Articles by Jenna Pollack
02/24/21 12:57am
Supreme Court denies Republican challenge to Pennsylvania’s presidential election results
A Supreme Court decision would have addressed the question of whether state courts have the right to change voting procedures set by the legislature. 02/17/21 1:30am
Wharton opts out of MBA rankings in the Economist and the Financial Times this year
Wharton was joined by Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School, and the Stanford Graduate School of Business in skipping the most recent rankings. 02/09/21 10:38pm
Mellon Foundation awards $5 million grant to support Penn professor's project
The project documents dispossessions of land, embodiments, and cultural values in the Americas from 1492 to today. 02/09/21 10:38pm
Mellon Foundation awards $5 million grant to support Penn professor's project
The project documents dispossessions of land, embodiments, and cultural values in the Americas from 1492 to today. 02/02/21 11:43pm
Penn Dental alum donates $5 million to create Center for Integrative Global Oral Health
The new center will conduct research on oral health policies at the global, national, and local levels, and facilitate conversations among educators and policymakers on health policy and health systems. 01/27/21 12:54am
Phila. will stop supplying Philly Fighting COVID with vaccines after switch to for-profit
The decision comes after PFC, which has already vaccinated thousands of Philadelphia residents, suddenly switched to a for-profit model and unexpectedly stopped offering COVID-19 tests. 11/18/20 12:31am
Harvard's affirmative action policies do not illegally discriminate, Court of Appeals rules
The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that Harvard University’s admissions process does not illegally discriminate against Asian Americans, upholding a federal court decision from 2019. 11/09/20 2:19am
Brown University will invite all undergraduate classes to campus for spring semester
Although the University recorded 8 positive asymptomatic COVID-19 test results from October 21-October 23, the most recorded in any three-day period so far, the positivity rate within that timeframe remained at 0.15%. 10/24/20 6:44pm
Longtime Almanac editor Marguerite Miller to retire after this semester
Miller has been the editor of Almanac, Penn's weekly journal of record, opinion, and news for University faculty and staff, since 2000. 10/04/20 6:55pm
Penn Law receives $50 million donation to expand public interest law program
The gift will expand the Toll Public Interest Scholars and Fellows Program, doubling the number of public interest graduates within the next decade through full and partial tuition scholarships. 09/27/20 3:25pm
Penn Vet study finds minimal long term health risks for 9/11 search-and-rescue dogs
The study found that deployment to these sites did not impact longevity or cause of death. 09/19/20 1:24pm
Penn falls nine places to No. 13 in 2021 Wall Street Journal college rankings
Penn placed second to last among the eight Ivy League institutions — outranking only Columbia University, which placed 15th. 09/13/20 9:23pm
Penn study proves promising for type 1 diabetes cure
A research team led by Penn scientists successfully transplanted insulin-producing cells into multiple animal models. 09/06/20 6:35pm
Penn Medicine hospitals named 2020 LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leaders
Penn’s six hospitals were among 495 given the highest designation of Healthcare Equality Leaders by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. 08/31/20 5:48pm
Philadelphia accepts $10 million grant to increase voting access for November election
The grant, which was accepted on Thursday, will be used to buy vote-counting equipment, increase satellite election offices, and place drop boxes around the city. 03/26/20 9:34pm
Philadelphia reports first coronavirus-related death
The man was in his 50s and had an underlying medical condition and he died shortly after he was admitted to the hospital, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. 03/26/20 8:06pm
Daniel Yoshor named Neurosurgery Department Chair at Perelman School of Medicine
Yoshor will begin his appointment on July 1, 2020. 03/05/20 7:59pm
Penn graduate and The Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur loses congressional election
Uygur finished in 4th place out of 12 candidates in the special primary election for Katie Hill’s former seat, earning approximately 5% of the vote, The New York Times reported. 02/27/20 7:44pm
Helen Gym, Penn graduate and Philadelphia city councilmember, endorses Bernie Sanders
Gym is the second elected official in Pennsylvania to endorse Sanders. 02/21/20 9:37pm