The Silfen Forum event begins at 3 p.m. at Irvine Auditorium and is titled "Is There an Antidote for the Opioid Epidemic? Seeking a Cure for the Worst Drug Crisis in American History."
CIS Department hires more faculty and expands enrollment to meet rising student demand
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Gordon Ho
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April 10, 2019
The number of CIS majors at Penn has risen from 400 in 2015 to about 1,000 in December 2018, and about 40% of Penn’s undergraduate population takes at least one course within the CIS Department.
SP2 and Wharton launch online certificate program for student leaders in social service
By
Zoe Braccia
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April 10, 2019
The certificate program is free for current SP2 students, while SP2 alumni will need to pay $159 for the four-course program or $49 for each individual course.
The Latest
By
Jason Yan
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April 11, 2019
Many universities chose performers who are traditionally underrepresented in the music industry, including female artists and artists of color.
Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan talks trade war, federal deficit, and the Swedish economy
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Daniel Tan
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April 10, 2019
The event, “Appraising the Future,” was organized by the Penn Wharton Budget Model and moderated by its faculty director Kent Smetters.
As of April 9, three Penn students have been diagnosed with mumps. To avoid catching the contagious disease, Student Health Service Director Giang Nguyen urges students to avoid sharing vaping products, drinks, and food, as mumps spreads through saliva.
As of April 9, three Penn students have been diagnosed with mumps. To avoid catching the contagious disease, Student Health Service Director Giang Nguyen urges students to avoid sharing vaping products, drinks, and food, as mumps spreads through saliva.
CIS Department hires more faculty and expands enrollment to meet rising student demand
By
Gordon Ho
·
April 10, 2019
The number of CIS majors at Penn has risen from 400 in 2015 to about 1,000 in December 2018, and about 40% of Penn’s undergraduate population takes at least one course within the CIS Department.
SP2 and Wharton launch online certificate program for student leaders in social service
By
Zoe Braccia
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April 10, 2019
The certificate program is free for current SP2 students, while SP2 alumni will need to pay $159 for the four-course program or $49 for each individual course.
Three Penn students diagnosed with mumps as statewide outbreak grows
By
Julie Coleman
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April 10, 2019
The increase in cases follow an outbreak at Temple University that has sickened at least 140 students.
Animal café and scenic tours: semifinalists prepare pitches for Penn’s Wellness Challenge
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Courtney Daub
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April 10, 2019
Semifinalists are currently formalizing their pitches with help of the Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation staff and will give three-minute pitches during a “Big Idea Pitch Event” on April 25 to the public.
‘I’m a different kind of Democrat’: centrist John Delaney campaigns for president at Penn
By
Grant Bianco
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April 9, 2019
A major part of Delaney’s pitch focused on uniting the country in the face of increasing political polarization.
Gutmann announces 2019 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners
By
Simona Vigodner
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April 9, 2019
Both prizes award teams $100,000 for project implementation and $50,000 stipends for living expenses for each student in the year after graduation.
2018 College graduate publishes young adult novel she wrote while at Penn
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Mariri Niino
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April 9, 2019
He said she started drafting the book as a high school senior and rewrote it during her junior year at Penn while drawing inspiration from her coursework.
Penn Global to offer its first biology seminar course in Costa Rica
By
Jason Yan
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April 9, 2019
The course will be taught by Byron Pedler Sherwood, a senior fellow in the Biology Department, and will be offered to students from all four undergraduate schools with no prerequisites.
Penn Med study links childhood trauma with clinical depression in patients
By
Ali S Mohammad
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April 9, 2019
This is the first data–driven study to link changes in brain function to specific symptoms in patients with clinical depression.
A Wawa in Philadelphia will soon get a liquor license
By
Zoe Braccia
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April 9, 2019
Wawa won its bid for two liquor licenses, paying the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board $186,357 for a location in Philadelphia and $160,357 for a location in Delaware County.
The Penn Book Center will continue to host events in the store until the end of May.
Snort! Oink! Rescue pigs lounge on Locust for Wharton class project
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Felix Li
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April 8, 2019
The project was a part of MGMT 203's “Swag Day,” in which teams of students have to bring in an item or experience they obtained for free.
Two cases of mumps reported at Penn State following Pennsylvania outbreak
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Amy Kaplan
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April 8, 2019
This report follows the ongoing outbreak at Temple in addition to isolated cases at Penn and Drexel.
University City drivers could be charged a congestion fee within the next couple years
By
Bebe Hodges
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April 8, 2019
Philadelphia might implement a fee for driving in congested areas depending on the outcome of New York City's similar plans for 2020.
Quaker Days is now longer and includes ED students — but housing is more limited
By
Seth Schuster
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April 8, 2019
Scrapping the early decision student preview day, ConnectEd, this past February, Penn Admissions is changing the Quaker Days model – inviting ED students to join regular decision students on April 8, 10, and 17.
Penn & Slavery symposium reveals U. was funded by donations from owners of enslaved people
By
Ashley Ahn
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April 8, 2019
The symposium, which was a two-day event consisting of panels by historians and presentations by students, took place on April 3 and 4 and was co-hosted by the Program on Race, Science, and Society.
