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Michael Horowitz named director of Perry World House
Horowitz has served as interim director of PWH since July 2019 and will succeed PWH’s founding director, Penn Law professor William Burke-White.
Wharton to introduce its first course on artificial intelligence in 2021
Artificial Intelligence for Business will be the first course to be fully dedicated to studying AI in a business context.
Penn received nearly $258 million in foreign money — with possibly more to be disclosed
The identity of Penn’s foreign donors remains unclear in many cases, but some include Chinese banks, foreign pharmaceutical countries, and Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
U.S. Supreme Court will hear Philadelphia same-sex foster parents case
The City of Philadelphia alleged that Catholic Social Services violated the city's nondiscrimination laws by refusing to provide adoption services to same-sex couples.
Penn alum John Legend appointed to Vox Media board
At Vox, Legend will advise the company on strategic growth and venturing into new business opportunities and participate in regular board meetings.
Female leaders tell students to 'take a leap of faith' at fourth annual OWN IT summit
This year's conference, which was held at The Study at University City, marked the first time that the event was not held on Penn's campus.
Cyntoia Brown-Long explains how the criminal justice system failed her at BARS conference
Cyntoia Brown-Long and other formerly incarcerated individuals and criminal justice advocates discussed criminal justice reform at Saturday's inaugural BARS conference.
Temple University confirms three students have mumps. No cases have been reported at Penn.
Temple Student Health Services wrote in an email that they are working with students that may have come in contact with the patients to prevent the virus from spreading, NBC10 Philadelphia reported.
Penn Dems releases endorsements for the Pennsylvania Democratic congressional primary
The group's executive board voted unanimously to endorse five candidates to represent Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives: Dwight Evans (PA-03), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Conor Lamb (PA-17), and Eugene DePasquale (PA-10).
Penn students start club to strengthen sense of community among students with disabilities
Disability Advocacy @ Penn aims to strengthen Penn’s disability community and work with University administrators to improve services for students with a range of physical and cognitive disabilities.
PrEP is 99% effective in preventing HIV. The UA wants to raise awareness of the drug at Penn.
The initiative's focus is to make sure students know that they can get PrEP for free through the Penn Student Insurance Plan or at a reduced cost through SHS.
Drexel-area food truck PaperMill Fresh Asian Kitchen to open at Franklin's Table in March
PaperMill is a food truck that specializes in fresh Asian foods such as their signature "Spurritos," spring roll burritos wrapped in rice paper and stuffed with protein and vegetables.
West Phila. indie bookstore opens to foster community bonding and social justice activism
Located on 45th and Walnut streets, new independent bookstore Making Worlds aims to share the stories and ideas of marginalized groups, as well as foster a space for community bonding.
At Penn, former Bush official says unethical conduct is in a ‘whole new world with Trump’
Painter, who worked for former President George W. Bush, said ethical norms are declining under 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump's presidency.
Penn Medicine study finds missing one eye appointment can lead to vision loss in elderly
The researchers noted that appointment adherence is important for treating age-related macular degeneration, which is the leading cause of vision loss in individuals over 50.
History prof. Walter Licht will step down as Civic House faculty director in June
Licht, who is in his 43rd year at Penn, has served as Civic House's Faculty Director since 2002.
Penn Nursing receives most NIH funding for third consecutive year
In fiscal year 2019, Penn received $11.3 million, followed by the University of Washington School of Nursing with $11 million.
The Free Library of Philadelphia stops charging overdue fines to bring back patrons
The Free Library of Philadelphia eliminated overdue fines on Feb. 14.
Annenberg prof. named dean and CEO of Northwestern University-Qatar
Kraidy is currently the associate dean of the Annenberg School for Communication. He will assume his new position at Northwestern on July 1.