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Campus & Community
Penn Medicine to become official health care partner of the Philadelphia 76ers
Penn Medicine to become official health care partner of the Philadelphia 76ers
The multiyear partnership brings together two iconic brands with the shared goal of making an impact on health care in the Philadelphia community.
Making an impact on National Voter Registration Day
Making an impact on National Voter Registration Day
Penn Leads the Vote conducted efforts across campus Tuesday to inform the Penn community about how to register to vote, check their registration status, and more.
Exploring the depth of smell through art
Exploring the depth of smell through art
With “RE_______,” a fall exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Sissel Tolaas, a Norwegian artist, chemist, and linguist, the galleries put smell front and center.
$55M gift creates new ‘Cancer Interception’ Institute at Penn’s Basser Center for BRCA to stop hereditary cancers at the earliest stages
$55M gift creates new ‘Cancer Interception’ Institute at Penn’s Basser Center for BRCA to stop hereditary cancers at the earliest stages
Funding for the Institute from Mindy and Jon Gray will propel early detection and prevention of breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancers.
15 years of GradFest
15 years of GradFest
The special programming for graduate and professional students—which this year includes apple picking, axe throwing, and much, much more—kicked off on Tuesday and ends on Sept. 24.
A decade of advancing working dogs for the greater good
A decade of advancing working dogs for the greater good
Inspired by her experience caring for working dogs following 9/11 at Ground Zero, Penn Vet Working Dog Center Director Cynthia Otto’s initial vision has grown into a thriving organization with a mission to use science to improve the breeding, training, care, and effectiveness of working dogs.
2022 Presidential Ph.D. Fellows announced at Penn
2022 Presidential Ph.D. Fellows announced at Penn
The Fellows come from the nine schools at Penn that offer Ph.D. programs, and will receive a three-year fellowship, including funds to support their research.
New Stuart Weitzman Theatre to be constructed for Penn Live Arts at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
New Stuart Weitzman Theatre to be constructed for Penn Live Arts at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
The multipurpose space will adjoin the existing building in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania campus.
Reopening the ARCH building
Reopening the ARCH building
A Sept. 7 event celebrated the building’s new incarnation as a centrally located space dedicated exclusively to cultural resource centers and affiliate groups.
President Magill’s Phillies debut
President Magill’s Phillies debut
Penn’s ninth president threw a ceremonial first pitch at Saturday’s baseball game.
In the News
Philadelphia Citizen
The West Philly housing crisis that was utterly avoidable
An in-depth examination looks at the solution that might have put a stop to the UC Townhomes housing crisis, with a glimpse at what President Liz Magill and her office are doing to help.
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NBC Philadelphia
Police officers line street for final salute to beloved Montco K-9
Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine speaks on the loss of K-9 Rookie, who had a long history with the Penn Vet Working Dog Center and died in the Ryan Veterinary Hospital.
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Architectural Digest
The 53 prettiest college campuses in America
The University of Pennsylvania is ranked as America’s 28th prettiest college campus due to its Collegiate Gothic architecture.
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Bloomberg
Blackstone’s Gray gives UPenn $55 million for cancer prevention
Alums Mindy and Jon Gray are funding the Basser Institute for Cancer Interception to focus on early detection and prevention of breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancers.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
$55 million gift to Penn is aimed at stopping breast cancer before it starts
Mindy and Jon Gray’s new Basser Institute is a spinoff of their previously funded Basser Center for BRCA, named for Mindy’s late sister Faith Basser and led by Susan Domchek of the Perelman School of Medicine.
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