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Black superheroes exhibit

Philadelphia is the birthplace of the first Black superhero. His story and others are part of a new Penn exhibit

Appeals court vacates order for Penn to submit list of Jewish students, faculty to federal government

Penn EEOC vacated

Restoring Black Bottom's name is a step toward justice for the West Philly neighborhood, longtime advocate says

Walter Palmer Black Bottom

Penn student who went viral for his dorm room design wins $100,000 prize in a content creator competition

UPenn design creator

GLP-1 meds cause more hair loss than other drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes, Penn study finds

Hair Loss GLP-1s

Penn grad killed in 'unprovoked' stabbing in Times Square

Times Square Stabbing

Americans are increasingly opposed to data centers, Penn polling finds

Data centers opposition

Penn professor who translated 'The Odyssey' slams Christopher Nolan's movie as 'gimmicky' and 'abysmal'

Odyssey Emily Wilson review

Federal government drops request for names of Penn's Jewish students, staff

Penn antisemitism lawsuit

How deaf Philadelphians developed their own sign language 'accent'

ASL Philly accent

'Odyssey' movie boosts sales of Penn professor's translation of Homer's epic

Emily Wilson

How a Penn professor influenced the modern language in 'The Odyssey' movie

The Odyssey movie

World Cafe Live says it's entering an 'exciting new era.' Workers and its landlord still have issues with its past

World Cafe Live

Penn President J. Larry Jameson plans to step down next summer

Penn president resigns

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may help lower risk of breast cancer, Penn study finds

Breast Cancer GLP-1s

Reducing nurses' patient loads would save lives and reduce hospital costs, Penn study finds

Nurses Safe Staffing

Penn appeals order to release info on Jewish students and employees

Penn Jewish appeal

Penn community says proposed changes to guidelines on campus demonstrations infringe on free speech

Penn open expression guidelines

Judge rules Penn must turn over list of Jewish people on campus

Penn court ruling

Penn officials, graduate student workers reach tentative deal after nearly 2 years of negotiations

Penn grad contract

John Legend is composing his first stage musical, an adaptation of 'Imitation of Life'

John Legend musical

Since affirmative action ended, Philly universities have actually enrolled more Black students

College diversity affirmative action

AI tools fail at most real-world jobs, but workers still fear being replaced

Open AI ChatGPT

Penn groups seek to block creation of federal 'registry' of Jewish students and faculty

Penn lawsuit ACLU

Penn graduate John Ternus reportedly in the running to become Apple's next CEO

Apple Tim Cook

Looking Back at 2025

Looking back at 2025: How Penn scrambled to navigate pressure from the Trump administration

Donald Trump vs. Penn

Forbes' 30 Under 30 list features nine Philly-area people, including the creator of a kid-safe power tool

ChompShop 30 Under 30 2026.jpg

When FDR moved Thanksgiving to an earlier date in 1939, he killed a Philly holiday tradition

Thanksgiving Penn Cornell

New insights on weight-loss drug Mounjaro may lead to better treatments for impulsive eating

Binge eating drugs

What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain

Air Pollution Philly

3,000 Philly-area security guards get pay raises with new union contract

security guard contract

Penn data breach included info about Joe Biden and ex-university president Liz Magill, hackers claim

Disparaging email sent to Penn students, alumni is fake, university says

Penn fraudulent email

Penn rejects Trump administration's proposal to exchange operational influence for funding advantages

Penn Trump Compact

Penn project seeks to get to know the wildlife that 'shares our cities with us'

Penn Vet camera project

Children's Health

Long COVID risk for children doubles after second coronavirus infection

Penn students are randomly being slapped while walking near the college

Penn slapping

Penn receives anonymous $10 million donation for urban research

Penn donation

Penn law school adds Sadie Alexander fellowship after backlash over pausing scholarship named after activist

Penn scholarship alexander fellowship.jpg

Penn physics professor wins international award. Could a Nobel Prize be next?

Charles Kane Lorentz Medal

Wonder to open its third Philly food hall in University City next week

wonder university city

Penn closes office of equal opportunity in law school and pauses scholarship for students studying racial justice

Penn DEI office scholarship

Final design for Philly's Sadie T. M. Alexander statue unveiled

sadie alexander statue

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