarks from Vice President Mark Dingfield of the Division of Finance.
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Fox 29 (Philadelphia)
Penn Med student gets invaluable experience with Eagles thanks to an NFL physicians program
Bryson Houston, a student at the Perelman School of Medicine, worked with the Philadelphia Eagles through a partnership with an NFL physicians program.
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Technical.ly Philly
What a new innovation index tells us about Philadelphia
Penn is lauded for its research and development efforts, including the modified mRNA technique that was commercialized into a COVID vaccine and won its researchers a Nobel Prize last year.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
The oldest newlyweds in the world live in Philly
Penn alumni Bernie Littman and Marjorie Fiterman recently married in Philadelphia, making them the oldest newlyweds in the world.
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