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Penn senior Nurul Ezzaty Binti Hasbullah (left) and May graduate Stephen Damianos have been named Rhodes Scholars to attend Oxford University. bit.ly/2pMdOVL
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Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, Penn’s historic mRNA vaccine research team, win 2023 @NobelPrize in Medicine bit.ly/48BswPR #nobelprize
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In an interview posted on the official Nobel Prize feed Karikó describes being "kicked out" and "forced to retire" by @Penn.
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Selfie break during President Gutmann's speech. It must be nice to have @Lin_Manuel on your side! #PennGrad
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The University will raise the minimum Ph.D. stipend to $38,000, beginning in the coming 2023-24 academic year, the largest one-time increase in Penn’s history.
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"Partner your joy with humility,” says #PennGrad speaker @laurenepowell, founder & president of@EmCollective.
“Even as we use our heads, we must learn to bow them. Humility and ambition need not contradict each other." piped.video/hsHIqRQbKGo
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Breaking: Penn pledges $100 million to the School District of Philadelphia penntoday.upenn.edu/news/pen…
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Rise up, Quakers! @PennBand is ready for @Lin_Manuel at #PennGrad in 3 weeks. #Band4Ham piped.video/ZgbFoQi9JPk
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Penn President Liz Magill today announced that John L. Jackson, Jr. has been selected to serve as the Provost at Penn, effective June 1, 2023. bit.ly/3kJZ2Lc
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ICYMI: A message to the Penn community regarding immigration from President Amy Gutmann. Full text: bit.ly/2jN0jiM
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If you want to share how people can see the last minute speech you write. Livestream: piped.video/Xo7rJ5JRn7E
I'm writing it in the car on the way there. nitter.app/geovalentine/status/73…
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The University will suspend normal operations on Thursday, February 8, 2018. All classes and University-sponsored events are cancelled on this date. We encourage everyone to stay safe as we celebrate this historic Super Bowl victory! #FlyEaglesFly
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Two Penn seniors, Christopher D’Urso and Adnan Zikri Jaafar, named Rhodes Scholars. bit.ly/2mGXrrr
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It’s almost time to #MoveTheSphinx at @pennmuseum!
This week, The Penn Museum is moving its colossal 25,000-pound Sphinx of Ramses II to the Main Entrance Hall of the Museum. It will be the first time the more than 3,000-year-old Sphinx, which is the la… bit.ly/2MB4DlG
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Penn applauds any student who peacefully asserts their right to protest. Participation in these activities will not negatively affect any student's application to the University of Pennsylvania. bit.ly/2ERpsVC @PreviewingPenn @DeanFurda
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Then the Librarian thought of something she hadn't before. What if Gerald Ford Trapped in an Elevator Day, she thought, doesn't come from a plaque. What if Gerald Ford Trapped in an Elevator Day, perhaps, means much more than that?”
Happy Gerald Ford Trapped in an Elevator Day!
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An Update to the Penn Community on Racist Messages Directed at Penn Students⠀
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We wanted … ift.tt/2f2wohF
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He's not throwing away his shot; @Lin_Manuel is giving the commencement address on May 16. #Ham4Penn #PennGrad
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.@lizzo shared a message of thanks to @PennMedicine's #healthcareheroes and treated HUP ER staff to lunch earlier this week. Thank you so much for your kind words and generosity!
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President Amy Gutmann announces Vice President @JoeBiden named the Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor
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Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
– Ben Franklin #280Characters
Use those extra characters wisely, Quakers.
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Penn students, faculty and staff gathered on College Green this morning in protest against gun violence.
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Congrats to Penn sophomore Claire Sliney, #Oscars2019 winner in the documentary-short-films category for “Period. End of Sentence”!
It “feels like an out-of-body experience,” says Sliney. bit.ly/2EqvWcl
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We're just a university, tweeting from Philadelphia, really excited about watching you on @Jeopardy (and your taste in movies).
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A Message to the Penn Community
Regarding Racist Messages to Penn Students news.upenn.edu/statement-uni…
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"The world needs you."
These words from Interim President J. Larry Jameson echoed through Franklin Field as the Class of 2024 celebrated the culmination of their journey to Penn's 268th Commencement Ceremony.
Read More: bit.ly/3wLpzhS
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Congratulations to the University of Pennsylvania Class of 2022! Welcome, #Penn22 💙❤️
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Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of @PennMedicine, winners of the 2023 @NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine, shared their thoughts on their newly minted honor at a University press conference.
Read More: bit.ly/3ZD3NH2
Community note
Penn’s wording and claim to credit is misleading. Karikó was demoted by Penn in 1995. She left Penn for BioNTech in 2013 after Penn refused to reinstate her to tenure track following the publications that would lead to the Nobel Prize, deeming her “not of faculty quality”.
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Emily Wilson of @PennSAS has been named a 2019 MacArthur Fellow by @macfound, receiving the “genius grant.” She has received attention worldwide as the first woman to publish an English translation of Homer’s epic poem the "Odyssey." bit.ly/2mH1dkH #MacFellow
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We can never allow our inability to do everything to undermine our ability to do SOMETHING. @CoryBooker at #PennGrad
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A message to the Penn community regarding immigration from President Amy Gutmann. Full text here: bit.ly/2jN0jiM
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Your success isn't luck – it's the result of your hard work, sacrifice, and determination.
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Charles L. Howard named Penn’s Vice President for Social Equity and Community bit.ly/2YsqhMS
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Merry Christmas, Quakers! Wishing you a warm & happy holiday season with a tranquil minute of snow at Penn. ❄️
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If you’re an international pop star and cannot play big events with thousands of people, what do you do? If you’re @shakira, you sign up for an online ancient philosophy course offered by Penn “to make the confinement productive.” bit.ly/39J9QhA
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Terry Gross of @nprfreshair, from Philly's @WHYY, to be awarded honorary doctor of humane letters at #PennGrad 2017. bit.ly/2kcIEzB
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"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man." -Benjamin Franklin
Happy New Year, Quakers! 🎉 🎉 🎉
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M. Elizabeth Magill nominated to become President of the University of Pennsylvania bit.ly/3Gqy4OJ
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"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man." -Benjamin Franklin
Happy New Year, Quakers!
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Wherever and however you celebrate, we can all enjoy a tranquil moment of snow at Penn. ❄️❤️❄️💙❄️❤️
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Today marks 312 years since the birth of Penn founder Benjamin Franklin. Happy Birthday, Ben! bit.ly/2D9VbMU #312YearsYoung
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Wherever and however you celebrate, we can all enjoy a tranquil moment of snow at Penn. ❄️❤️❄️💙❄️❤️ #PennPOV
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Emily Wilson, Professor of Classical Studies in @PennSAS, is the first woman to translate Homer’s classic "The Odyssey" into English. bit.ly/2mSRaZE
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Statement on the death of George Floyd from Penn President Amy Gutmann. Full statement here: bit.ly/2TW2SAH
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Penn takes down Villanova for the first time since 2002, 78-75 at The Palestra! 🏀 #Penn @pennbasketball @pennathletics ift.tt/2EgZ323
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Erika H. James, current dean of the @EmoryGoizueta Business School has been named the next dean of The @Wharton School, effective July 1. bit.ly/2ThJey3
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Penn Vice Provost @ZekeEmanuel has been tapped as member of a team of leading public health and scientific experts to advise on the Biden-Harris COVID-19 response. bit.ly/3eDKDcA
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The @PennMedicine community gathered Monday to toast messenger RNA pioneers and Nobel laureates Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman. “You guys are the heart of Penn Medicine, you guys are the researchers of the future,” Weissman told the crowd.
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Penn joins 11 other universities in reaffirming commitment to progress on climate change. bit.ly/2rXF1nT
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From the Class of 2020 to the newly minted Class of 2021, welcome to Penn! #penn21
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On this day in 1898, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, the first black woman to graduate from @PennLaw, was born. Alexander received five degrees from @Penn. A pioneer in women’s rights, legal rights, civil rights, and the rights of African Americans, Alex… ift.tt/2lL0vPc
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33 years of Gerald Ford Stuck in an Elevator Day. May your elevator trips today be uneventful. Or maybe take the stairs. 🎉🎉🎉 @upennlib
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That moment @PennBasketball nails a 3-pointer w/ 6 seconds left to defeat Harvard 75-72 & clinch a spot in the 1st Ivy League Tournament!
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Happy 314th Birthday, Big Ben! Be sure to give him a birthday shoutout on Locust Walk today!
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Last night, @VergeAero (a company based out of @PennovationWork) flew a drone light show as a tribute to medical staff and essential workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thanks to @PennAthletics & @PennDPS for their help in coordinating the event.
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Gather with your friends and family around the vertical conveyance of your choice, and celebrate Gerald Ford Trapped in an Elevator Day! 🎉 🎉 🎉 @upennlib
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Today, Penn announced that P. Roy and Diana Vagelos have made a gift of $83.9M to strengthen science research and education initiatives across @PennSAS. This is the largest single gift ever made to the School and among the largest in Penn's history. bit.ly/4bdm6Yw
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Congratulations to @johnlegend, C'99 on his EGOT! @PennSAS
Before tonight, only 12 people had won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony in competitive categories. Sirs Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice and I joined that group when we won an Emmy for our… instagram.com/p/Bnh1l6yhx1M/…
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A message to the Penn Community about the recent Executive Order on immigration. facebook.com/UnivPennsylvani…
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Franklin Field, home to @pennathletics & @pennrelays, is celebrating its quasquicentennial. The stadium opened on April 20, 1895, with the first running of the Penn Relay Carnival. It is the oldest college stadium in the country. bit.ly/2W3fvsL
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When you beat Princeton on Homecoming.⠀
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#FightOnPenn 🔴🔵🏈 #penn ( #repost #📷 @pennathletics) ift.tt/2iv9RNA
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Last night, 3,731 learned of their acceptance to Penn! The admitted students come from all 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, 104 foreign countries, and 1/7th are the first in their families to attend college. bit.ly/2E4URP9 #Penn22 💙❤️
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In an opinion piece for the @PhillyInquirer, Vukan R. Vuchic of @PennEngineers argues that a proposed South Philadelphia sports complex is too car-centric.
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Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will deliver the address at the University’s 264th Commencement on Monday, May 18. bit.ly/39qBDDE
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