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Penn interim president calls for pro-Palestinian protesters to leave campus
As pro-Palestinian protesters remain in an encampment at the University of Pennsylvania for the second straight night, the Ivy League school’s interim president called for the demonstrators to disband and claimed that a statue on campus was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters set up camp on Penn's campus
Groups of students from several universities are holding pro-Palestine demonstrations on campus. Several hundred students from Drexel, Temple and the University of Pennsylvania have set-up on Penn’s campus to show their support for the Palestinian people. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle is in University City with the latest on the growing protest.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters set up camp at Penn
Pro-Palestine protests continue at some Philadelphia college campuses. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle has the latest from University City as an encampment is set up on the University of Pennsylvania campus Friday.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters say they don't know how long they'll be camped at UPenn's campus
UPenn is now the latest college at the center of Pro-Palestinian protests. Dozens of demonstrators marched onto their campus Thursday afternoon and setup camp. NBC10’s Shaira Arias has the latest from UPenn’s campus where the protest continues.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters march through Center City, set up camp at Penn
Around 200 pro-Palestinian protesters marched through Center City in Philadelphia on Thursday before gathering at the University of Pennsylvania to set up an encampment.
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Over 17,000 athletes will compete in the Penn Relays this weekend
The Penn Relays have begun at the Franklin Field in University City. More than 17,000 athletes will compete over the course of the next three days. The Relays are unique in that it is age-inclusive meaning any runners from youth to masters get to compete if qualified. The Penn Relays are the world’s oldest and largest track meet in the...
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Penn Relays return to Philly: 5 things to know about 2024 track and field meet
Ready to run or watch the 2024 Penn Relays? Here’s your guide to getting there and what will be happening on the track and in the field.
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WATCH: The history of the Penn Relays and its connection to the Olympic Games
In the latest installment of “Drive for Gold,” NBC10’s Brenna Weick takes a look at the Penn Relays and its connection to the Olympic Games. She also has a preview of the Penn Relay Carnival at Franklin Field.
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ADL gives Penn a ‘D' and Princeton an ‘F' in antisemitism report card
A new report from the Anti-Defamation League gave Penn a D and Princeton an F grade in protecting Jewish students on their campuses.
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ADL gives grades to colleges for protecting students from antisemitism on campus
How do Drexel University, Lehigh University, the University of Delaware and the University of Pennsylvania do when it comes to addressing antisemitism on campus? The Anti Defamation League has released its Campus Antisemitism Report Card.
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Pro-Palestinian professors at Penn suing university
Pro-Palestinian faculty at the University of Pennsylvania are suing the Ivy League school to stop it from sending sensitive internal files to a congressional committee investigating antisemitism on campus. They call the Congressional probe “a new form of McCarthyism” that threatens their safety and academic freedom.
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UPenn doctor receives $48.3 million to use AI to help people with rare diseases
A University of Pennsylvania doctor received a $48.3 million federal grant for AI program ‘Every Cure.” This program helps people with rare diseases through common medications.
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University of Pennsylvania will offer a bachelors degree program in A.I. starting this fall
A first of its kind program among ivy league universities will soon be available to students at the University of Pennsylvania. Starting this fall, the school will offer a bachelors degree in artificial intelligence. The program will teach students how to develop AI tools to benefit society in a responsible and ethical way.
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Penn Engineering announces first Ivy League undergrad degree in AI
As universities nationwide grapple with the continued emergence of AI, the University of Pennsylvania has introduced a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Artificial Intelligence degree.
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Penn lecturer criticized for creating ‘reprehensible,' ‘antisemitic' cartoons
Dwayne Booth, who teaches political cartooning at the University of Pennsylvania, is under scrutiny after posting material that the school’s president has called ‘incongruent with our efforts to fight hate.’
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Penn lecturer criticized for publishing antisemetic cartoons
Penn lecturer Dwayne Booth, who teaches a course on political cartooning, has been accused by the school’s newspaper of posting anti-Israel and antisemetic cartoons under a pen name. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia has details.
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Service honors Black Philadelphians from the Morton collection
As part of a growing effort among museums to reevaluate the curation of human remains, the Ivy League school laid some of the remains to rest last week, specifically those identified as belonging to 19 Black Philadelphians. Officials held a memorial service for them on Saturday.
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Penn Museum buries the bones of 19 Black Philadelphians, causing a dispute with community members
As part of a growing effort among museums to reevaluate the curation of human remains, the University of Pennsylvania laid some of the remains to rest last week, specifically those identified as belonging to 19 Black Philadelphians.
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Congressional committee wants to know more about Penn's response to campus antisemitism
Philadelphia’s University of Pennsylvania remains in the sights of U.S. Congress amid ongoing concerns over the response to antisemitism on campus.
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Penn names Ramanan Raghavendran new Chair of Board of Trustees
The University of Pennsylvania announced their new Chair of the Board of Trustees nearly a month after their previous Chair resigned amid controversy over the school’s handling of reported antisemitism on campus.