Penn, Cancer Center president settle lawsuits
Two lawsuits that accused Craig Thompson — the president of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center — of taking research he conducted at Penn to start his own biotechnology company have been settled.
Two lawsuits that accused Craig Thompson — the president of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center — of taking research he conducted at Penn to start his own biotechnology company have been settled.
This October, a group of about 15 students will travel to San Francisco to visit technology companies, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs as part Tech Trek, a trip organized by four members of Students for Technology and Entrepreneurship at Penn and the Dining Philosophers.
For this admissions cycle, the Office of Admissions has added a second required essay to its Common Application supplement.
Since the University announced its partnership with Coursera last spring, it has launched five courses on the online learning system. It is planning to launch two additional courses — “Modern and Contemporary American Poetry” along with “Networked Life” — on Sept. 10.
This October, a group of about 15 students will travel to San Francisco to visit technology companies, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs as part Tech Trek, a trip organized by four members of Students for Technology and Entrepreneurship at Penn and the Dining Philosophers.
For this admissions cycle, the Office of Admissions has added a second required essay to its Common Application supplement.
Both academics and pundits have speculated for decades that there is race-based discrimination in the criminal justice system. Now, Law School professor David Abrams has finally confirmed this popular notion.
The Bridge Café, which replaced Au Bon Pain over the summer and is located on the ground floor of Huntsman Hall, opened officially to the Penn community Wednesday.
The Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology announced a landmark agreement on Tuesday with the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism through which it will indefinitely loan a collection of 24 gold jewelry pieces to Turkey.
In this feature, The Daily Pennsylvanian takes a look at some of the specific ways in which Penn’s four undergraduate schools are aiming to recruit and retain a diverse faculty.
Undocumented students at Penn are preparing to take advantage of a new federal policy that is one step closer toward making the DREAM Act a reality.
The popular food stop Wawa at 36th and Chestnut streets was part of a four-state wide recall of prepackaged fruit and parfaits.
Goldfarb, who previously led the OSC from 1996 to 2006, had been serving as interim director of the office over the summer following the retirement of Susan Herron. The OSC deals with matters of student discipline, including academic integrity issues and other student misconduct.
Not many people get to share a stage with former President Bill Clinton, but former Law School professor Elizabeth Warren will be one of them.
Through the position, Rock will serve as a senior adviser to President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price.
One year ago today, freshmen took cover from a rainstorm at the Palestra as Penn President Amy Gutmann declared them the most talented and diverse class Penn had ever seen. Tonight, they did it again.
Commons now includes Global Fusion, a make-your-own dining option that serves everything from tacos to noodles, as well as Pi, which serves pizza. It also features Fresh on the Walk and Gourmet Grocer, which both offer grocery store items.
In the face of rain and humidity, thousands of concertgoers in rain jackets and patriotic colors swarmed Benjamin Franklin Parkway for Philadelphia’s first annual Made In America festival this Labor Day weekend.
A Daily Pennsylvanian reporter recounts her experiences so far at the Democratic National Convention.
The Student Activities Fair, an annual New Student Orientation tradition hosted by the Student Activities Council, was cancelled Monday due to heavy rain and is rescheduled for Friday.