Topic: University of Pennsylvania

An Inquirer news story raises questions about the sunken state of our public conversation

In his new book, Penn professor Joseph Turow warns about a growing smart tech industry determined to use our voices in ways that should alarm us. It’s not too late to take back control.

A financial advisor-turned-social work professor has launched a Penn course that teams up students with formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs to help them launch their businesses—and stay out of prison

Every day, Kevin Mahoney, CEO of University of Pennsylvania Health System, is rethinking the future of health care and partnering with anyone who buys into his vision. All this despite that 1.98 college GPA.

Penn, Harvard, and other elite universities have rejected a record number of applicants this year. A longtime college president says it’s time to reconsider how we select—and fund—colleges

An intergenerational program from Penn Memory Center and Temple University combats isolation in older adults and gives students valuable caregiving experience—and now, it’s gone virtual

All-Star #22: Nellie Rathbone Bright

All-Star #20: Betty Holberton and the ENIAC Six

All-Star #19: Carrie Burnham Kilgore

Penn’s Orphan Disease Center turns 10 this year. Its promise for Philadelphia goes well beyond science