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From street hockey to Penn field hockey, senior midfielder Julia Ryan is relishing her last season
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (488+ words) He played the sports and I wanted to play the sports he played," Ryan said. He was kind of a role model." As Ryan experimented with sports, she also developed her own competitive spirit that elevated her to the collegiate…...
Penn soccer, field hockey athletes named to All-Ivy teams
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (426+ words) It's awards season for college athletics. Penn field hockey, men's soccer, and women's soccer have multiple members representing them in the All-Ivy League teams. Three seniors represented the Red and Blue on the All-Ivy League field hockey team. Senior midfielder…...
College faculty vote to approve new undergraduate curriculum for Class of 2031
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (544+ words) College of Arts and Sciences faculty voted to approve a new undergraduate curriculum earlier this month. The new program, set to take effect for the Class of 2031, comes after nearly four years of development. The revised curriculum includes three parts:…...
Penn researchers use AI to accelerate RNA drug development
1+ week, 3+ day ago (484+ words) Penn researchers are working to accelerate the development of drug delivery systems through a new artificial intelligence-driven research hub. The United States National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence-driven RNA Foundry facility " funded by a six-year, $18 million NSF grant " brings together researchers…...
Nobody wanted this: Wharton STEP, Cohorts leaders criticize decision to merge programs
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1276+ words) Earlier this year, the Wharton School merged two of its first-year programs " a move students say administrators directly attributed to compliance with the Trump administration's diversity, equity, and inclusion crackdown. A Wharton Cohorts participant " who requested anonymity for fear of…...
Admitted students express mixed reactions to Quaker Days programming
14+ hour, 37+ min ago (1131+ words) Students admitted to Penn's Class of 2030 expressed mixed reviews on the University's Quaker Days programming in interviews with The Daily Pennsylvanian." This year's Quaker Days " which took place between April 13 and 15 " featured both University-wide events and programming tailored to each…...
Penn men's tennis punches ticket to NCAA championships
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (359+ words) Penn men's tennis (18-9, 4-3 Ivy) will head to the NCAA tournament for the second time in program history." The Quakers won their last match of the season against Yale (16-9, 3-4 Ivy) on April 19. The day after the game, the team presented a…...
Penn study finds stem cells could be crucial to healing fractures by transforming muscle to bone
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (481+ words) Penn Medicine researchers unveiled in a recently published paper that a type of stem cell originating in skeletal muscle cells can turn into bone." Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study was led by Ling…...
College junior awarded 2026 Truman scholarship to pursue public service career
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (532+ words) College junior Zach Mc Grath received the 2026 Harry S. Truman Scholarship for his commitment to public service on April 24. Mc Grath, the only Penn honoree, is among 55 Truman scholars selected from a total of 781 candidates this year. The merit-based award funds…...
An open door for police brutality at Penn
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1113+ words) The Daily Pennsylvanian An open door for police brutality at Penn Guest Column | My encampment hearing offers lessons to stop a dangerous policy Until I came to Penn, I had never been tackled by a man with a gun or…...