Penn team to research sea levels
(09/16/11 1:28am)
Penn’s understanding of the ocean is about to get a lot deeper.
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Three Penn research projects receive NSF funding
(09/12/11 2:11am)
Soon, flying robots and ancient Roman farms will be part of the latest Penn research projects to receive funding from the National Science Foundation.
PennEats expands to peer schools as 'UniEats'
(09/12/11 1:42am)
Students at Penn and Columbia and Northwestern universities are eating up the benefits of College senior Elizabeth Wessel’s start-up company, UniEats.
9/11 defines GSE lecturer's research
(09/09/11 4:16pm)
Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher, a Graduate School of Education lecturer, set out in February 2004 to conduct an ethnographic study of working-class Pakistani-American immigrants living in New York City. A Pakistani immigrant herself, she was initially interested in the general immigrant experience, but the focus of her study changed when she found that 9/11 was the defining aspect where she conducted her interviews.
Editors' Note | Take care of each other
(09/09/11 6:47am)
The day after the towers fell, this paper carried the following plea: “Please take advantage — and take care — of your university’s greatest resource: each other. When the rubble has been cleared and the history books closed on this day, the legacy of September 11, 2001 will rest heavily on whether or not you do.”
Howard Kunreuther | Dealing with large-scale risks
(09/09/11 5:29am)
Anniversaries are a time to remember and a time to reflect. The 10th anniversary of 9/11 provides all of us who experienced the event to use it as an opportunity to take stock of how we dealt with the terrorist attack and what we may want to do differently in the future when facing disasters that have a small chance of occurring but have severe consequences if they do.
Editorial | A curfew that works
(08/31/11 2:45am)
In an effort to curb the violent flash mobs that have plagued Philadelphia recently, Mayor Michael Nutter instituted a stricter curfew for the city’s youth in some neighborhoods.
Penn partners with company to develop vaccines
(07/14/11 9:30am)
Inovio Pharmaceuticals has expanded its license agreement with Penn to develop new vaccines for deadly infectious diseases.
Farewell Column by Emily Schultheis | Change we can believe in
(05/13/11 4:03am)
It’s often said that change is the only constant in life. This is unfortunate, because I’ve never been a big fan of change.
Fresh Grocer wine machine may soon offer hard liquor
(05/13/11 12:05am)
Soon, Penn students may be able to buy hard liquor along with their cereal at the Fresh Grocer.
Researcher studies mental health in Guatemala
(04/28/11 6:33am)
When Victor Polanco first arrived at Penn last July, it was his first time ever leaving Guatemala. Now almost a year later, he is ready to return — bringing with him a plan to help combat mental health issues in his country.
NBC producer, Penn alumna speaks on career
(04/26/11 8:52am)
Amna Nawaz was on the scene during both the Haiti earthquake and the flood in Pakistan last year. She once spent an entire day reporting outside Rahm Emanuel’s door in the West Wing of the White House. However, not having any prior journalism experience didn’t deter this 2001 College graduate and Emmy winner.
Farewell Column by Katherine Rea | Mini life lessons
(04/25/11 8:56am)
I’m not one for nostalgia. I don’t care about your grand thoughts on life, friends, graduating, etc., so I’m not going to subject you to mine. And really, what earth-shattering conclusions can you reach by the time you’re 21?
According to Penn Med study, opioids most-prescribed drug
(04/21/11 5:12am)
The number two cause of accidental death is now also the most commonly prescribed type of medication, according to two School of Medicine studies showing a dramatic increase in the amount of opioids prescribed.
College Republicans host new board's first event
(04/19/11 8:01am)
After the end of World War II, the West unilaterally denounced Nazism as an ideology. According to Alan Kors, who spoke at the Penn College Republicans Annual Keynote Address Monday, the West should have responded in the same manner to communism.
Student groups celebrate cultures
(04/15/11 3:52am)
On Thursday afternoon, 27 cultural societies took to College Green in a “celebration of cultures” that saw performances from Penn Du Re, Quaker Notes, Excelano Project and other student groups. The United Minorities Council hosted the event to showcase the various cultural groups on campus.
New 3D tech enhances surgery
(04/14/11 4:24am)
The 3D technology that makes images on the TV screen pop out is now being used by Penn neurosurgeons in the operating room.
Genetics expand at Penn Med
(04/12/11 8:41am)
In 2001, Lancelot, a formerly blind dog, went to Washington to shake paws with Congress.
Rocky past for gene therapy at Penn Med
(04/11/11 6:30am)
A video shows a young boy wearing an eye patch as he tries to make his way through an obstacle course.
Seniors for the Penn Fund | A fundamental donation
(04/07/11 8:59am)
Next time you’re in class; at Smokes; at a Shabbatones, Atma or Mask & Wig show; or while you’re rocking out to Ratatat at Spring Fling — look to your left. Then look to your right. Then imagine if one of those people weren’t at Penn. Because if it weren’t for the Penn Fund, chances are that he or she wouldn’t be.