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HIV Wistar Institute

Wistar Institute opens HIV research center in hopes of finding a cure — as federal government ends vaccine studies

Lawmakers, education leaders condemn Penn for dropping DEI protections in response to executive order

Penn DEI scrub hearing

Author Kurt Vonnegut's rarely seen drawings are on display at Drexel

Kurt Vonnegut Art

Philadelphia Housing Authority 'aggressively' buying apartments to boost affordable housing inventory

PHA Affordable Housing

Trump administration plans to freeze $175 million in federal funding to Penn over trans athlete policy

Trump funding cuts Penn

Market Street Bridge to close for 14 months starting August 2026 during $149 million rebuild

Market Street Bridge to close for 14 months during PennDOT improvement project

University City food hall plan revived at Bulletin Building after original operator withdrew from project

Gather Food Hall

With a lack of natural soil in Philly, Penn is testing using recycled glass for an alternative mixture

Penn glass compost trees

Weekend Book Bash to host 10 fantasy authors in University City next month

Weekend Book Bash

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream plans to triple its shops in the Philly region

Van Leeuwen Philly

Penn's 133-year-old Fisher Fine Arts Library to undergo $17.8 million renovation

Fisher Fine Arts Library renovation

Penn is among U.S. colleges changing financial aid eligibility in move to make college more affordable

Penn financial aid

Drexel administrator charged for alleged drunken confrontation with police inside SEPTA station

Drexel Administrator Charged

Three nurses struck in hit-and-run while treating 28-year-old who had been shot

Penn Presbyterian hit-and-run

Fine Wine & Good Spirits to open store at Schuylkill Yards development in University City

FWGS University City

Family-Friendly

'Ice Dinosaurs' exhibit at Academy of Natural Sciences gives a glimpse into the world of Arctic predators

Ice Dinosaurs Academy Drexel

Santucci's Pizza plans three new restaurants in South Jersey and one in University City

Santuccis Square Pizza

University City's summer concert series returns after 5-year hiatus

University City concerts

Penn Medicine to open new proton therapy center in University City

penn Presbyterian proton

Cork & Candles scent bar expands to University City, its third location in the Philly area

university city cork candles

Jazz, boats and beers at the zoo: Your weekend guide to things to do

Philly Weekend guide

Wistar Institute opens research center dedicated to finding an HIV cure

Wistar Institute HIV Research

Denis O’Brien named interim president of Drexel following John Fry's departure for Temple

Denis O'Brien Drexel interim president

University City Dining Days returns to pre-pandemic numbers, with more than 30 participating restaurants

University city dining days co-op

Amtrak, NJ Transit service suspended amid power outage, fire near New York City

Amtrak delays philly

Penn interim President J. Larry Jameson to stay through 2025-26 academic year or until successor found

J. Larry Jameson Penn president

West Philly Zine Fest to showcase art, books and comics by local artists

West Philly Zine Fest

Lancaster Avenue Jazz Festival to bring brass bands to West Philadelphia

Lancaster Jazz Fest

Pro-Palestine protesters depart Drexel encampment following police order

Drexel Palestine Encampment

Drexel resumes in-person classes after university calls on pro-Palestinian encampment to disband

Drexel university encampment

Demonstration erupts at Penn after pro-Palestinian protesters attempt to occupy academic building

University of Pennsylvania Penn police

Pro-Palestine protesters march through University City after Penn encampment disbandment

University City protest Penn

Philly police disband pro-Palestine Penn encampment, arrest 33 protesters

penn arrests protesters

Penn encampment continues into second week after talks with administration

Penn Palestine encampment chant

University of Pennsylvania grad students workers vote to unionize

Penn grad union election

Penn interim president orders pro-Palestine protesters to end encampment

UPenn encampment statue

Graduate student workers hold rally, accuse Penn of union-busting tactics

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Grocery Outlet to occupy ground floor of new apartment building in University City

University City Apartments

Penn Relays documentary explores history, cultural significance of annual track meet at Franklin Field

Penn Relays Documentary

Without clearly notifying public, Penn Museum buries remains of 19 Black Philadelphians held in its collection

Penn Museum burial

Escaped prisoner Shane Pryor fled University City with help of another teen, police say

Shane Pryor Diggs

Video shows teen fugitive Shane Pryor in CHOP building moments after escape

Shane Pryor Escape

Police search for 17-year-old accused of murder who escaped custody outside CHOP

murder suspect escape CHOP

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