2008 Woodie Awards
Vote Absentee
In recent years, more and more students have been able to grab a cup of coffee or go shopping - without leaving their apartment buildings.
Although several months still remain before the graduating class walks down the aisle, they have been breaking all records in the Senior Class Gift Drive.
For John Rosen, Judaism, the search for human contentment and the need for belonging all have a strong correlation to the migratory patterns of birds.
Yesterday, Rosen shared those thoughts with students and faculty members at Kelly Writers House, and later, during a book-signing in Houston Hall to promote his forthcoming book, The Life of the Skies: Judaism, Evolution and the Natural World, which will be released later this month.
Lawsuit: tumorous lungs put in patient
HUP allegedly used cancerous lungs in transplant, must file response to claim
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Two years ago, Tony Grier received a pair of diseased lungs during a lung transplant at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Now, HUP must respond to questions raised in a lawsuit filed by Grier's estate.
Grier, 43, had pulmonary sarcoidosis - a rare disease that in its chronic form thickens lung tissue to the point at which it can no longer transmit oxygen into the bloodstream - and believed he was exchanging his own lungs for those of a healthy 18-year-old.
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Survival of the fittest seems to be working well for Charles Darwin, who will celebrate his 199th birthday this weekend.
Experts cite possible link between alcohol and violent crimes
Reported sexual assaults in Penn patrol zone rose from 10 in 2006 to 17 last year
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The number of reported sex assaults in the Penn patrol zone went up from 10 in 2006 to 17 in 2007, and alcohol consumption could be partly responsible for this rise.
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Earlier this week, Lynn Marsden-Atlass was appointed director of the Arthur Ross Gallery, effective March 3.
Now all those Red Bulls Penn students use to help them study all night may serve a higher purpose.
Penn for UNICEF is joining forces with the Residential Advisory Board to collect aluminum soda can tabs. The tabs will be donated to the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House, which will sell them to a scrap metal dealer to help pay operational costs.
Most women take birth control pills to prevent pregnancy. But Oxford researchers say the pill may prevent ovarian cancer as well.
Aid for internationals lags | w/ Interactive Feature
Dartmouth joins the majority of Ivies offering need-blind admissions for foreign students
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Need-blind admissions for international students? Not yet for Penn. With Dartmouth College's announcement last month that they would extend need-blind admissions to international students, Penn now stands in the minority of Ivy League schools without such a financial-aid commitment.
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Aid for internationals lags
Dartmouth joins the majority of Ivies offering need-blind admissions for foreign students
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Need-blind admissions for international students? Not yet for Penn.
With Dartmouth College's announcement last month that they would extend need-blind admissions to international students, Penn now stands in the minority of Ivy League schools without such a financial-aid commitment.
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Will the bus be on time? Check online
Penn Transit considering system to allow Web monitoring of buses
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Come this fall, students will likely be able to watch Penn Transit - live from the Web.
Schools around the country have implemented GPS tracking devices for their transit systems, allowing students to track the buses and shuttles in real time from any online source, including Web-enabled cell phones.
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But the falling dollar hasn't stopped students from studying in Europe yet, according to director of Penn Abroad Geoffrey Gee.
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