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Recent News About University of Pennsylvania
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Vitality in diaspora: Cheikh Anta Babou on Senegalese Murid communities
In his new book, the associate professor of history captures the spirit of the Senegalese Murid diaspora.
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Accessing an artistic archive
Rising senior Min Park, an art history major in the College of Arts and Sciences, is a curatorial intern at the Institute of Contemporary Art through Penn's Summer Humanities Internship Program. (Photo: Wendy Qian)
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On-farm opportunities and challenges for solar development
Today in the lower 48 states, nearly two-thirds of land is used for agricultural purposes.
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Decoding how the brain accurately depicts ever-changing visual landscapes
A collaborative study finds that deeper regions of the brain encode visual information more slowly, enabling the brain to identify fast-moving objects and images more accurately and persistently.
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The intonation Black/biracial men use to speak about race
In a study of college-educated biracial men, ages 18 to 32, sociolinguist Nicole Holliday found that, when asked about race, this group frequently brought up law enforcement unprompted and discussed the subject using vocal tone more generally associated with white speakers.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: Obscuring the truth can promote cooperation
Remember Napster?
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From Keystone Today
OPINION: Fighting to keep healthcare workers safe
The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has ravaged communities across Pennsylvania and the country, requiring millions of healthcare workers to sacrifice their safety and well-being to treat the most vulnerable and keep the rest of us safe.
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Cost of college went up for all students at the University of Pennsylvania
Tuition and fees rose 3.8 percent for 2018-19 at the University of Pennsylvania, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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8 percent of applicants to the University of Pennsylvania were admitted for fall 2018
At the University of Pennsylvania, 95 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 54 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Graduates earn 8,106 degrees, certificates from the University of Pennsylvania
About 20.5 percent of the 8,106 degrees and certificates handed out by the University of Pennsylvania in 2017-18 were to students in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.