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URMA Annual Conference 2023
URMA Annual Conference 2023
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Penn Athletics’ CPR training program launches
Penn Athletics’ CPR training program launches
A Penn tennis player spearheads a program to certify all student athletes in CPR. It’s the first of its kind at any college or university in the country.
Play Ball!
Play Ball!
Each summer, faculty and staff members from the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania bring their sense of cooperation and collaboration onto the softball field. No matter their skill level, the players enjoy some active time together and the opportunity to strengthen their partnerships during a few sunny afternoons at Penn Park. These SP2 summer softball games have been happening since 2013.
Calling all artists
The Burrison Gallery is calling for artwork submittals to be considered for its fifth annual University Club Members Exhibit.
Office Hours party edition transcript
Office Hours party edition transcript
Duane: I have a fig tree that is called the mighty Georgian Pine and now the only reason that I have this tree is because my daughters were born in California and one of them seemed to have developed a allergy to a Christmas tree one year. So we went and got this ancient, this antique, tree called the mighty Georgian pine, as I said, and it takes hours to assemble.
May 22 Commencement primer
May 22 Commencement primer
On May 22, Penn will host an in-person Commencement Ceremony for those curtailed by COVID-19.
Resolution of Appreciation for Stephen MacCarthy
Few things are more powerful than a good story told well. Since arriving at the University of Pennsylvania in 2011, Steve MacCarthy has been a transformative leader, spearheading a new era of storytelling and communications in support of the Penn community. A steadfast advisor across presidencies, he has also been an extraordinary colleague and friend throughout campus and beyond.
A conversation with new CAPS Director Greg Eells
A conversation with new CAPS Director Greg Eells
In March, Greg Eells, previously director of Counseling and Psychological Services at Cornell University for 15 years, took the reins as executive director of Penn’s Counseling and Psychological Services.
On the ice with Flyers legends and fresh young hopefuls
On the ice with Flyers legends and fresh young hopefuls
An Alumni Charity Game at the Class of 1923 Arena celebrated a $7 million gift from Snider Youth Hockey Foundation and Flyers Alumni with a friendly hockey game among the Snider team and former Flyers.
Transcript: Side gigs for good
Life As It Was No Evidence of Disease (N.E.D.) (Written by John Boggess and William Winter) Water from wine, hunger from bread in a world filled with answers I see the light go on in your head, never seen something darker So I am here to remind you, there is no cure for human Leave your conscious behind you we’ll shine When too many tears have watered the earth There will bloom forth a glorious paradise A brave world beautiful and innocent, so alive And we’ll be avatars, wondering thru this universe Searching for life as it was
In the News
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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The New York Times
Which colleges offer free tuition?
Starting in the next academic year, Penn will no longer consider the value of a family’s primary home among its assets.
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