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Recent News About University of Pennsylvania
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A vigil in response to recent losses to gun violence
In the shadow of the LOVE sculpture, campus ministers and artists offered prayers, readings, and songs, supporting the community and imploring action in the wake of the lives lost in the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, in Laguna Woods, California, and in Uvalde, Texas.
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Quakers ante up for postseason play
The baseball team and the men’s lacrosse team will be in action this weekend in the Ivy League Championship Series and NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship, respectively.
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Facing climate change with optimism
In the course titled Climate Change & the Energy Evolution, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law students learn how to use their legal skills to decarbonize the world’s economy.
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A passion for addressing ‘meaningful causes’ with data
Senior Angelina Heyler, a systems science and engineering major who is submatriculating in Penn’s data science accelerated master’s program, spent her time at Penn fostering a passion for applied problem solving, building community, and playing Ultimate Frisbee.
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Rounding the bases and finding home at the Kelly Writers House
Penn alumnus, author, broadcaster, and former Major League Baseball player Doug Glanville shares stories of his life and career.
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What can browser history inadvertently reveal about a person’s health?
What can browser history inadvertently reveal about a person’s health?
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Battling bias
Justice Goodwin Liu of the California Supreme Court offered his take on implicit and structural bias during the Provost’s Lecture on Diversity and the Owen J. Roberts Lecture in Constitutional Law.
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The future of forests
With a warming climate, trees face an onslaught of changes—heat, drought, fire, flood, pests, and disease.
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Mark your calendars for Open Enrollment 2022-23
The annual opportunity for eligible staff and faculty to make changes to their health plan, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts starts April 18 and runs through April 29.
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‘Double standard’
Four student athletes enrolled in David Eng’s Asian American Literature and Culture course discuss the ‘model minority myth’ and how attributing success to race and nationality short-circuits the long, hard path of persistent determination.
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Three things to know about the fall midterms
Political scientist Marc Meredith shares his thoughts on redistricting, turnout, and races to watch.
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Composto attains EIWA Freshman of the Year acclaim
The 141-pounder went undefeated during the regular season against Ivy League and EIWA opponents, and earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championships.
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Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka on art and culture
Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka on art and culture
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Ellen L. Hanson and Richard E. Perlman commit $10M to create entrepreneurship through acquisition at the Wharton School
Their gift will establish Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) and support other programming at the Venture Lab.
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Leonard A. Lauder talks game-changing gift to Penn Nursing, and more
Lauder, a Penn alumnus and emeritus Trustee, donated $125 million to the University, establishing a new program for aspiring nurse practitioners who intend to work in underserved communities.
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True grit: On the block with Kennedy Suttle
The senior forward on the women’s basketball team chats about playing basketball at age 3, working out with Dwight Howard, why she likes playing defense, her favorite memory from her Penn career, and her plans for the future.
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Quakers beat short-staffed Columbia 81-66 on the road
Last week the University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball team knocked off flu-ridden Columbia on the road by a score of 81-66, fueled by a 23-point performance by former Ivy League Rookie of the Year Jordan Dingle.
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Change of plan
During the pandemic, Oliver Kaplan transferred to Penn looking for a fresh start.
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Record number of Penn swimmers headed to NCAA Championships
Lia Thomas, Catherine Buroker, and Anna Kalandadze of the women’s swimming & diving team will compete in Atlanta from March 16-19.
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Interaction with lung cells transforms asbestos particles
To better understand what happens once asbestos enters a human body, researchers in the School of Arts & Sciences took a nanoscale look at the mineral.