Topic: University of Pennsylvania

In a special live episode, former mayors Kasim Reed of Atlanta, Michael Nutter of Philadelphia and GT Bynum of Tulsa talk about shaping the next generation of civic leaders via an innovative new program at Penn

A long-time university president on what Philadelphia’s Ivy League university — and our city — need from a new leader

In 2001, Penn started sending doctors and nurses to train sub-Saharan African healthcare workers. A quarter-century later, here’s why they’re still at it

For more than a decade, Penn researchers have found that greener neighborhoods are less violent. Now, Pew is helping PHS double down on this confirmed hypothesis

Former Mayor Michael Nutter has yet another job — this time at Penn, with a familiar face

Thirty percent of all breast cancer patients experience a potentially deadly recurrence. Scientists at Penn are finding ways to prevent dormant cells from waking up

Five years after collecting her first donations, Penn student Natasha Agarwal is celebrating 250,000 books distributed to young readers.

Penn Engineering grads developed a high-tech beanie that protects the tiniest of ears from NICU noise

The leader of a nonprofit that promotes regional manufacturing on how Philly can take advantage of the $1 trillion global space industry

They’re charting a course to a world without cancer tumors and reinvigorating Philly’s “Cellicon Valley” with their new company, Dispatch Biotherapeutics. For their bold vision, we’re awarding this duo our Disruptors of the Year.