University of Pennsylvania

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Penn Medicine treats two cancer patients with gene-editing tool CRISPR

University of Pennsylvania pilot program to offer free menstrual products on campus

upenn free menstrual products

Two more confirmed mumps cases at University of Pennsylvania

Carroll University of Pennsylvania Students

Penn Book Center closing in May after 57 years on 34th Street

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University of Pennsylvania acceptance rate reaches record low for Class of 2023

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Here's how you can earn $600 by drinking Philly tap water

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Wharton reclaims top business school title in U.S. News' latest rankings

Carroll University of Pennsylvania Students

Former Penn coach Jerome Allen says he took $300,000 in bribes

Jerome Allen, Penn

Penn's Perelman School of Medicine receives another top 10 ranking

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Broken bones linked to dog walks are on the rise among elderly adults

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Here's why cancer commonly spreads to the liver

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Restaurant, hotel rooms headed for mixed-use space in University City

4001-3 chestnut st ucity

Penn sophomore wins Oscar for 'Period. End of Sentence.'

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Penn runners catch theft suspect, but say real heroes are those who inspire fitness

Penn Running Club

Sixers owner Josh Harris gives $10 million to Penn’s Wharton School

Josh Harris

Larry Krasner is teaching a law class this spring to Drexel, Penn, Temple students

Stock_Carroll - Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner

Temple scientist developing blood test to better diagnose traumatic brain injuries

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Giant plans second Heirloom Market near Penn campus

Giant Supermarket

Woman allegedly raped at gunpoint early Saturday on Walnut Street Bridge

Carroll - University City

Penn earns D+ for leave-of-absence policies for students with mental illness

University of Pennsylvania Students carroll

Philly dermatologist wants to get under your skin – one word at a time

Carroll - Dr. Jules Lipoff

University City restaurant to offer healthy 'brain food' menu for students during finals week

co-op brain food salmon

Countering misinformation about flu vaccine is harder than it seems

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FDA approves new treatment for some leukemia patients

Acute myeloid leukemia

Penn study links social media use as a cause of depression and loneliness

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Two Penn students are now engaged, with some help from the school newspaper's crossword puzzle

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Penn study finds that black patients are much more likely to die of sudden cardiac death

Stock_Carroll - Penn Medicine

Don't know how to ice skate? Penn is offering five-week lessons

Carroll - Ice Skating at the Rothman institute Ice Rink

Local schools place highly in U.S. News & World Report ranking of best global universities

Carroll - University of Pennsylvania

Penn alum among victims in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Jerry Rabinowitz

Penn's Wharton School plans entrepreneurship building, scholarships with $25 million gift

Penn Wharton

Former Penn coach Jerome Allen pleads guilty to accepting bribe while coaching Quakers

Jerome Allen, Penn

Petition targets Penn Law professor for YouTube remarks on Kavanaugh hearing

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Penn's Wharton School receives $50 million gift, largest in history

University of Pennsylvania campus

Why older skin heals with less scarring

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Penn grad sues fraternity over giant flaming marshmallow incident

Castle Penn

Penn student's op-ed makes case for legalizing prostitution in Pennsylvania

Red Light DIstrict

Penn just made it possible to get an Ivy League bachelors degree online

Carroll University of Pennsylvania Students

Who will take the first tourist trip to the moon? Elon Musk's SpaceX reveals passenger tonight

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More college students seeking out counseling – but suicide still a huge problem

Carroll University of Pennsylvania Students

Higher Education

Jeb Bush will spend a few days each month on Penn’s campus this year

Jeb Bush

Penn alum John Legend becomes the first black man, and the youngest artist, to ever reach EGOT status

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Teenagers' brains make them more prone to addiction

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