Articles by Margaret Zhang
04/20/18 7:03pm
Philadelphia ranked as the most 'facial hair friendly' city in America
The yearlong study analyzed online searches related to facial hair and 'facial hair enthusiasm from the women of Philadelphia,' Philly Magazine reported. 03/30/18 6:57pm
Penn study concludes a company's prestige can affect outcomes in discrimination lawsuits
“Prestige is harmful to organizations in that it draws attention to their potential hypocrisy,” the researchers concluded. 03/27/18 8:44pm
Drexel announces first female dean of engineering school
At Penn, just one out of the six Engineering departments are chaired by women, and 16.7 percent of Engineering professors are female, a drop from 18.6 percent in 2016. 03/16/18 5:21pm
Provost Pritchett will serve on the board of directors for Toll Brothers, Inc.
Pritchett's experience stems from his term as president of the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation and as chair of the Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia. 03/16/18 12:02pm
A look into the fallout from Steve Wynn's sexual misconduct allegations at campus and beyond
It has been over a month since the 1963 College graduate Steve Wynn was accused of sexual misconduct, but the fallout from these allegations have continued. 03/11/18 11:48pm
Harvard is planning to expand its gender-neutral housing program to first-year students
Rising sophomores, juniors and seniors at Harvard have been able to opt for gender-neutral housing since 2014, though this option has yet to be extended to incoming freshmen. 02/25/18 3:00pm
Penn alumnus known for architecture of Vietnam and Korean War memorials dies at 91
For more than 50 years, Cooper built memorials between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. 02/21/18 6:06pm
Penn researchers study mysterious medical symptoms exhibited by group of U.S. diplomats
The diplomats reported experiencing many immediate symptoms such as hearing loss and headaches and later reported the emergence of others like fatigue and memory loss. 02/04/18 9:38pm
Philadelphia is the first city in U.S. to allow supervised drug injection sites
This comes less than two weeks after Pennsylvania declared a statewide disaster emergency in response to the opioid crisis. 01/21/18 4:45pm
UCLA banned fraternities from hosting in-house events with alcohol on Tuesday
Other universities have also taken steps to reduce the presence of Greek Life on campus, including the University of Michigan, Ohio State University, Texas State University, Louisiana State University, and Penn State University. 01/19/18 1:50pm
Phila. has filed a suit against companies that prescribe opioids, responding to crisis
Pennsylvania has the fourth-highest overdose death rate in the nation, and Philadelphia officials estimated drug overdose deaths reached 1,200 last year. 12/06/17 5:26pm
Local radio station features Penn doctors teaching West Phila. students how to 'Stop the Bleed'
The initiative is part of the White House's 'Stop the Bleed' national campaign, which launched in 2015 to train bystanders in emergency situations. 12/01/17 2:40pm
A bicyclist died Tuesday after colliding with a garbage truck in Center City
At least 26 bicyclists have died on Philadelphia streets since 2010. 11/14/17 7:36pm
NYU is the latest university to offer free tuition to students affected by Hurricane Maria
Cornell University, Wesleyan University, and Brown University will similarly enroll University of Puerto Rico students tuition free for a semester. 11/14/17 4:55pm
Four recent Wharton studies demonstrate that anger can be useful in competition
Participants opted to increase their anger more often when they anticipated taking part in a negotiation or competition than when they expected to engage in a conversation or play on a team. 11/01/17 8:37pm
Wharton study: Republican tax plan will cause deficit to skyrocket
The tax plan, which is expected to be released on Nov. 2, will increase the deficit by $1-3.5 trillion in the first decade and will cost between $2 trillion and $10.6 trillion by 2040. 10/27/17 11:43pm
In this PennDesign class, students develop models to prevent flooding and other natural disasters
With access to open data, three Penn master's students were able to accurately predict 72.9 percent of the flooding in the Calgary area. 10/20/17 10:07pm
Universities have adopted 'threat-assessment teams' in response to rising threat of gun violence
At Santa Monica, a “threat-assessment team” congregates twice a week to discuss students who have been reported as possible threats to themselves or others. Similar teams exist at Virginia Tech and George Washington University. 10/18/17 10:05pm
Penn ranks first in producing billionaires, according to Forbes
For the third year, Penn ranks first in producing billionaire alumni including Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett. 10/11/17 6:54pm