07/15/14 9:38pm
Penn faculty contributed to a British study that found that drinking less wine is more beneficial to cardiovascular health.
07/09/14 6:16pm
The Center will work with NBC News and the Wall Street Journal on its survey project, which is intended to increase public and lawmaker awareness of the opinions of American citizens during the 2014 election season.
07/09/14 5:11pm
The conference was co-hosted by Penn’s Think Tank and Civil Societies Programs and the Shanghai Academy for Social Sciences in Shanghai from June 25 to 26.
07/09/14 5:11pm
In Harper Polling's "Our Commonwealth Poll", 24 percent of participants chose Penn State over Bucknell University, Carnegie Mellon University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh and Villanova University.
07/09/14 5:10pm
A team of Penn students and their colleagues — all under the age of 24 — is nearly finished producing "Driving Not Knowing," a debut feature film and “a love letter to the place and people we grew up with,” according to the group’s Kickstarter fundraising page.
07/01/14 7:29pm
The Spruce Street Harbor park is a floating attraction featuring a restaurant, a boardwalk, a garden of rainbow hammocks, and free admission.
07/01/14 7:05pm
You’ve got your summer internship and the great experiences that come along with it — but now it’s time to put that on paper.
06/30/14 10:49am
Ponvert only represents plaintiffs, individuals who have been hurt in some way, so he does not represent any corporations or governmental bodies. He said a common theme among his cases is “representing people who have been victimized in some way by someone who was in in a position of power over them.”
06/25/14 9:44pm
Board Chair David L. Cohen recognized the detrimental health effects of tobacco, but said that it does not constitute a “moral evil.” According to Penn’s divestment policy, areas being considered for divestment must qualify as “a moral evil implicating a core University value that is creating a substantial social injury.” Cohen also stressed that the Trustees are obligated to the growth and protection of the University’s endowment.
06/25/14 6:07pm
Vigo helps its users stay awake by tracking eye and head movements with a device that attaches to the ear, which can vibrate, play a song or light up when it detects you’re getting tired. It also links to its own app, which can show users their energy patterns throughout the day and make suggestions for activities and food choices to ward off tiredness.
06/24/14 10:57pm
Rising College junior and The Daily Pennsylvanian staff member Suzette Wanninkhof is biking across America with Bike and Build, a program that organizes cross-country trips to benefit affordable housing. Wanninkhof is biking cross country with only her helmet, a sleeping bag, a few sets of clothes, basic toiletries, 32 other 18 to 28-year olds and a mission.Beginning in South Carolina and concluding in California, the group will cover a total of 4,201 miles of backstreets and highways. Along the way, they will stop for 17 days at designated spots to help construct houses. So far, they have traveled over 1,500 miles.
06/24/14 6:16pm
Rising Wharton sophomore Nick Silverio was selected to compete on the 11th season of the hit reality TV show "So You Think You Can Dance" after auditioning in Philadelphia."The whole process is definitely a TV show," Silverio said of the experience. "It's not just 'So You Think You Can Dance' — it's 'So You Think You Can Smile' and 'So You Think You Can Act.'"
06/20/14 2:14pm
No trustees brought forward a resolution for tobacco divestment at Friday's meeting, despite massive support from Penn faculty and the University Council. Board members discussed alternative methods through which the University can voice its concerns over tobacco.
06/18/14 7:17pm
Despite speculation of a bid for the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton gave attendees no inclination of her political plans. Buttons emblazoned with slogans like "Hillary 2016" and "Madame President" were spattered throughout the crowd.
06/17/14 7:58pm
Wharton MBA recipient Lorenzo di Bonaventura is no stranger to Hollywood, having produced such films as "The Matrix", "Salt" and the G.I. Joe series. His latest work, "Transformers: Age of Extinction" , will be released on June 27.
06/17/14 7:11pm
The Daily Pennsylvanian consulted with Career Services and Penn alumni about how to make the most of your summer internship.
06/11/14 9:20pm
Senior researcher at the Annenberg Public Policy Center Bruce Hardy and his team found that viewers of “The Colbert Report” were more knowledgeable about the finances of political campaigns than those who watched other news broadcasts by surveying 1,232 adults in the U.S. about SuperPACs — which are used to collect campaign funds — and tax exemption policies and comparing the different news programs each citizen watched.
06/10/14 4:37pm
Divya Dhar and Lane Rettig created Seratis, a mobile app soon to begin a new pilot site in the psychiatric ward of Penn Medicine, to improve the sporadic communication between physicians interacting with common patients.
06/04/14 6:18pm
Penn Law professor Paul Robinson, the director of the Criminal Law Research Group and a leading global expert in criminal law, presented the Maldives Penal Code Project to the student group as one of its first projects.
06/03/14 9:07pm
MTV launched a new “Look Different” campaign this spring to encourage youth to challenge the racial, gender and anti-LGBT bias in their environments. Senior Lecturer at the Graduate School of Education and Associate Director of the International Educational Development Program Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher played an active role in launching this campaign.
