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News Releases
May 24, 2012
PHILADELPHIA –- Beginning July 1, the University of Pennsylvania will provide a tax offset of as much as $125 per month for employees who are covering same-sex...
May 24, 2012
PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania Police Department will participate in the national...
May 23, 2012
Philadelphia, PA – The University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE) and the...
May 22, 2012
Given how much time and money American political parties spend in redistricting, they may want to consider how voters are assigned to particular polling locations.
Two...
May 22, 2012
Many interstate highways across North America are about 50 years old, at the end of their lifespans and in need of repair or replacement. Some communities, such as Montreal, New Orleans and the...
May 22, 2012
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Winners of the collaborative Morris Arboretum-Woodmere Art Museum exhibit, 'Take a Seat!,' have been announced. Forty artists are included in the exhibition, and 70...
May 21, 2012
The goal of a hospital it to make patients well, but hospital-acquired infections can result in just the opposite. That’s why infection control has become a top priority in medical facilities —...
May 17, 2012
PHILADELPHIA — Targeted drug delivery is one of the more enticing applications of nanotechnology; by designing pharmaceuticals on an atomic scale, engineers hope to get them attacking...
May 17, 2012
A new study published by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the Broad Institute, and...
Penn in the News
May 25, 2012
National Public Radio
Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing discusses the nursing industry and access to care in health-care facilities.
May 25, 2012
Philadelphia Inquirer
Raquel Gur of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on people who suffer from schizophrenia.
May 25, 2012
National Public Radio
Keith Weigelt of the Wharton School shares his thoughts about Banking Grades, a Web site that ranks banks based on the “ratio of business loans of $1 million or less to total domestic deposits.”
May 25, 2012
Philadelphia Inquirer
Jonathan Supovitz of the Graduate School of Education comments on research about class sizes.
May 24, 2012
Philadelphia Inquirer
David Wessels of the Wharton School comments on Facebook’s IPO.
May 24, 2012
Reuters
Greg Kaplan of the School of Arts and Sciences is cited for a study about Americans moving between states.
May 24, 2012
CNN
David Wessels of the Wharton School contributes his thoughts about Facebook’s IPO.
May 23, 2012
“Good Morning America,” ABC News
Paul Rozin of the School of Arts and Sciences comments on a study about how product color impacts the amount of snacks a person eats.
May 23, 2012
Huffington Post
Tobias Barrington Wolff of the Law School says, “Penn’s decision to offer these benefits is important.”
May 23, 2012
Washington Post
The ‘Maya 2012: Lords of Time’ exhibit at the Penn Museum is highlighted.