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Sprucing up employees' homes with trees

The Creating Canopy initiative, sponsored this year by Penn and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, donated 100 trees to Penn and University of Pennsylvania Health System staff and faculty who live in Philadelphia.
05/22/13 7:07pm

Police are investigating 'indecent acts' in Houston Hall

Indecent acts committed in Houston Hall that involved a Penn lecturer are being investigated by the police.
05/22/13 1:32pm

Student by day, professional photographer by night

Evan Robinson, a senior in the College, has been running a photo business since junior year of high school.
05/22/13 10:13pm

International students concerned by Biden's commencement message

Comments that Vice President Joe Biden made about China during last week’s commencement address has drawn ire from “disappointed” international students, who have condemned what they saw as an “inappropriate” use of the commencement address. 05/22/13 10:09pm

Police releases video of suspect in Don Ly's murder

The Philadelphia Police Department released a surveillance camera video Monday of the man believed to be responsible for the murder of campus food cart operator Don Ly.
05/20/13 10:46pm

Philadelphia smartphone thefts mimic national trend

Two recent robberies inside the Penn Patrol Zone are examples of a growing national problem of criminals seeking smartphones.
05/22/13 10:36pm

Art Along the Avenue of Technology to transform Market Street

Art Along the Avenue of Technology aims to transform the five-block stretch of Market Street between 34th and 39th streets through semi-permanent artwork that will be used to engage the community groups in the Greater Philadelphia region.
05/22/13 10:10pm

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Penn law graduates see exceptionally high employment rates

By Jody Freinkel 05/21/13 10:55pm

Over the past four years, Penn Law graduates have seen full-time employment rates between 86.1 percent and 95.2 percent.

Fels grad defeated by wide margin in city controller primary

By Will Marble 05/21/13 10:02pm

In a lone heated race during an otherwise quiet primary season, incumbent Alan Butkovitz defeated 1993 Fels Institute graduate Brett Mandel in the Democratic primary for Philadelphia’s city controller.

April sees decrease in crime in Penn Patrol Zone

By Harrison Fallon 05/21/13 8:50pm

The biggest reduction in crime against persons in April was in the category of assaults — both simple and aggravated.

'A Better Chance' program celebrates 50th anniversary

By Christine Huang 05/16/13 5:32pm

On Thursday, members of the ABC community gathered in College Hall for a breakfast to celebrate the program’s 50th anniversary and to honor exceptional contributions to the program.

Panel discusses future of UCHS

By Emily deLisle 05/16/13 12:13am

Wednesday afternoon at the Metropolitan Baptist Church, NBC 10 and Axis Philly, a local nonprofit news and information organization, hosted a panel entitled “What’s Next? A Forum on the Future of University City High School.”

Crime Log | May 3 – May 9

By Harrison Fallon 05/15/13 3:44pm

See what incidents occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone between May 3 and May 9.

Gosnell sentenced to life without parole

By Harry Cooperman 05/15/13 11:30am

Kermit Gosnell, an abortion doctor convicted of murdering three babies, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for two of the three murders on Tuesday.

Gosnell convicted of three counts of murder

By Harry Cooperman 05/13/13 3:56pm

After nearly two weeks of deliberations, the jury in the trial of Kermit Gosnell has convicted Gosnell of three of the five murder charges against him.