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Campus & Community
Stephen J. MacCarthy Named Penn Vice President for University Communications
PHILADELPHIA -- University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann announced today that Stephen J. MacCarthy, vice president for external relations at the University of Arizona, will become the University of Pennsylvania’s vice president for university communications. He will assume his new position on Aug. 29, 2011.
Penn Receives $10 Million to Create Center for Orphan Disease Research and Therapy
The Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania announces the launching of a first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary center focused on discovering novel treatments for orphan diseases.
Penn Vet’s Kendra Bence Earns the 2011 Pfizer Award for Veterinary Research Excellence
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s Kendra Bence, PhD has been named recipient of the 2011 Pfizer Award for VeterinaryResearch Excellence.
Penn Study Examines Safe Access to Clean Water in Low-Income Countries
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Penn campus undergoes summer facelift
With bulldozers and heavy machinery at work, Penn’s main walkway is undergoing a $5.4 million renovation this summer.
Penn Vet’s Tracy Bale Earns Endocrine Society Award
Award presented annually to a young investigator in recognition of meritorious accomplishments in the field of endocrinology
Penn’s Social Impact of the Arts Project, Philadelphia Receive $250,000 for Arts Mapping
PHILADELPHIA — The Social Impact of the Arts Project, housed at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice, is teaming with the City of Philadelphia to build and launch a Creative Assets Mapping Database, a Web tool that allows users to monitor growth in creative assets and determi
Penn Seen as Most Diverse and Gay-Friendly in Newsweek-Kaplan’s First College Rankings
PHILADELPHIA –- In a new set of collegiate rankings, the first by Newsweek-Kaplan, the University of Pennsylvania was named most diverse and gay-friendliest. Penn was ranked among the top 25 schools nationally on five other Newsweek-Kaplan lists.
In the News
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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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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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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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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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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