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Beyond Penn

12/09/13 6:27pm
A conversation on Mandela’s life and legacy led by DuBois Faculty Master William Gipson was held in DuBois immediately after the vigil ended.
12/09/13 5:32pm
The gift of more than 1,300 books came from Shirley and Marilyn Luber, wife and daughter of the late 1940 Wharton graduate and renowned Philadelphia art collector Gilbert Luber.
12/08/13 7:43pm
Former Penn grad and Deputy Director of the Center of Public Health Initiatives Wendy Voet is now the Executive Director of Women’s Way, an organization that lobbies for women’s health in the greater Philadelphia area.
12/08/13 7:26pm
Two Penn graduates established Preston’s Paradise six years ago, which has grown into a program with nine self-sustaining gardens and fresh produce truck.
12/05/13 10:58pm

Family alleges former researcher exposed to radiation without adequate permission

The family of former neuroscience researcher Jeffrey Ware claims that he was exposed to radiation without full knowledge of the study and gave permission while “cognitively impaired.”
12/05/13 7:50pm
Three Engineering grads turned their senior design project into a start-up, which launches on Kickstarter this weekend.
12/05/13 5:58pm

Penn opposes boycott of Israeli academic institutions

Despite the American Studies Association’s endorsement of a boycott of Israeli academic institutions on Wednesday, Penn remains adamantly against the measure.
12/04/13 11:23pm

Family of former Penn neuroscientist files lawsuit against Penn

The family allege that Penn physicians enrolled researcher Jeffrey H. Ware, who died from brain cancer in 2011, in a study without consent.
12/04/13 4:03pm
American Express offered a $10 credit to those who spent more than $10 at participating retailers.
12/02/13 2:50pm
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology donated about $3,000 to typhoon relief this weekend, in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan’s devastation in the Philippines last month.
11/25/13 6:51pm

History of Science Society awards Penn prof for his book

John Tresch, professor of the history and sociology of science, was recently awarded the 2013 Pfizer Award for Best Scholarly Book from the History of Science Society.
11/21/13 10:19pm

Civic House Associates Coalition hosts panel on food justice

The discussion, held as part of the Penn Political Coalition’s Political Action Week 2013, focused on food access and availability not only in Philadelphia but also in urban areas around the country.
11/21/13 4:30pm

New study looks at Twitter's portrayal of prescription drugs

The study analyzed over 2,100 tweets over a one-week period and found that most people were talking about abusing the medication rather than using it therapeutically.
11/20/13 6:50pm

Students rally with event to help typhoon victims

The PPA coffeehouse is one of many efforts among Penn students to raise money for those affected by the typhoon.
11/20/13 6:00pm
A study by two Graduate School of Education assistant professors shows that Philadelphia schools are spending less money per pupil yet performing as well as comparable districts.
11/18/13 7:06pm
The lawsuit charges the police with assault and battery, among other charges.
11/18/13 5:18pm
The Fed Challenge competition challenges students to analyze the state of the economy and create a monetary policy for Federal Reserve banks.
11/17/13 10:19pm

Penn researchers take the lead in Dark Energy Survey

Several Penn researchers have been involved in a project whose goal is to analyze why the universe is expanding contrary to the laws of gravity.
11/17/13 5:35pm
Symptoms include fever, severe headache and sensitivity to bright light.
11/17/13 1:13pm

Venture capital in Philadelphia at five-year high

Though, nationally, the number of venture capital deals has decreased.