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Campus & Community
Penn Receives $25 Million Gift to Create Basser Research Center for Inherited Cancers
PHILADELPHIA — A $25 million gift to the University of Pennsylvania from alumni Mindy and Jon Gray will establish a center focused on the treatment and prevention of cancers associated with hereditary BRCA mutations.
Geoffrey Canada, Six Others to Receive Honorary Degrees at Penn's 256th Commencement May 14
Weather Update Academic and Alumni Processions Canceled ONLY
Penn’s Steve Fluharty Has a Hand in the “Golden Goose” Awards Highlighting Basic Research
PHILADELPHIA -- Steve Fluharty, the University of Pennsylvania’s senior vice provost for research, is participating in a new congressional program that will highlight federally funded science projects.
The Gordon family and the University Mace
When Grey Gordon steps onto Franklin Field for Commencement on Monday, May 14, he will become one of more than a half dozen family members, stretched over four generations, who have graduated from Penn.
What ever happened to compromise? National Constitution Center hosts conversation with Amy Gutmann
Ben Franklin preached its virtues repeatedly through the long, hot summer of the Constitutional Convention. Ronald Reagan said he learned to value it while negotiating labor contracts as president of the Screen Actors’ Guild. And Lyndon Johnson declared himself resolutely in favor, calling it essential “for the sake of nothing less than stability.”
Volunteers needed to staff PennMOVES
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to volunteer for PennMOVES, the University’s 5th annual sale of items left behind by students when they leave for the summer.
LRSM celebrates 50 years of multidisciplinary discovery
On Friday May 4, a half-century of groundbreaking science and education will be honored at the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter’s (LRSM) 50th Anniversary Symposium.
Art exhibit displays PennDesign students’ work
“No man is an island,” wrote the English poet John Donne, and neither is a work of art.
Arthur H. Rubenstein, Former Dean of Penn's Perelman School of Medicine, Receives Medal for Medical Service
Arthur H. Rubenstein, MBBCh, was awarded the highest honor of the Association of American Physicians (AAP) the George M. Kober Medal, this week at the annual joint meeting of the AAP and the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
Penn's Morris Arboretum Launches New Series of Children’s Programs
PHILADELPHIA -- Morris Arboretum introduces Growing Minds, new programming specifically geared to younger visitors and their families. Growing Minds will kick off in June with “Seeds to Sprouts,” a Parent & Child series of classes targeted for 2, 3 and 4 year olds. Also starting
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
How did a white woman come to write the newest definitive text on Philadelphia’s Black history?
Penn alum Amy Jane Cohen is profiled for her new book “Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape,” which examines Black history through the lens of events, institutions, and individuals across the city. The book includes a reflection from Penn chaplain Charles Howard.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train
A profile highlights Maria Wright of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, from her volunteer work connecting people with service dogs to her cancer diagnosis and her own journey applying for a service dog.
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India West
UPenn to confer honorary doctorate on Siddhartha Mukherjee
Celebrated physician and best-selling author Siddhartha Mukherjee will deliver the address at the 2024 University of Pennsylvania Commencement, featuring remarks from Interim President J. Larry Jameson.
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The Washington Post
College internships matter more than ever — but not everyone can get one
Almost 90% of students who graduated from Penn in 2023 completed an internship during college. Barbara Hewitt of Career Services says that the race to get talent early has resulted in a focus on getting early practical experience through many ways in students’ academic careers.
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The Wall Street Journal
Harvard University applications fall by 5%
Penn received more than 65,000 undergraduate applications for the Class of 2028, the most in its history.
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