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Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian

What do murder, biological warfare and gentrification all have in common? They all helped shape Penn as a world-leading institution. “Becoming Penn,” a new book written by professor John Puckett and and University Archives and Records Center Director Mark Frazier Lloyd, presents Penn’s rise to an internationally-reputed intellectual destination. “For Penn to be attractive to... international audiences, it had to develop as a place that fostered the greatest number of incentives to students to study,” Lloyd said.

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The University City Science Center's campus currently extends from 34th to 39th Streets along Market Street. (DP File Photo)

What do murder, biological warfare and gentrification all have in common? They all helped shape Penn as a world-leading institution. “Becoming Penn,” a new book written by professor John Puckett and and University Archives and Records Center Director Mark Frazier Lloyd, presents Penn’s rise to an internationally-reputed intellectual destination. “For Penn to be attractive to... international audiences, it had to develop as a place that fostered the greatest number of incentives to students to study,” Lloyd said.