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Three Quotes That Suggest Penn Alum Elon Musk Doesn’t Fully Understand Humans Yet

Penn alum Elon Musk has always seemed a bit out there — literally: The Tesla and SpaceX founder has long cast his eyes to the […]

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TV’s Dr. Oz Defends Against Calls for Dismissal

Dr. Mehmet Oz — better known as “Dr. Oz” to his television audience — is coming under increasing attack for promoting what critics say are […]

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TONIGHT: Dr. Rachel Levine to Speak at Day of Silence Event at Penn

Tomorrow, April 17th, is National Day of Silence. The movement, founded by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) in 1996, is the largest student-led effort […]

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Penn A Cappella Alum John Legend to Produce A Cappella Series on Pop

John Legend, who cut his teeth singing with Penn a cappella group Counterparts, is set to produce Sing It On, a new a cappella-focused series on Pop.

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Scientists Are Growing Vaccine-Laced Lettuce at Penn’s New South Bank Site

The Inquirer’s Inga Saffron took a look last week at Penn’s short-term plans for its new site on the South Bank of the Schuylkill River, which […]

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Penn Professor Sparks Controversy With Michael Brown Poem

  A Penn professor has stepped into controversy for a new poem describing the autopsy of Michael Brown, the young man whose shooting by a […]

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The Real Reason Penn’s Tuition Is Going Up Again This Year

Penn has just announced that the cost of its undergrad tuition will go up by 3.9 percent this year. This is the sixth year in […]

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DO THIS: Pussy Riot’s Coming to Philly Next Week

Nadya  Tolokonnikova and Masha Alekhina, perhaps better known as two members of Russian art collective Pussy Riot, are coming to Penn next Tuesday for a […]

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What the Hell Happened to Penn Basketball?

“Finally,” my friend Chris said, “We have a basketball team again!” It was the first game of the 2010-11 basketball season. Penn was about to […]

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Philadelphia’s New Boom

Were you here in 1987? (Actually: Were you even born?) If you were, maybe you remember the thrill of One Liberty Place rising in the […]

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Art Installation Puts the Spotlight on a Long-Shuttered Chapel in University City

After years of sitting in quiet disuse, the St. Andrew’s Collegiate Chapel at Spruce and 42nd will open its doors to the public for a three-day-only […]

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Second Penn Meeting Disrupted by Protesters

Across the street from the inn at penn. Told you we'd be doing a special delivery to .@Penn! #pennfairshare pic.twitter.com/shRYEU7DSL — Philadelphia JwJ (@PhillyJwJ) February […]

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Penn Unveils Stunning Designs for the Pennovation Center

If it’s one thing we’ve learned covering the real estate scene in Philly it’s this: don’t sleep on Penn. Why? Because just when you finally […]

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WATCH: Anti-Comcast Activists Disrupt Penn Trustees Meeting

[Updated with David Cohen comment on FCC vote.] Anti-Comcast student activists disrupted a meeting of the Penn Board of Trustees this morning, protesting the company’s […]

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String of Robberies Near Penn, Drexel Appear to Be Connected

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTieepUNBm4 Police are warning that a string of robberies in West Philadelphia near the campuses of Penn and Drexel appear to be connected. Cops yesterday […]