03/30/09 5:00am
Psychology professor Lori Flanagan-Cato researches brain hormone activity in Penn's Psychology Department where she employs two graduate students and four undergraduates.
When she started her research, the National Institutes of Health - Penn's primary grantor of research money for the School of Medicine and science programs - granted her a First Award for new researchers and then a five-year Research Project grant, which supports health-related research.
02/26/09 5:00am
"Nothing is a sure bet anymore," 2008 College alumnus Yoni Levinson said of his future. The biochemistry major had planned on pursuing a career in renewable energy or sustainable technologies after graduation. Now, he is applying to medical school.
Like many recent and soon-to-be college graduates facing a tumultuous economy and tight job market, Levinson is turning to graduate school instead of entering the workforce right away.
12/04/08 5:00am
The number of Early Decision applications decreased for the third year in a row, admissions officials announced yesterday.
This year, 3,610 students applied early to Penn - an almost 8-percent drop from last year's 3,917 early applications.
As in years past, about 30 percent of this year's Early Decision applicants will be accepted, said Dean o
11/25/08 5:00am
For some Penn students, senior year is going out of style.
Yael Landman, a third-year senior majoring in English and Jewish Studies, started her freshman year as part of the class of 2010. She will be graduating this May along with the class of 2009.
Three-year college degrees are gaining attention in the academic world as students look to
11/20/08 5:00am
Government officials are considering steps to make applying for financial aid a little easier in 2010.
Proposals are being drafted to simplify the Federal Application for Federal Student Aid, which students seeking financial aid must fill out.
Today, the FAFSA is five pages long with about 100 questions.
11/18/08 5:00am
With the opening of the new CVS at 3925 Walnut St., beer pong just got a little more convenient.
The new location under the Radian - which opened yesterday - is one of the only CVS branches in the area to stock ping pong balls, along with the 25,000 other items usually found in the convenience stores, manager Jim Esmond said.
11/10/08 5:00am
In light of this year's financial crisis, MBA programs around the country, including Wharton, anticipate a rise in the number of applicants.
With thousands of corporate employees on the job market, the prospect of adding a graduate degree to one's resume is expected to be more popular than in the past.
11/05/08 5:00am
Amid tense relations between the United States and Iran, some U.S. college presidents are trying to build scholarly relations between the two countries.
This month, Robert Berdahl - the president of the Association of American Universities - and six college presidents from around the United States will travel to Iran as part of a scientific exchange with presidents of several Iranian universities.
10/29/08 5:00am
Before applying to college, many high-school seniors consult the U.S. News and World Report's annual ranking of American colleges and universities. Now, however, they have another consideration: how their top choice stacks up against universities around the world.
10/09/08 5:00am
When it comes to media spotlight, Penn is near - but not quite at - the top.
Penn is number 11 in a new ranking by the Global Language Monitor that rated 4,000 American colleges and universities according to their popularity in the media.
Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Columbia universities all cracked the top 10.
10/06/08 5:00am
The long road to a university presidency has been getting longer.
According to a recent survey, the amount of time it takes to progress through the ranks of academia is increasing, resulting in older presidents, said Jacqueline King, the assistant vice president of the Center for Policy Analysis of the American Council on Education.
09/25/08 5:00am
A Penn Masala YouTube video warns students against a "Facebook stalker." But, according to a recent study, the person carefully studying your facebook page may be none other than a college admissions officer.
According to the Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions' fifth-annual survey of college admissions officers, "one in 10 college admissions officers visited students' social-networking pages as part of the evaluation process.
09/19/08 5:00am
The University is taking a wait-and-see approach to evaluating how the recent chaos on Wall Street will affect fundraising.
The fall of major financial firms like Lehman Brothers Holdings and Merrill Lynch & Co. has left University officials concerned, but they are not yet making any major decisions or assessments about Penn's $3.5 billion capital campaign.
09/15/08 5:00am
Penn spent $980,038 on activities in Washington and Harrisburg for the fiscal year that ended in May 2007, an increase from $218,199 the year before.
Much of that money was spent on lobbying expenses.
However, according to Jeffrey Cooper, the vice president for government and community affairs, the increase was simply the result of a new law mandating that the University health system's expenses be included in the general report.
09/09/08 5:00am
By ELIZABETH RUBIN
Staff Writer
elizr@dailypennsylvanian.com
Matt Amalfitano was the only Jewish student in his high-school graduating class of 300 in Hagerstown, Md.
So for the College sophomore, the strong Jewish community at Penn was a significant factor in his decision to enroll.
09/05/08 5:00am
In the past, acceptance into college was, for the most part, a black-and-white issue: The letter started with either words of congratulations or a regretful "We are sorry to inform you."
But this year things didn't always end there. Many colleges - including Penn - accepted a large number of students off their waitlists, a trend some experts say is likely to continue in the near future.
06/19/08 5:00am
On the Philadelphia Police Department's Web site, a colored banner boasts the murder statistics for this calendar year: 145 murders in 2008 compared to 182 by the same time in 2007.
Crime on Penn's campus reflected the same general trend. Violent crime decreased significantly - 41 percent - since last year, according to the Division of Public Safety.
06/05/08 5:00am
By elizabeth rubin
The Summer Pennsylvanian
elizr@dailypennsylvanian.com
"One, two, three, four, five, six. Step back, side, together. Let the leader's body decide the next step," said Penn alum - and dance instructor - Christy Kam.
This summer, get ready to take off your flip-flops, strap on some dancing shoes and salsa, waltz and swing the balmy nights away as the Penn Latin and Ballroom Dance club continues its social lessons throughout the summer.
05/16/08 5:00am
At the end of January, the Division of Public Safety initiated a campaign to curb unattended theft on campus, and DPS officials say the results appear promising.
According to Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush a couple of recent key arrests should substantially lower the high number of thefts from buildings.
05/02/08 5:00am
Out of the $15 billion worth of property stolen nationwide in 2006, only about 31 percent - property worth about $4.6 billion - was recovered by police forces across the country, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
"Everything is difficult to recover," said Penn Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush.
