04/19/18 7:32pm
Thousands of Benjamin Franklin’s documents were made available by the Library of Congress for the first time in honor of his death on April 17, 1790.
04/19/18 3:46pm
The firm purchased the building, located at 22 S. 40th Street, for $2.5 million from mental health care facility and reportedly plans to restore the building to its former glory through $5 million renovations expected to last less than a year.
04/19/18 2:32am
Experts say that it is likely that human remains from one of the oldest African American burial grounds in West Philadelphia still exist under the Penn-owned property today.
04/18/18 5:57pm
The jet, which belongs to Southwest Airlines, was en route from New York to Dallas when one of its engines exploded, sending pieces of debris against the main body of the aircraft, CBS News reported.
04/18/18 3:22am
According to an analysis of unpublished ICE data, 64 percent of immigrants arrested in PA, WV, and DE didn’t have criminal convictions. The national figure, on the other hand, is 38 percent.
04/17/18 1:18am
March 23: A theft was reported at Huntsman Hall between the late morning and early afternoon which resulted in losses totaling over $200.
04/15/18 1:15am
Penn Medicine will develop joint clinical care programs in the greater Philadelphia region with the Mercy Health System of Southeastern Pennsylvania and St. Mary Medical Center.
04/15/18 1:00am
The new Wawa store will be located across from Independence Mall in Old City and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2018.
04/13/18 2:08am
The event discussed the intricacies – and ambiguities – of sanctuary city policy and Penn's role within the immigration debate.
04/10/18 2:54am
The merger would boost Jefferson's annual revenue to $6 billion, still almost $2 billion short of the University of Pennsylvania Health System's revenue.
04/09/18 6:48pm
Kenney selected the nine members out of 27 final candidates who were nominated by the Education Nomination Panel, a group of appointed Philadelphia leaders that included Penn Provost Wendell Pritchett.
04/08/18 7:30pm
Mill’s longstanding probation case has proceeded since 2008, when he was first accused of involvement in an illegal drug sale.
04/07/18 6:45pm
"We can see these impacts as institutions like Penn continue to expand into the communities they occupy — by building dorms, dining halls, and academic buildings," Polybian Society Consul and College junior Brianna Raposo said.
04/04/18 11:19pm
Albington Senior High School announced plans to rename the school after a donation from Schwarzman, sparking outrage among the community.
04/03/18 10:29pm
Despite that the light poles were greased, as they were during the recent Super Bowl win, rioters still managed to climb them in a frenzy.
03/30/18 10:43pm
Cosby’s lawyers claimed that the judge's wife has a conflict of interest because his wife is a CAPS counselor for victims of sexual assault and has advocated for victims in the past.
03/29/18 2:57am
Penn and Columbia are the only two Ivies that do not have PILOT agreements, through which nonprofits make payments to local governments in lieu of any property tax.
03/29/18 12:11am
As a nonprofit, Penn is exempt from paying property taxes under the tax code even though it is the largest private employer in the city.
03/28/18 11:26pm
This increase in Pennsylvania follows a nationwide trend of organic food sales, reported by a USA Today analysis of data from the Organic Trade Association.
03/26/18 1:45am
The city also ranked first in complying with restrictions and third in ease of obtaining food truck licenses and permits, according to the Food Truck Nation report.
