University of Pennsylvania Law School to Hold Symposium on Sex Trafficking and Labor Trafficking
November 06, 2009
Feminist and anti-trafficking activist Gloria Steinem will be speaking at the labor trafficking symposium Nov. 13.

Penn Biologist Joshua Plotkin Awarded Packard Fellowship
November 06, 2009

Penn Park Groundbreaking Is Today at 1 p.m.
November 05, 2009
With completion scheduled by 2011, Penn Park is the centerpiece of Penn Connects, the University’s 30-year master plan.

Penn Students Are the Teachers in “Dancing With the Professors” Competition
November 05, 2009

There’s a Speed Limit to the Pace of Evolution, Penn Biologists Say
November 02, 2009
While much is known about the qualitative aspects of evolutionary theory — that organisms mutate and these mutations are selected by the environment and are gradually absorbed by the entire population, very little is known about how, or how quickly, this is accomplished.

University of Pennsylvania Moves Forward With 24-Acre Penn Park; Groundbreaking Scheduled for Nov. 6
November 02, 2009
Penn Park, the centerpiece of Penn Connects, the University’s 30-year master plan, will bring 20 percent more green space to the urban campus, while creating a new gateway uniting University City with Center City.

Penn Students to Mix Candy With Environmental Awareness in ‘Reverse’ Trick or Treat
October 29, 2009
University of Pennsylvania students will treat neighbors to candy and information about recycling and composting as well as energy-conservation tips in a “reverse” trick-or-treating Saturday.

Penn, Drexel, Jefferson and Local Health Organizations to Address Health-Care Issues and Immigrant Communities
October 28, 2009
The University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Public Health Initiatives, the Law, Design and Medicine schools at Penn and University of Pennsylvania Health Services are teaming up with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, the Philadelphia Migration Project, Drexel University and Thomas Jefferson University to host a roundtable discussion on the health of immigrant communities.

North Carolina Sea Levels Rising Three Times Faster Than in Previous 500 Years, Penn Study Says
October 28, 2009
An international team of environmental scientists led by the University of Pennsylvania has shown that sea-level rise, at least in North Carolina, is accelerating.

Fighting Sleep, Penn Researchers Reverse the Cognitive Impairment Caused By Sleep Deprivation
October 26, 2009
The research team believes that the cognitive deficits caused by sleep deprivation, such as an inability to focus, learn or memorize, may be reversible by reducing the concentration of a specific enzyme that builds up in the hippocampus of the brain.

» News Releases

Ground Breaking to Begin on Penn Project
Philadelphia Inquirer | November 06, 2009
President Amy Gutmann and Vice President Anne Papageorge of Facilities and Real Estate Services discuss Penn Park.

Has the Web Really Turned Us Into Loners? A New Study Questions That Conventional Thinking
Washington Post | November 05, 2009
Keith Hampton of the Annenberg School for Communication is cited for his research on social-networking trends.

Abu Dhabi Seal Reveals Ancient Past
USA Today | November 05, 2009
Holly Pittman of the School of Arts and Sciences is cited for her article discussing the unearthing of an ancient seal in Abu Dhabi.

Video: Sewing the Seeds of Hope, Literally
WPVI-TV (Philadelphia) | November 04, 2009
Tariro Mupombwa, a student in the School of Medicine, is featured for her program that donates sewing machines to elderly Zimbabwean women.

TV, Radio Talkers Shaping Political Discourse in U.S.
“NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” (PBS) | November 04, 2009
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg School for Communication discusses rhetoric used by television’s talking heads.

Penn Moves Forward on 24-acre Park; Groundbreaking Scheduled for Nov. 6
University City Review | November 04, 2009
Penn Park’s groundbreaking plans are featured.

Four Years Later, It's Seth's Office
Metro | November 03, 2009
Chad Dion Lassiter of the School of Social Policy and Practice comments on the Philadelphia district attorney election.

Radio Coverage: Debate Over Ancient Artifacts Reaches Penn
WHYY Radio (Philadelphia) | November 03, 2009
Penn Museum plays host to a forum debating ownership of archeological findings.

Penn Law Students See Their Work in Action at SCOTUS
Legal Intelligencer | November 03, 2009
Stephanos Bibas, Amy Wax, James Feldman and Yolanda Vazquez of the Law School join law students Rachel Fendell, Bill Coglianese and Sripriya Narasimhan in discussing their contributions to arguments in a Supreme Court case.

Penn Park Moves Forward
Philadelphia Business Journal | November 03, 2009
Penn Park’s groundbreaking is highlighted.

» Penn in the News

40th Anniversary of “Sesame Street”
November 05, 2009

Philadelphia Transit Strike
November 04, 2009

Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Bankruptcy
October 20, 2009

Youth Violence: Chicago and Nationwide
October 09, 2009

Same-Sex Marriage in Washington, D.C.
October 08, 2009

Parenting
September 30, 2009

60th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China
September 28, 2009

Medical Malpractice Suits and Medical Costs
September 01, 2009

Sen. Edward Kennedy’s Civil Rights Legacy
August 26, 2009

Increasing Oversight of Interrogations of Terrorism Suspects
August 25, 2009

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