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Here’s what a PennMed researcher wants you to know about the dangers of vaping
Frank Leone, a pulmonologist at Penn Medicine, said vaping does not break addictive habits and is not a healthy alternative to cigarettes.
Fourth Black Ivy League Business Conference stresses need for diversity in recruitment
The annual conference began in 2016 and aims to connect passionate minority students across the Ivy League institutions with elite professionals in the fields of finance and consulting.
Penn Spectrum Weekend fosters alumni and student conversations on intersectionality
Penn Spectrum Weekend is a tri-annual conference, first held in 2010, that brings together alumni and students and focuses on identity and issues faced by communities at Penn.
Skimmerfest features headliners courtship. and zack villere
Skimmerfest took place on Shoemaker Green and featured three musical acts as well as games, giveaways, and free food.
Penn medical instructors supported 'race science' in 1800s, professor shares in Philo talk
During the talk, Brown discussed the work done by the Penn & Slavery Project to reveal Penn’s historical connections to slavery.
Center for neuroscience & society talk looks at impact of public health ads on behavior
The event was the first Center for Neuroscience & Society Public Talk of the 2019-2020 academic year.
This new wellness program leads you on a walk down to the Schuylkill River
The first hour-long wellness walk is taking place this Friday at noon and will start off with a 5-7 minute lecture on health literacy from the Penn Community Health and Engineering Librarian Amanpreet Kaur.
Penn officially renames school of design after Stuart Weitzman in a ceremony Thursday
The ceremony took place amid controversy surrounding the University’s decision to rename the school after current design graduate students sharply criticized the renaming.
Amazon reportedly set to open new grocery store in Philadelphia
In 2016, the e-commerce giant opened Amazon@Penn, a delivery and shipping center located underneath the 1920 Commons dining hall.
Penn program lets students work with polling data leading up to 2020 election
Some PORES fellows in past years have had the opportunity to visit NBC News on election night, making predictions and crunching data at the decision desk.
Two Philadelphia schools close temporarily after testing positive for asbestos
The two schools, which share a campus in Spring Garden, will undergo additional air tests to ensure that occupied areas are safe, Action News reported.
Philadelphia’s ban on cashless stores went into effect Tuesday
In addition to Sweetgreen, located on 39th and Walnut streets, the bill will also impact stores in Franklin’s Table, located on 34th and Walnut streets.
John Legend and comedians headline ‘Stand Up and Vote’ event at Penn
Stand Up and Vote featured performances from 1999 College graduate John Legend and comedians Mike Birbiglia, Michelle Wolf, Roy Wood Jr., and Aparna Nancherla.
Six of the seven Penn alumni in Congress support the impeachment inquiry against Trump
At the heart of the issue is a July call between Trump and Ukraine's president, in which Trump asked the leader to investigate Joe Biden, a Democratic presidential candidate and a former Penn Presidential Professor of Practice.
Four students resign from grad student assembly exec board, prompting special elections
Four members have resigned from the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly executive board, prompting a special election to fill the empty positions on Wednesday evening.
‘We were completely blindsided': PennDesign students frustrated by the school’s renaming
Students critiqued the University's decision to rename the school after Weitzman, a fashion icon and 1963 Wharton graduate, because his profession as a designer is not related to any academic program offered at Penn.
At Perry World House event, authors discuss adapting democracy to 21st century challenges
At the event, Berggruen and Gardels explored how democracy could be adapted to deal with challenges of the 21st century.
New Van Pelt Library exhibit highlights aesthetics of Indian manuscripts
The exhibit will run from Sept. 9 to Dec. 13. and is located in Kamin Gallery on the first floor of Van Pelt Library.
Penn Museum rebrands itself as a 'gift for the city' after recent renovations
The museum will fully re-open to Penn students on Nov. 13, and to the general public on Nov. 16, with redesigned galleries and a refurbished main entrance and auditorium.