A Penn archaeology project uncovers a historic Black neighborhood destroyed decades ago: “It was a travesty”
Archaeology students from the University of Pennsylvania are joining community members to uncover the history of a historic…
Penn student whose dorm room design went viral wins content creator competition
A University of Pennsylvania student known for tricking out his tiny dorm room was named the winner of…
How dog parks can combat social media-fueled isolation and division
By Kevin B. Johnson, The Conversation via Reuters Connect The case against social media has gotten so well…
New therapy treatment for cancer being tested at Penn Medicine: “The data’s been really promising”
Radiation in a FLASH is now being tested at Penn Medicine, and it could change the future of…
Penn opens cancer proton radiation clinical trial in Philly
Inside a single treatment room at the center, several machines hum along in the background. In the middle…
Penn professor Emily Wilson’s ‘Odyssey’ being retranslated
If you’re among the many readers who learned to love “The Odyssey” through Emily Wilson’s 2017 translation, you might be…
One of Louis Kahn’s Protégés Designed This $1M Pennsylvania Midcentury With a Koi Pond
In the Philadelphia suburbs, the 1957 home by Carlos Joseph Alvaré has 10-foot walls of glass, exposed Douglas…
Emily Wilson slams Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ movie as ‘gimmicky,’ ‘abysmal’
Emily Wilson, whose 2017 translation of “The Odyssey” is flying off bookshelves, recently dropped another tome. In a…
How deaf Philadelphians developed their own sign language ‘accent’
How do you say the word “boss” in American Sign Language? In much of the country, signers will…
U.S. government drops request for Penn to turn over Jewish info – NBC10 Philadelphia
Officials with the Trump administration have officially dropped their request for the University of Pennsylvania to hand over…
‘Odyssey’ movie boosts sales of Emily Wilson’s translation
IMAX movie tickets and Trojan horse-shaped popcorn buckets aren’t the only commodities benefiting from the success of “The…
When a police officer is shot, how they get to the hospital depends on the city – and Philadelphia stands apart
By Prachi Sanghavi, The Conversation via Reuters Connect When five police officers were shot in Houston in January…