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Beyond Penn

11/13/13 10:33pm
The Daily Pennsylvanian sits down with Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri to discuss her competition experience.
11/13/13 8:47pm

Panel explores public opinion on Israel-Palestine negotiations

J Street U Penn, a branch of the national group that promotes a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict hosted the panel as part of political action week.
11/12/13 6:46pm
The University City District is working to encourage area businesses to make use of Philadelphia’s Storefront Improvement Project, which subsidizes the renovation of storefront facades.
11/11/13 7:54pm

Q&A: Penn grad talks about her book on female wound

Trisha Low, a 2011 College graduate, has just published her first book, “Compleat Purge.”
11/06/13 6:23pm
Chill Moody, a native of 56th Street and Landsdowne Ave., debuted his third music video on MTV on Monday night.
11/06/13 1:13pm

Philadelphia a biotech jobs hotspot

The ease of conducting clinical trials and development opportunities for early stage companies in Philadelphia have made the city one of the top 10 cities in the country for biotechnology jobs.
11/05/13 10:39pm

Penn grad loses bid for city controller

Despite low turnout at the ballots on Tuesday, Democrats prevailed across the board.
11/04/13 6:23pm
In May, a group of high school students, along with the help of Engineering without Borders, installed a water tank that would help them transport barrels of rainwater to the field of crops on their school farm.
11/04/13 6:13pm
DPS stressed that people who want to use the bridge at night should remain aware of their surroundings, and use Penn services that can get them safely to their destinations.
11/04/13 5:44pm
Penn has signed a 20-year lease for four floors of office space in the building but the tower’s primary tenant will be FMC Corporation, a specialty chemical company.
11/03/13 4:12pm
The Comprehensive Cancer Care Program, developed by the School of Veterinary Medicine, helps pets and their owners fight through cancer.
11/03/13 3:05pm
Student nurses in their junior year are encouraged to look for externship programs that allow them to work in hospital units and get hands on experience.
10/30/13 8:39pm
Penn students have a long history working with Puentes de Salud, a health clinic which provides healthcare access for South Philadelphia’s growing Latino population.
10/30/13 6:26pm
Woodlands Cemetery is home to 54 acres of green space, ancient trees and the resting places of notable figures.
10/28/13 8:55pm

Penn stays silent over Peking University prof departure

Penn has many ties with the Chinese university. In March 2010, Penn entered a memorandum of understanding with Peking University, and many of Penn’s schools work closely with the Chinese university.
10/28/13 5:25pm

Vet researchers develop treatment for dog blindness

The treatment is a gene therapy targeted at dogs with Best’s disease, a hereditary form of macular degeneration that occurs in humans as well as dogs that results in blindness.
10/23/13 11:35pm
The academy helps West Philadelphia students prepare for high school and college.
10/23/13 6:06pm
4224 Baltimore, a mixed-use building has received strong community support and will include several building amenities.
10/21/13 8:16pm

More Ph.D. students pursue work outside academia

Some attribute this change in job shifts to cuts in research funding and monetary benefits of the private sector.
10/21/13 7:22pm

Retired bus driver recounts life of jazz

Donald Hutchins, a retiree of the U.S. Mint and the Department of Recreation, has spent the past seven decades going to jazz shows in Philadelphia and has seen nearly every major jazz musician from the 20th century.