Penn students walk past the Richards Laboratories every day on Hamilton Walk.
Few realize, however, that the building between the Quad and the biopond is a potential national historic landmark.
Historical preservation organization Save Our Sites sponsored a tour of the building complex yesterday.
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Gov. Edward Rendell's love of dogs brought him to the Penn School of Veterinary Medicine Friday night to speak about his plans for improving Pennsylvania's laws governing the treatment of dogs.
Rendell discussed statewide dog kennels conditions and the state's difficulty in enforcing animal-cruelty laws.
A new Engineering program is trying to get more women involved in labs, experiments and science-based careers.
The Advancing Women in Engineering program, which took off last month, is the School of Engineering and Applied Science's newest recruitment tool, aimed at increasing the number of women interested in engineering at Penn and elsewhere.
Professor Murder Trial | Judge to decide on crucial testimony
Ruling on mental-health testimony could prove pivotal in Robb's trial
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The judge in the murder case against Economics professor Rafael Robb is considering whether to hold a hearing about the admissibility of testimony from two mental-health experts.
Ruling on mental-health testimony could prove pivotal in Robb's trial
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There's a "celebrity whore." A would-be "gangsta." A father. Pinocchio …
And they're all part of the University.
The Pan-Asian American Community House has embarked on a campaign to give Penn community members the chance to express themselves anonymously, with blank postcards as canvas.
Female student sexually assaulted on 4000 block of Spruce
DPS issues safety alert, says assault appears to be stranger-rape
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The Division of Public Safety issued an alert late Monday night after a female student was sexually assaulted Monday morning inside an apartment on the 4000 block of Spruce Street.
Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush said police believe the assault was a stranger-rape, but could not immediately provide any more details.
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Officials breathe easier with endowment legislation off the table
Penn says telling schools how to spend money shows disconnect, lack of understanding
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University endowments are safe from government control - for now, at least.
Legislation mandating a minimum 5 percent spending rate on university endowments will not appear before the Senate Finance Committee this year, and Penn officials are breathing a sigh of relief.
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'Jewish Jordan' discusses career over Shabbat dinner
Basketball star links orthodox faith with sports career
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It's not every day a rising basketball phenom hands back a full scholarship to one of the top college teams in the nation.
For Tamir Goodman, the decision came without hesitation.
At a Jewish Shabbat dinner held on campus last Friday, Goodman spoke to students of the inseparable roles basketball and religion have played in his life.
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