PennApps team creates AdBlock for real life
One PennApps team has created an app could work like Adblock for real life — and could potentially make them big bucks in the near future.
One PennApps team has created an app could work like Adblock for real life — and could potentially make them big bucks in the near future.
The School of Arts and Sciences Strategic Plan's proposes to include community service, internships or research as part of graduation requirements.
Even with a new college house on the way, Penn is not out with the old and in with the new.
The Penn Athletes and Allies Tackling Homophobia club on campus is a safe place for athletes and allies to talk about their sexuality and any relevant problems that occur within their athletic communities.
The School of Arts and Sciences Strategic Plan's proposes to include community service, internships or research as part of graduation requirements.
Even with a new college house on the way, Penn is not out with the old and in with the new.
Solving police prejudice means somehow eliminating the unconscious biases of those we trust with exercising the state’s monopoly on legitimate use of violence.
Further, it is not clear that an inability to pay tuition is an issue for potential community college students. Comprehensive subsidies exist already. What less advantaged students cannot pay for — namely necessary non-tuition expenses — is not covered.
In order to once again lead the world in education, the US must provide students with the higher education that can and will meet the demands of the growing and changing global economy.
The study found that only 8 percent of students say hello to security guards and only 1 percent of all students say thank you.
A study by researchers from Penn Medicine found that financial crises are followed by a notable number of suicides. The study, conducted with researchers at the University of Crete in Greece and the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, looked at suicide data in Greece from 1983 to 2012.
While the Admissions Office continues to work towards its goal of interviewing 100 percent of applicants, the effectiveness of the program remains unclear.
A progress report detailing the status of the Action Plan was released last February, and the results showed positive, albeit not overwhelming, results.
Some habits die hard. Few people understand this oft-quoted cliché better than Nikola Kocovic. The former Penn men’s tennis captain, who graduated from the College last year, is back with the program as an assistant coach for the 2014-15 season.
On a cold night at Rhodes Field, Mariano Gonzalez-Guerineau took the field for one final game with Penn men’s soccer. It was the end of a successful career, but the beginning of a new opportunity for the senior.
In his first competitive action since earning All-American honors at cross country Nationals, star junior runner Thomas Awad headlined the efforts of Penn track and field at the New York Armory Invitational over the weekend.
The percentage of graduates accepting jobs in the finance sector has been decreasing over the past five years.
From the murder at Copabanana to a crime spree that ended in a student arrest on 14 counts of burglary, last year saw a number of high profile incidents.
The "American drama" Philadelphia offers makes it the best place to host the 2016 Democratic convention. Philadelphia, New York and Columbus, Ohio are all vying to host the convention. Though New York has previously hosted the convention three times, Johnathan Capehart argues that there are various factors of the contending host venue in New York--the Barclays Center--that make it a less than convenient spot.
In the wake of the Jan. 24 Quad break-ins, one victimized Wharton freshman Christine Esserman calls for a higher level of security surveillance within the Quad.