Leder and his business partner met Romney when the candidate was at Bain Capital and they were at Lehman Brothers.

At the Kod*lab — a subsidiary of the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception Laboratory — students and researchers apply their skills to create dynamic and dexterous robots.

Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski spoke in Huntsman Hall on Thursday about his agency’s work in mobile communications.

Daphne Koller, co-founder and CEO of the free online course provider Coursera, hopes to bring her company into a global context.

From pursuing the candidate in a motorboat to lingering in a Las Vegas casino awaiting his arrival at a fundraiser, Parker and her press team never witness a dull moment.

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Even though my 22nd birthday is around the corner, I miss my parents and my brother and my mouse-free bedroom. I miss home.

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Guest lecturer John Seager entered the field of population control because his old boss fired him more than a decade ago. And yesterday, Seager came to speak at Penn because the same guy invited him back.

In 2010, a freshman named Kerry Scalora was earned Ivy Rookie of the Year. After being named Ivy League Rookie of the week for the second time in three weeks, current freshman Erin Mikolai has a chance to follow in Scalora’s footsteps.

Looking at the statistics, it is clear that Penn volleyball’s Dani Shepherd dominates the court. The junior sits atop the Division I standings in digs per set and has held the title for almost three weeks.

Penn held tight to Lafayette throughout the first half, with the Leopards carrying a 2-1 lead into halftime. Ultimately though, Lafayette pulled away from the Quakers during a five-minute span early in the second.

Last week, Brandon Copeland called a meeting with his defensive line, which had failed to record a sack through the first two games of the season. Saturday against Dartmouth, the Quakers had two sacks on the first drive of the game.

After following up a heartbreaking 42-34 six-overtime loss to Cornell with an exhilarating 24-20 win over Franklin Pierce on a 73-yard touchdown with nine seconds to play, the Quakers (1-1) have the world of Penn Athletics abuzz.

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