Articles by Eva Nee
01/26/23 8:38pm
President Joe Biden nominates Penn alumna to Social Security Advisory Board
If the Senate confirms Lang’s nomination, Lang will advise the President, Congress, and Commissioner of Social Security on policies related to Social Security programs. 01/19/23 10:49pm
ProPublica investigation finds Penn Museum holds Native American remains, despite federal law
The investigation found that museums across the US hold more than 110,000 Native American remains, despite a 1990 federal law. 09/28/22 10:28pm
Developers are planning a new 34-story building close to Penn's campus
The building, which will be located at 3615 Chestnut Street, will have 363 units and be named The Mark at Philadelphia. 09/22/22 12:55am
Philadelphia sees largest increase in average tech salaries
The average tech salary in Philadelphia increased by 11.9% from 2021 to 2022. 09/20/22 11:09pm
Harvard agrees to return the remains of likely enslaved people to their descendants
Harvard has accepted recommendations from a committee that investigated how to properly return the remains to the descendants of the enslaved individuals. 09/16/22 12:18am
Penn Ph.D. student leads charge to build new subway line in Northeast Philadelphia
The proposed line, which will be called the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway, would stretch as far north as Neshaminy in Bucks County, Pa., and will continue south to Center City. 09/12/22 10:02pm
Wistar Institute launches biomedical technician training program
The 12-week paid program will consist of a cohort of 18 students who will train to work in biotech laboratories and in manufacturing cell and gene therapies. 09/05/22 10:31pm
Former Yale professor will appeal dismissed lawsuit, claiming Yale fired her over Trump tweet
Lee argued that Yale fired her in response to her 2020 tweets, which said that “just about all” of Trump’s supporters were suffering from “shared psychosis." 09/01/22 12:04am
Penn’s endowment has grown 364.8% since 2000 — the fastest rate in the Ivy League
After Penn, Yale University had the second fastest endowment growth at 209.4%, followed by Brown, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Cornell University. 08/31/22 6:31am
Research led by retired Perelman pharmacology professor under federal investigation
The investigation began after the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurotrauma issued a full retraction of three of Armstead’s research papers in June, as per Armstead’s request. 04/19/22 8:49am
Yale files two motions — one jointly with Penn — to dismiss antitrust lawsuit
Yale argued that they have used a different method for calculating financial aid than the other accused schools for the past 14 years. 03/16/22 12:53am
Developer to file lawsuit over legislation preventing the sale of University City Townhomes
The Philadelphia City Council approved the bill in a 15-1 vote on March 10, WHYY reported. 03/15/22 12:38am
Philadelphia Health Department addresses previous errors in reported COVID-19 vaccination data
In response, Philadelphia will now have a second team of experts to verify vaccine numbers in addition to a new monthly review of vaccination data, the Inquirer reported. 01/26/22 11:40pm
Students are relieved to have returned to in-person classes — but COVID-19-related concerns persist
Students largely said they were glad to be back in person and relieved that the University did not extend the virtual learning past Jan. 24. 01/20/22 9:04pm
COVID-19 cases fall citywide, indicating that Omicron peak may have passed in Philadelphia
New daily infections in Philadelphia, the neighboring counties, and South Jersey seem to have peaked between Jan. 9 and 12, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The average daily cases in Philadelphia have dropped by 40% over the course of this past week. 01/12/22 9:56pm
Penn Libraries extends winter break hours through virtual learning period
Most libraries are open under Winter Break's shortened hours and access is limited to only Penn community members through Jan. 23. 11/29/21 11:26pm
Penn senior named one of 12 Mitchell Scholars to receive funding for study in Ireland
Wragan, who majors in neuroscience at Penn, plans to continue studying neuroscience and chronic pain at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. 11/11/21 9:56pm
Man convicted of 1998 Palestra shooting allegedly defrauded COVID-19 relief programs
Kyle McLemore began planning a scheme to take advantage of COVID-19 relief programs less than a week after he was released from prison, prosecutors alleged. 10/18/21 12:22am
Penn Medicine study finds patients and employees experience racism in hospital settings
Penn Med researchers collected 90,786 reviews on Yelp and found instances of racism spanning 190 hospitals in 33 states. 10/11/21 12:47am