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Penn Study: Student Debt Alters Career, Partner Paths for Young Female Lawyers

Penn Study: Student Debt Alters Career, Partner Paths for Young Female Lawyers

Law school graduates often leave their programs burdened with debt that can top six figures. Research from the University of Pennsylvania and Ryerson University shows that this debt, coupled with recently stagnant median first-year salaries, can negatively influence the career choices and partner prospects for new female lawyers.  

Michele W. Berger

Four Pennsylvania Higher-ed Institutions to Launch ‘Foster Care to College’ Programs Backed by Field Center at Penn

Four Pennsylvania Higher-ed Institutions to Launch ‘Foster Care to College’ Programs Backed by Field Center at Penn

To help college-bound youth who have lived in foster care Cabrini University, Community College of Philadelphia, Temple University and West Chester University have partnered with the Field Center for Children

Jill DiSanto , Lori Iannella, Cabrini University , Rhonda Lipschutz, Community College of Philadelphia , Brandon Lausch , Nancy Santos Gainer, West Chester University

Penn Experts Offer Advice Following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma

Penn Experts Offer Advice Following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma

The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs through November, has already seen two of the strongest storms on record, with hurricanes Irma and Harvey bringing extreme winds, torrential rain and significant flooding to the population centers in their paths.

Michele W. Berger

Penn Summer Program in STEM Teaches Middle Schoolers to Overcome Communication Barriers

Penn Summer Program in STEM Teaches Middle Schoolers to Overcome Communication Barriers

Mark Licurse didn’t know what to expect when he decided to group together middle schoolers from two very different schools for a week-long STEM Summer Science Camp held by the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ali Sundermier

The challenge: Create a tool predicting where crime will happen

The challenge: Create a tool predicting where crime will happen

The idea that machine learning can aid in the enforcement of the law inspired a competition held by the National Institute of Justice. Using five years of data from the city of Portland, Ore., a team led by criminologist Charles Loeffler tied for first in the Large Business Division.

Michele W. Berger

Attracting International Students, Penn Welcomes the World

Attracting International Students, Penn Welcomes the World

Today, more than 5,000 international students call the University of Pennsylvania’s campus their academic home. This year, the number of undergraduate international student applications increased by 10 percent and on Aug.