Higher Education
Biotechnology tools presented to postdocs at biannual fair
On July 23, biomedical companies attended BPC’s Vendor Fair with their newest tools, which “determine what questions [postdocs] can ask experimentally.”Law lecturers sue Gov. Corbett for right to marriage
Earlier this month, two Penn Law lecturers joined in a lawsuit against Gov. Tom Corbett demanding that a federal court overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
Poli sci prof testifies at Pa. voter ID trial
Diana Mutz, professor of political science and communication, testified as an expert witness last Friday in a trial on the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s voter identification law.Penn waitlist admissions sees five-year low
The University has admitted 43 students into the Class of 2017 from the waitlist this year in its lowest number of acceptances from the waitlist since 2008.
Professor's remarks calling god 'a white racist' create controversy
Following the outcry over the not-guilty verdict of George Zimmerman, Penn professor Anthea Butler has created outcry herself over comments calling god “a white racist.”Two Wharton professors partner on new social enterprise e-book
“Social Entrepreneurs’ Playbook” will focus on “[doing] more with less” and maximizing the impact of available funds. “The key aspect of this book and social entrepreneurship is to apply the business discipline in the social enterprise,” said co-author James Thompson.Provost Vincent Price to represent Penn at online education lab
From July 21-23 , Provost Vincent Price will represent Penn at a discussion with other universities’ administrators about the future of online education, including massive online open courses. Penn has seen enrollment of over a million in its Coursera MOOCs.Pa. budget allocates more funding to Penn programs for 2014
The University’s funding from the state of Pennsylvania will increase slightly for fiscal year 2014, which includes the coming school year. The School of Veterinary Medicine and the Center for Infectious Disease will receive the majority of the funds.Penn sees highest yield rate since 2007
Penn’s yield this year increased about one percentage point to 64.3 percent, the highest since 2007. Of the 3,785 applicants admitted this admissions cycle, 2,432 have already indicated their intention to enroll, surpassing the school’s target class of 2,420, Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said.
Penn Law School, FactCheck.org win Webby Awards
Both Penn Law School’s website and the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s FactCheck.org won People’s Voice Webby Awards on Tuesday.Grad schools work on diversity
Administrators agree that while there is still much progress to be made, their efforts to increase the number of underrepresented minority graduate students across the University have been successful.Two Penn websites to compete for Webby Awards
Both FactCheck.org, which is run by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s website are competing for the Webby Awards, which honor “the best of the web.”
Penn announces next SAS graduate dean
History and Africana Studies professor Eve Troutt Powell will serve as the next associate dean for graduate studies in the School of Arts and Sciences, the University announced Monday.Penn alum to be inaugurated as University of Sciences president
The new president of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, who was earned three degrees at Penn, will be inaugurated this Friday.Students and faculty advocate for medical research funding in D.C.
Twenty graduate students and faculty members headed down to Washington, D.C. Monday to advocate for funding for medical research.GAPSA takes stance against sequestration
The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly is taking a political stance against sequestration.