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At the University of Pennsylvania, you'll find a historic, Ivy League school with highly selective admissions and a history of innovation in interdisciplinary education and scholarship. You'll also find a picturesque campus amidst a dynamic city and a world-class research institution. Today Penn is home to a diverse undergraduate student body of nearly 10,000, hailing from every state in the union and all around the globe. Admissions are among the most selective in the country and Penn consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Another 10,000 students are enrolled in Penn's 12 graduate and professional schools, which are national leaders in their fields. The Wharton School is consistently one of the nation's top three business schools. The School of Nursing is one of the two best in the U.S. The School of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of Education, Law School, School of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, and Annenberg School for Communication all rank among the top 10 schools in their fields.
Number of Employees 20,000
NAICS Code Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools: 611310
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New Key to Success in Online Retail: Geography
BNET
- 2009-10-12
Wharton's David Bell says old-fashioned neighborhood census data can bring new shoppers to your online door. We all understand that people who live in the same community shop at the same physical stores. But you’ve actually found that people in the...
Chris Satullo: A coda of caring for the Kimmel
- 2008-03-22
The first movement came from the leaders of the Kimmel Center, who were hearing ominous chords from the community. They decided to take soundings: Just how deep was the dissatisfaction with the public spaces at the region's performing arts center? Why had the Kimmel never become the vibrant "indoor square"...
Girl genius, 15, makes history as youngest Black female accepted into Ivy League School
- 2007-06-11
She was sitting up at 4 1/2 months old, making pyramid designs with blocks at 6 months old, walking at 8 months old and completing 24- to 100-piece jigsaw puzzles at 15 months old. So it should come as no surprise that Brittney Exline, 15, of Colorado Springs, CO,...
CANDIDATE FACING A TEST
- 2006-11-20
THROUGHOUT HIS political career, U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah has championed educational opportunity and has created programs to help low-income kids go to college. But, as the new mayoral candidate acknowledged in his campaign announcement speech Saturday, his own educational path has been far from traditional. A high school dropout, Fattah...
Blogs abuzz over Penn
- 2006-11-04
University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann has at least this consolation: It's not a video on YouTube. Three days after Halloween, the Penn president's annual costume party lived on yesterday, courtesy of the Internet and student Saad Saadi, whose photograph - with him dressed as a suicide bomber and her...
Easing your
- 2006-02-07
There's nothing romantic about penny pinching. But when the cost of a wedding soars past the $20,000 mark, as it easily does these days, it's time to pay more attention to where the dollars are going. So when Shirit Kronzon was getting married in August 2002, she looked...
Nortel Networks transforms education experience with leading-edge optical solutions
- 2004-07-02
The University of Pennsylvania is strengthening the ability of its researchers to collaborate on next-generation Internet capabilities with their peers around the world through optical networking solutions specifically designed for education from Nortel Networks. The University's network transformation will provide its researchers with a high-performance, secure, and scalable network...
Nortel Networks transforms education experience with leading-edge optical solutions; University of Pennsylvania deploys Nortel Networks optical platform to support next generation internet, business continuity.
- 2004-06-30
M2 PRESSWIRE-30 June 2004-NORTEL NETWORKS: Nortel Networks transforms education experience with leading-edge optical solutions; University of Pennsylvania deploys Nortel Networks optical platform to support next generation internet, business continuityC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06302004 PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania is...
Decade of OncoLink Empowers Cancer Patients; Oncolink.org Offers First U.S. Web-Based Clinical Trial Recruitment Program; New Colorectal Cancer Patient Guide Published From Internet Questions.
- 2004-03-19
Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, March 19 AScribe Newswire -- Cancer patients seek increasing amounts of control over their care through use of the Internet, according to the latest trends and figures released today from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University...
Deadly 'Drug Corner' Moves to Your Computer.
- 2003-08-19
Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19 AScribe Newswire -- If you're hunting for illegal drugs, you don't have to leave your computer desk to find them. A simple internet search will turn up dozens of websites that let you order your...
