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Judge rejects Trump lawsuit seeking to force Philadelphia to allow poll watchers
Philadelphia lawyers argued that because satellite offices are not official voting locations like polling places, poll watchers are not permitted under state law to observe activities there.
Penn Medicine researchers create app to locate toxic water caused by fracking
The WellExplorer app and its website instruct users to input their zip codes to discover well sites near their locations that might be leaking toxic chemicals into their water systems.
Penn closed its campus for the fall. Dozens of first years came to Philadelphia anyway.
Students who live in the building located at 3720 Chestnut Street estimate that there is a total of 40 to 50 first-year students living in The Chestnut. The building opened on July 1 and consists of apartments ranging from $1,800 to $6,100 a month.
Concerned about COVID-19, only 6% of RAGAs participate in pilot indoor dining program
Six RAGAs participated in the pilot program, though there are around 95 of them currently living on campus. The program used an an app to regulate students as they dined during 30-minute time slots at 1920 Commons.
Beloved food truck Magic Carpet launches GoFundMe to stave off closure
The truck's owners do not know if they will be able to stay open near Penn if the school does not re-open campus in the spring.
Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board endorses Joe Biden for president
The Inquirer editorial board outlined five key areas in which Biden would be able to better benefit Pennsylvania: public health, the environment, the economy, racial justice, and education.
Phila. District Attorney launches task force to investigate voter intimidation
The task force consisting of local prosecutors and detectives will be responsible for reviewing and investigating complaints until and after election day.
Fauci says 'no particular end in sight' to pandemic at Penn Medicine conference
Fauci, who presented the keynote address, engaged with Penn Medicine physicians and more than 3,700 other health professionals who attended the conference on Sept. 30.
At Penn event, former Norwegian PM blasts U.S., China, WHO for botching COVID-19 pandemic
Brundtland, who is also the former Director-General of the WHO, said the pandemic revealed the fragility of the current world order.
Penn profs. collaborate with local museums to create newsletter combining art and medicine
The goal of Rx/Museum is to use art to help clinicians focus on thought-provoking themes that emphasize the humanity of medical practices, according to the initiative's leaders.
Philadelphia City Council proposes bill to ban use of teargas against protesters
The bill was introduced on Thursday by Philadelphia City Council member and 1993 College graduate Helen Gym.
For intl. students, club recruitment means pulling all-nighters to attend Zoom meetings
Many Penn international students had no choice but to become “nocturnal” and operate on Eastern time in order to attend club information sessions and interviews this semester.
Penn prof., former NAACP president analyze how social media shapes discourse at Penn event
The event, titled "Race, Social Justice, and Social Media," focused on how activism through channels like social media can shape public discourse, opinion, and policy on issues of social justice.
Penn Med experts question Trump's COVID-19 treatment plan and his downplaying of virus
Penn Med experts were bewildered by the combination of treatments given to Trump, which are commonly used for severely ailing patients, against the backdrop of his and his doctors' portrayal of the illness as mild.
Political and film groups host screening of 'Boys State' documentary amid election season
"Boys State" follows over a thousand 16-and-17-year-old boys who gather for an elaborate mock exercise in which they “build” their own state government, mirroring the intense party divisions and hyper-masculinity currently plaguing national politics.
Penn won’t make payments to Phila. public schools — so its undergraduate yearbook will
In response to Penn not making Payments In Lieu of Taxes to the city of Philadelphia, The Record, Penn's undergraduate yearbook, will donate some profits to local public schools.
GSE receives grants for training, fellowship programs from Institute of Educational Science
IES, an arm of the Department of Education, offers several grants each year to improve educational outcomes through data-driven research
Biden will hold Philadelphia town hall in lieu of canceled second presidential debate
The debate was canceled on Oct. 19 after President Donald Trump, who had recently tested positive for COVID-19, refused to participate in a virtual debate
Department of Justice sues Yale University over affirmative action polices
The Justice Department brought the suit on the grounds that Yale discriminates against white and Asian-American applicants, The New York Times reported