Nation Jul 02 UPenn updates swimming records after settlement with feds on transgender athletes case By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Nation Dec 10 Watch 3:25 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 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 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 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
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."… Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 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. Continue watching