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What Villanova’s Win Means for a Philly Hoops Fan
The very first time I went to the Palestra, I almost got run over by Bill Cosby. My dad took me to the Atlantic 10 […]
Study: Yelp Pretty Good at Helping Patients Pick Hospitals
Want to figure out how to get the best health care in town? Check out Yelp. New Penn research — published in April issue of […]
Penn, Drexel Place Finalists in “Coolest Startups” Competition
Penn has placed three finalists into Inc. Magazine’s Best College Startup of 2016 competition. Drexel added a fourth, making Philly-based teams one-fourth of the competition’s […]
65 Years Ago Today, Philadelphia Helped Birth the Commercial Computing Revolution
Today is the anniversary of a major development in computing history — and it happened right here in Philadelphia. On this date in 1951, the […]
Med School Deans Criticize Biden’s “Cancer Moonshot”
A coalition of medical school leaders have joined to criticize Vice President Joe Biden’s “Cancer Moonshot” initiative — a plan he launched in January at […]
Penn Prof: “Don’t Grade Schools on Grit”
There’s probably no person in America who has done more to popularize the idea of “grit” as an essential component of a child’s success than […]
How Penn Parties Now
It takes three seconds for the champagne to spurt out once the bottle’s opened — four and a half if you’re lucky. Minutes before midnight, […]
These Are All the Times Big 5 Teams Squared Off During March Madness
As you probably know by now, there’s a chance that Villanova and Temple play each other in the second round of the NCAA Tournament this […]
Penn Survey: Zika Has People Really (Really) Confused
If the latest survey on Zika performed by Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center is any indication, people are really confused about the virus.
Summit Planned for “International Entrepreneurs”
The International House Philadelphia will be host to the First Annual International Entrepreneurs Summit of Philadelphia later this month, March 22. The event will feature […]
No More Tackling at Ivy League Football Practices
In what could be the first faint peal of a death knell for college football, the Ivy League has announced that it will no […]
Two Philly Colleges Among Best at Bridging Gap Between Humans and Computers
While technology is made to advance, it’s also made to be accessible. UX Design, an emerging field of computer science and engineering, is closing the gap […]
Penn to Raise Tuition 3.9 Percent
Penn will raise tuition by 3.9 percent for 2016-17 undergrads, the Daily Pennsylvanian reports. The total yearly cost of attendance — including room, board, and […]
New Penn Design Dean Leaving Texas Because of “Campus Carry” Gun Law
The new dean of Penn’s School of Design says he never would have left his old job if it weren’t for guns. Frederick Steiner, announced […]
Daily Pennsylvanian Article at Center of Marco Rubio Bible Quote Flap
UPDATE: Rick Tyler, Cruz’s communications director, has been asked to resign after posting the DP story in question. “Rick Tyler is a good man. This […]