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Campus & Community
Penn’s Scotty Williams Named Golfer of the Year; Nine Other Penn Students Also Named to All-Area Teams
PHILADELPHIA -- Scotty Williams, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named Golfer of the Year in the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Stars annual selection. In addition, nine other Penn student-athletes were named to All-Area teams. They were selected by a vote of the members of the Philadelphia Area Sports Information Directors Association.
University of Pennsylvania Professor Receives ICA Fellows Book Award
The International Communication Association (ICA), an esteemed academic association for scholars of human and mediated communication, today announced that Elihu Katz 's 1992 book (with Daniel Dayan of the French National Center for Scientific Research), Media Events: The Live Broadcasting of History
Penn’s Chief of Fire and Emergency Services Appointed to Board at Phila. Fire Dept. Historical Corp.
PHILADELPHIA — Gene Janda, the chief of fire and emergency services for the University of Pennsylvania, has been elected to a three-year term as a general member of the board of directors for the Philadelphia Fire Department Historical Corporation, which supports the Fireman’s Hall Museum in Old C
Penn Graduate School of Education Researchers Head to Haiti to Improve Long-Term Educational Leadership
PHILADELPHIA — Sharon Ravitch, a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, will lead a team of researchers to Haiti on July 15 to launch an educational-redevelopment project aimed at helping to rebuild
Donald Twins Win Double Sculls at U-23 Trials
For the second straight summer, the twin duo of Elizabeth Donald and Rebecca Donald has made its mark on the national scene in women's rowing.
Penn Powers Down: University-Wide Effort Nets 21 Percent Reduction in Electricity Use
PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania reduced its electricity usage by some 13 megawatt hours during last week’s hour-long Power Down Challenge. This is equivalent to a nearly 21 percent reduction in the typical campus electrical load at this time of year, yielding substantial cost savi
Nine from Penn Selected as American Council of Learned Societies 2010 Fellows and Grantees
PHILADELPHIA – Nine scholars from the University of Pennsylvania have been awarded American Council of Learned Societies fellowships and grants.
Andrea Mitchell, Rosemary Mazanet Named Campaign Co-Chairs of Making History at Penn
PHILADELPHIA -- Andrea Mitchell and Dr. Rosemary Mazanet have been named co-chairs of the University of Pennsylvania’s Making History: The Campaign for Penn.
Penn Physicists Honored With 2010 Europhysics Prize
PHILADELPHIA -- Charles Kane and Eugene Mele of the University of Pennsylvania are among five scientists awarded the 2010 Europhysics Prize of the European Physical Society Condensed Matter Division for the theoretical prediction
Penn Epidemiology Professor Awarded Individual Recognition Award by College of Physicians
Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH, professor of Epidemiology, has received an individual recognition award by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, section on Public Health a
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Bruce Springsteen, John Legend, and Barack Obama team up on a spirit-raising rally for Harris
In Philadelphia for a political rally, alumnus and musician John Legend said his time at Penn were “some of the best years of my life.”
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How to make sense of the college application process
Penn saw more than 65,000 student applicant submissions for the 2023-24 school year.
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Musicians On Call raises over $340,000 during 25th anniversary celebration in NYC
Sue Berkowitz was honored for visiting almost 6,000 people at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania as a volunteer for Musicians On Call.
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North Gaza siege, North Korean troops in Russia, Pennsylvania voters
Three Penn students are interviewed about their views on the presidential election and their decisions about where to register to vote.
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The 150 most influential people in Philly
Interim President J. Larry Jameson, Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney, Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Olympic discus thrower and alumnus Sam Mattis are noted as some of the most influential people in Philadelphia.
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