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(09/27/04 9:00am)
The National Science Foundation announced awards totaling $69 million to Penn and five other institutions toward the creation of six new Nanoscale Science and Engineering centers, in addition to the eight that have been established since 2001, the foundation announced Tuesday.
(09/23/04 9:00am)
Starting in fall 2006, students coming to Penn can look forward to an entirely new method of making phone calls from University dormitories, if Penn's Information Systems and Computing department has its way.
(09/21/04 9:00am)
With the November presidential election quickly approaching and election reform a hot issue in the wake of the contested 2000 presidential election, electoral officials locally and nationally must contend with the growing uproar over the latest in a series of electoral system controversies -- voting by electronic machine.
(09/17/04 9:00am)
It's 11 p.m. and the urge is strong for a bowl of Froot Loops and skim milk, with strawberries and mini-marshmallows on top. But how to fulfill this craving without going grocery shopping?
(09/16/04 9:00am)
Universities have found a new way to get rid of the excess equipment, furniture and junk that can build up in campus warehouses and facilities: online auctioning.
(09/15/04 9:00am)
In an enthusiastic ceremony at the Philadelphia Museum of Art yesterday afternoon, Mayor John Street announced an expansion of Wireless Philadelphia, an ambitious plan to provide free wireless Internet access to all 135 square miles of the city.
(09/14/04 9:00am)
As part of a college marketing tour, representatives of Microsoft Corporation were on campus yesterday afternoon at Houston Hall to promote and hand out free copies of their note-taking software, OneNote 2003.
(09/13/04 9:00am)
Internet2 has become an even greater driving force in the internationalization of education at Penn within the past year.
(09/08/04 9:00am)
City officials are in the planning stages of an ambitious project to make Philadelphia the first city in the country to offer wireless Internet access to anyone within the city's 135 square miles.
(09/02/04 9:00am)
This fall, students will return to a newly revitalized 40th Street corridor, thanks to a slew of retail openings during the summer.
(09/02/04 9:00am)
Though Penn is still far from being an "unwired campus," it has been making significant efforts to improve and extend wireless Internet service to students.
(07/29/04 9:00am)
Striking a pose intentionally reminiscent of famed film character Rocky Balboa, Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry kicked off a rousing rally speech at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Tuesday afternoon.
(07/29/04 9:00am)
To most, it is an accepted fact -- even common sense -- that high stress and fatigue can lead to errors in the workplace. But one study -- co-authored by a Penn associate professor -- has finally given scientific credence to this axiom as it applies to the nursing field.
(07/22/04 9:00am)
Plans are underway at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to purchase the next generation of multi-slice computerized tomography machines.
(07/15/04 9:00am)
Though International House is most known for its cultural contributions to the community, it is gradually earning another name for itself through its recent emphasis on some of the other aspects of global relations and understanding.
(07/08/04 9:00am)
This fall, students from across campus will be treated to a look at the new, improved Department of Computer and Information Science at Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science.
(07/01/04 9:00am)
The mood at the First Unitarian Church on Monday night was intense as over 400 people gathered in the hot, crowded room to celebrate the widespread success of the controversial film Fahrenheit 9/11, and to hear from its creator, Michael Moore, over a videoconference link.
(07/01/04 9:00am)
While the taping of MTV's The Real World Philadelphia has brought some much-sought-after attention to the city, the show itself is suffering from over-eager public participation beyond the norm from previous seasons.
(06/17/04 9:00am)
It has barely been nine months since campus hangout Copabanana opened its doors, yet now there is another reason for students to flock to the popular locale.
(05/20/04 9:00am)
During their 180th commencement ceremony -- which took place Monday afternoon -- graduates of the School of Nursing were reminded of their new responsibilities toward health care.