02/14/11 4:02am
The Penn Vet Shelter Canine Mammary Tumor Program provides care to homeless dogs with breast cancer and contributes to research by studying dogs' tumor development.
02/09/11 1:31am
Last week, officials in President Barack Obama’s administration sought to group the provision of free contraceptives into preventative health services for which, by law, insurers cannot charge — meaning changes could impact for Student Health Services.
02/04/11 6:36am
While universities across the country debate campus-wide bans on smoking, Penn's current policy prohibits anyone from smoking within 20 feet of any University facility.
01/31/11 1:23am
A study found repeated test-taking to improve fact retention better than other methods, but some Penn professors and students contend that more exams don't necessarily mean more learning.
01/25/11 5:25am
Despite prevention efforts, certain races and ethnic groups show higher rates of disease and death.
01/24/11 2:17am
Penn Med researchers have recently found that “good cholesterol" may not be the most direct measure associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease.
01/19/11 3:40am
An investigation conducted by ProPublica revealed that 20 Penn School of Medicine doctors have delivered lectures to colleagues on behalf of pharmaceutical companies since 2009, violating a Penn policy prohibiting doctors from engaging in marketing activities and other inappropriate activities.
12/10/10 2:35am
Penn researchers have developed a patch that changes color to indicate the intensity of exposure to explosions in the battlefield.
12/07/10 6:20am
Despite last month's fatal shooting, overall crime for November decreased approximately 13.6 percent from the previous month, according to the Division of Public Safety.
12/07/10 1:56am
“Desktop medicine” is a medical model based on risk analysis. For select conditions like osteoporosis and hypertension, doctors can intervene even before the condition manifests in a patient.
12/05/10 11:39pm
Following a case of public indecency in the Law School on Friday, the Division of Public Safety apprehended and questioned the suspect on Saturday.
12/04/10 2:07am
The Division of Public Safety issued an alert Friday evening concerning a case of public indecency in which a man exposed himself to a female law student inside the Penn Law school.
12/02/10 3:57am
In response to student safety concerns over a Philadelphia murderer who strangled two women this month, Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush advised students not to worry.
12/01/10 7:44am
Moving off campus can be liberating. But living in West Philadelphia makes many worry about one thing: security. Here are some things you can do to ensure safety in off-campus residences.
12/01/10 5:29am
The Philadelphia Police Department discovered DNA evidence that links one unidentified suspect to the strangulations of two women in Kensington, Philadelphia earlier this month.
11/30/10 4:20am
The Botswana-UPenn Partnership has begun to use cell phone technology as a way of increasing access to medical care in rural and under-served areas in Botswana.
11/23/10 5:25am
A campus security expert attributed the Penn community’s response to DPS’s delayed communication to a “trust gap,” saying students may have different expectations than administrators.
