UPenn

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

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

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Double Knot spin-off to open at new UPenn food hall

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Penn president: Trump's immigration order is 'inimical to our values'

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In campuswide email, Penn assures it's a 'sanctuary' for undocumented students

'Build the wall' video, 'N***** Lynching' GroupMe leave Penn campus uneasy

Penn creates task force in wake of 'rape culture' protest

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Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine to campaign at UPenn this weekend

Penn student claims racial bias in university's handling of sex assault case

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Penn Alzheimer's Disease Center gets $8.8 million in NIH renewal funding

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Penn researchers create placenta-on-a-chip to study preterm birth

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Penn Medicine plans new tower for healthcare technology

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A professional Philadelphia sports team is playing for a championship

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Princeton, UPenn sign Letter of Intent for health system partnership

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WATCH: Mini-montage from drone at Penn Park

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Higher Education

Three Pennsylvania colleges rank in top 25 of Forbes' annual list

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Penn Medicine helps Philadelphia launch Mobile CPR Project

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Penn launches joint medical, law degree program

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Higher Education

Fitness trackers creeping on UPenn students as they sleep – for good reason

In Mauritius, Penn researchers find good nutrition promotes positive social development in kids

Joe Biden, Donald Trump to attend Penn graduation as guests

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Two Penn cooks launching Grassroots food truck to employ West Philly youths

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Penn researchers restore memory formation in sleep-deprived mice

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Penn joins Sean Parker in historic launch of cancer immunotherapy institute

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Penn study finds one way to reduce drunk-driving deaths by 15 percent

High cancer drug costs lead to delays in filling prescriptions, study finds

Penn doctor: 'Therapeutic illusion' leads to inappropriate medical treatments

Penn study: 'Concerning' rise in opioid prescriptions after low-risk surgeries

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When it comes to breastfeeding, 'natural' is a loaded term

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N.J. college suicide prevention bill in memory of Penn student passes Senate

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Temple, Penn chosen for huge concussion study

2016 Presidential Race

Penn student seeks to remove John Kasich from Pennsylvania Republican primary ballot

Domestic Violence

Computers could help stop domestic violence, Penn study finds

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Police: Man with machete arrested in Penn library

Drexel, Penn professors: Race should no longer be used in genetic research

Penn survey: Half of Americans concerned Zika will spread to where they live

CHOP study: Medicaid, CHIP beat out private insurance in helping low-income children

Penn student newspaper report leads to Cruz spokesperson's firing

Penn receives $1.4M CDC grant for West Philly Promise Zone

West Philadelphia Row Home

Penn's new $27M center will advance breakthrough T-cell cancer therapy

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UPenn generated $14.3 billion economic impact on Pennsylvania in FY15

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Penn study examines how parasites break into the brain

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Food Trust, Penn students team up to make food trucks healthy

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