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Nation Jul 02

UPenn updates swimming records after settlement with feds on transgender athletes case

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Nation Dec 10

Debris spills from a damaged home after a tornado stuck Clarksville
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News Wrap: Rescuers search for survivors in aftermath of Tennessee tornadoes

In our news wrap Sunday, emergency responders searched for survivors after deadly tornadoes tore through parts of Tennessee, the Palestinian death toll continues to climb amid heavy fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, UPenn’s president and board chair both…

Education Dec 09

FILE PHOTO: House Education and The Workforce Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington
Liz Magill, UPenn president, resigns after antisemitism testimony draws backlash

The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct…

By Associated Press

Education Dec 08

Harvard University President Claudine Gay testifies before a House Education and The Workforce Committee hearing titled "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 5, 2023. Photo by Ken Cedeno/REUTERS
Harvard president apologizes for remarks on curbing antisemitism as pressure mounts on Penn’s president

The university presidents' congressional testimony has drawn intense national backlash, as did a similar response from the president of MIT.

By Collin Binkley, Marc Levy, Associated Press

Nation Nov 17

Rally in support of Palestinians amid the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in New York
Ivy league institutions and other colleges face U.S. inquiries over alleged antisemitism and Islamophobia

The federal government has opened civil rights investigations at seven schools and universities over allegations of antisemitism or Islamophobia since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Jul 18

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May 16

‘Hamilton’ creator says ‘immigrants get the job done’ in UPenn graduation speech

By Associated Press

Lin-Manuel Miranda says even as politics traffics in "anti-immigrant rhetoric," there is a musical "reminding us that a broke orphan immigrant from the West Indies built our financial system."…

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Apr 01

This tiny robot flies and crawls like a stag beetle

By Joshua Barajas

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have designed a new robot capable of mimicking winged insects and their myriad movements.

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Mar 17

Resource guide: Penn researchers use body’s immune system to target leukemia

By Cat Wise

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are researching a promising therapy in which the body’s immune system is turned into a cancer-fighting weapon.

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Jul 05

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Reflections on the 4th of July

As the United States celebrated Independence Day this past Sunday, poet Gregory Djanikian of the University of Pennsylvania shares some 4th of July reflections.

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