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SEPTA Officially Unveils New Drexel Station at 30th Street
SEPTA transit leaders recently gathered alongside elected officials outside SEPTA’s Market-Frankford Line and trolley stop at 30th Street Station to officially unveil the new Drexel Station at 30th Street, writes Mike DeNardo for KYW Newsradio. As part of a four-year, $50 million renovation project with Drexel University, the station now has new elevators, an expanded…
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Current Wharton Student, Penn Alumnus Partner To Co-Found Nonprofit To Help Philadelphia Youth
A Wharton student co-founded a nonprofit with the goal of deconstructing racial, cultural, and religious barriers through discussion-based educational programs, writes Nina Rawal for The Daily Pennsylvanian. Philly Unity Project was established by Tsion Bezabih and Larry Kaplan, her former high school teacher and University of Pennsylvania alumnus. The nonprofit aims to provide young students…
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WSJ: Penn Ranks Among Top Ten Colleges for High-Paying Careers in Finance, Tech, and Consulting
The University of Pennsylvania is among the top colleges in the nation for high-paying careers in finance, tech, and consulting, writes Alyssa Lukpat for The Wall Street Journal. Penn ranked in fourth place among the private colleges where graduates earn higher pay than the median graduate in finance. The university alumni who go into finance…
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This Penn Bioengineer Strives To Deliver Cutting-edge mRNA-based Treatments Against Cancer To Specific Organs
Michael J. Mitchell, an associate professor of bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania, is at the forefront of efforts to deliver cutting-edge, mRNA-based treatments against cancer affecting specific organs such as the lungs and brain, writes Tom Avril for The Philadelphia Inquirer. mRNA was used as the backbone of the first COVID-19 vaccines. But the…
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After Starting Her YouTube Channel, A Penn Student Learned Her Face Was Stolen for Deepfakes on China’s Social Media
After she started her YouTube channel, University of Pennsylvania student Olga Loiek found out her face was being used to create deepfakes for China’s social media, writes Matthew Loh for the Business Insider. She was alerted to her likeness being misused after some of her 15,000 subscribers started lauding both her self-empowerment videos and her…
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Drexel University Receives $15 Million Gift From Howley Foundation To Launch New Scholarship Program
Drexel University recently received a new $15 million gift from the Howley Foundation, founded by Drexel alumnus and billionaire Nick Howley, and his wife, Lorie, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Nick is a 1975 graduate of Drexel, as well as the founder and chairman of Cleveland-based TransDigm Group, an aerospace manufacturing giant.…
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University of Pennsylvania is Leading the Way in Solar Power Transition Among Ivy League Schools
Thanks to its partnership with AES Corporation, the University of Pennsylvania is leading the way among the Ivy League schools in the transition to solar power, writes Steve Hanley for CleanTechnica. The university is getting its power from two large solar farms located in central Pennsylvania. They consist of 485,000 solar panels that have a…
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Drexel Rowing is Elevated By History, Tradition, and Passion
The history and traditions surrounding the Drexel rowing program and the Bachelors Barge Club, Drexel’s house on the Boathouse Row, have proven to be more than enough to draw some of the best rowers to the Philadelphia school, writes James Biernat for The Triangle. Drexel’s boathouse was built in 1893 and has come a long…
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Greater Philadelphia’s Most Selective Colleges and Universities Are Getting Even Choosier
The most selective colleges and universities in the Philadelphia region are getting even choosier, especially the University of Pennsylvania, which came out on top of the list of the area’s most selective higher education institutions, write Joanne Drilling and Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Business Journals used data from the U.S. Department…
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University of Pennsylvania Libraries Receive Donation of Over 75,000 Comics from Avid Collectors
Avid collectors Gary and Dawn Prebula have donated over 75,000 single-issue comics and graphic novels to the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, writes Amanda Alexander for Penn Libraries. Gary Prebula, a University of Pennsylvania alumnus, received his first comic book when he was just 3, which sparked an interest in him that would grow and develop…
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Nearly A Century Old, The Palestra Has Earned a Reputation as ‘The Cathedral of College Basketball’
The city of Philadelphia has earned a reputation for being one of the best sports cities in the country, and while debates remain about where the future of professional basketball in the city will be played, one site has stood the test of time, writes Rashad Grove for Billy Penn at WHYY. That site is…
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Penn Men’s Squash Team Wins First Collegiate Squash National Team Championship
Penn men’s squash team overcame years of heartbreak and finally won their first-ever collegiate squash national team championship while playing in their home city of Philadelphia, writes Tyler Ringhofer for The Daily Pennsylvanian. Earlier this month, the team took part in the Potter Cup, which featured the top eight teams in the nation competing against…
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West Philadelphia Skills Initiative Gets $4 Million Grant From Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott recently surprised the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative with a $4 million gift, writes Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza for WHYY. This is the largest grant the Philadelphia workforce development organization has received. The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative prepares unemployed residents to apply for an entry-level job in a local high-wage industry. Graduates of the…
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A Drexel Student’s Fight To Get Students a Day Off For Election Day For the First Time
Drexel University students will get the day off for voting and engagement on Election Day for the first time this year, all thanks to the efforts led by Vivek Babu, Drexel’s undergraduate student president, writes Roxanne Patel Shepelavy for The Philadelphia Citizen. Babu was elected president of the school’s Undergraduate Student Government Association after spending…
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CHOP Researchers Selected As One of Five Teams Awarded Up To $25 Million To Fight Childhood Cancer
Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are one of five teams recently awarded up to $25 million to develop new treatments for childhood cancer, writes Tom Avril for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A focus will be put on cancers that until now have been considered “undruggable.” The CHOP researchers are tackling five childhood cancers. They…
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Penn Researchers Develop Tool To Help Legal Professionals Determine Accuracy of Eyewitnesses Using AI
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have created an AI-based tool to help prosecutors and legal professionals determine the accuracy of eyewitness suspect identifications, writes Kristen Johanson for KYW Newsradio. Paul Heaton, academic director of the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at Penn’s Carey Law School, and his team developed the tool…
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WSJ: After Finding Drug to Treat His Ailment, University of Pennsylvania Immunologist Now Wants to Help Others
Dr. David Fajgenbaum, an immunologist at the University of Pennsylvania, found his miracle drug, and now wants to do the same for others, writes Amy Dockser Marcus for The Wall Street Journal. Fajgenbaum was diagnosed with Castleman disease when he was a third-year medical student. He started studying his own blood to see if he…
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Philadelphia-based Disease Research Nonprofit Awarded $48M to Use AI to Help Doctors Find New Uses For Approved Medications
Philadelphia-based disease research nonprofit, Every Cure, has received a $48.3 million federal contract to help doctors find new uses for already approved medications with the help of artificial intelligence, writes Sarah Gantz for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The company is developing an AI-powered matchmaking program that will scan both tens of thousands of approved medications and…
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