Is this a compliment?

The grant, which will be given over the course of five years, is part of the National Science Foundation's $94 million project to build four new Science and Technology Centers (STC) across the country, joining the eight that already exist.

Chanting barbs against the “homos” as well as Catholics and Jews, four preachers assembled next to the Benjamin Franklin Statue in front of College Hall around noon. 

All in all, the pre-Fall Break week looks beautiful.

Penn was the third-best school for veterans overall. 

A college admissions counselor estimated, however, that 30 to 40 percent of colleges do use social media to judge its applicants.

Ashley Sweeney, a manager at the 30th Street Station outlet said the Cosi outlets on Penn’s and Drexel’s campuses are “high-value stores” which are likely to remain open for a “long, long time" even if ownership of the chain changes.

Penn First, the student organization for first generation, low income (FGLI) students on campus, implemented a range of projects after their inaugural summit in April this year.

The Penn Association for Gender Equity and the Civic House hosted a walking tour through West Philadelphia on Friday, as well as a follow-up discussion.

Penn’s medical school graduates are thriving in tech fields — instead of becoming clinical physicians, some are choosing to found apps or startups instead.

The conference allows students, especially minority students in Wharton, to meet other successful people of color in the business world. 

Sometimes the fight means more than the win. And, in the 20th edition of the Cissie Leary Memorial Invitational, the Quakers endured extraordinary battles throughout the weekend. On Sunday, play at the Hecht tennis center concluded at Penn’s annual home tournament, commemorating the late Cissie Leary, who served as the women's tennis coach at Penn from 1977-1996.

Forget the first two games of the season. Penn football plays higher-caliber teams at the beginning of every year.

For Penn sprint football, it's like deja vu all over again.

What difference does an extra few thousand meters make? Evidently not much: the Quakers seemed unfazed as the distance ramped up at Lehigh in longest race they’ve seen so far this year. Both Penn cross country teams had powerful finishes today at the prestigious Paul Short Invitational.

In recent years, Ivy League volleyball has trended toward two stratifications: the four teams at the top and the four at the bottom.

There was a strong overcast over Ellen Vagelos Field as Penn field hockey squared off with Harvard, an apt metaphor for the stubborn opposition that the Quakers faced on the field. In what ended up as an unfortunate 3-2 loss in double-overtime for the Red and Blue (6-3, 1-1 Ivy), there were many points where the home side showed little sign of being able to surmount the 2-0 lead from its Boston rivals. The Crimson (6-4, 2-0) went up by one 25 minutes into the first half after a shot off a corner found its way past junior goalie Liz Mata.