Articles by Kevin Sporici
04/30/21 12:03am
Penn Environmental Group releases sustainability cookbook for students
The cookbook contains vegan and vegetarian recipes, as well as some that include meat and seafood. There are also pages dedicated to indoor herb gardening, composting, local farmers’ markets, and multipurpose cooking. 04/08/21 11:37pm
Penn study creates framework for researching misinformation and media bias
The study, published last week in the Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences, created a framework for researching misinformation and its impact on democracy. 04/08/21 12:45am
Penn professor submits rapid, at-home COVID-19 test for FDA approval
If approved, the portable breath tests could be used to monitor COVID-19 positivity among people across the world. 03/16/21 11:17pm
Duke University issues stay-in-place order after COVID-19 outbreak
Duke has had over 180 positive cases and 200 students quarantined through contact tracing in the past week alone — the largest one-week jump since the start of the pandemic. 02/18/21 1:21am
Penn grad steps in as general manager of Reading Terminal Market amid financial trouble
Annie Allman, a 1988 College graduate, hopes to utilize her previous experience in marketing to increase foot traffic at the Philadelphia institution. 02/02/21 11:59pm
Wharton MBA welcomes back inaugural cohort of deferred admits for new program
The Moelis Advance Access Program is a deferred admission program that allows undergraduate students to apply for deferred admission to the Wharton MBA after two to four years of work experience. 01/25/21 12:45am
Penn Labs creates Hub@Penn to provide easy access to University resources
The website displays contact information and descriptions for 97 campus organizations, ranging from Counseling and Psychological Services to Penn Women's Center. 12/07/20 12:58am
Medical experts discuss obstacles to COVID-19 vaccine distribution at Penn panel
The panel, called “Coronavirus Vaccine: Addressing the Challenges in Distribution and Uptake,” took place virtually on Friday and was hosted by Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. 10/28/20 12:14am
New initiative from Penn researchers aims to advance anti-racist healthcare models
The initiative was created in response to police brutality against Black people as well as the COVID–19 pandemic's disproportionate effect on the Black community. 10/25/20 10:26pm
Pa. lawmakers introduce law to bar colleges from asking for applicants' criminal records
The bill would apply to about 94,000 students among the 14 state-owned universities — which will soon be consolidated into 10 — in Pennsylvania 09/29/20 11:12pm