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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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Obama Appoints Wagner to Council
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University of Pennsylvania president Gutmann to chair Obama’s bioethics commission
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Vendor Notebook - Siemens Healthcare to provide Penn with integrated service management
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CSC Renews its Contract with the University of Pennsylvania through 2012
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Remembering Marie Little
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National Attention Focused on Science and Technology Makes Franklin Institutes Annual Celebration of Science Relevant and Timely
- 2008-03-03
To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Lynda Bramble, +1-215-448-1176, or Stefanie Cerulli, +1- 215-448-1152, both of the Franklin Institute Eleven Individuals From Around the Globe Honored For Outstanding Achievements PHILADELPHIA,March 3/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the evening of April 17thin Philadelphia, following a whirl-wind week of activities celebrating science and the spirit of...
New MRI Image Technique Predicts Early Onset of Alzheimer's Disease in Patients with Mild Memory Problems
- 2007-06-10
To: EDUCATION EDITORSContact: Olivia Fermano of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Office: +1-215-349-5653, Cell: +1-215-459-0546, Olivia.Fermano@uphs.upenn.edu PHILADELPHIA, June 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Using new MRI techniques to analyze tissue composition and structure in the brain, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the National Institute on...
Art | Penn Museum shines light on Tut's hometown
- 2006-11-19
King Tut won't be flaunting his golden visage at the Franklin Institute for 11 weeks yet, but already faint murmurs of nascent Egyptomania are being heard in West Philadelphia. The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has opened its own Tut-related exhibition, "Amarna: Ancient Egypt's Place in the...
California State University-Los Angeles
- 2006-11-02
DR. H. KEITH MOO-YOUNG has been named dean of the College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology at California State University-Los Angeles. He holds a bachelor's from Morgan State University, a master's from the University of Pennsylvania and a master's and doctorate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
^Clearing the record
- 2006-08-20
A story in today's Image section about environmental activist Hilary Regan contained errors. Regan was a student at the University of Pennsylvania in April 2001, but did not graduate from there. The photos of a construction site that she showed DEP official Anderson Hartzell were on a computer, not...
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...
In memoriam
- 2005-09-22
John C. Chen John C. Chen, a math professor at Temple University for more than 30 years and director of advanced mathematics programs for Philadelphia high schools, passed away on September 21, 2005. Born in Nanjing, China, Chen was the son of the minister of education in Shanghai prior...
Marketbusters: 40 Strategic Moves that Drive Exceptional Business Growth
- 2005-08-01
HD30 2004-023600 1-59139-123-7 Marketbusters; 40 strategic moves that drive exceptional business growth. McGrath, Rita Gunther and Ian C. MacMillan. Harvard Bus. School Press, [c]2005 264 p. $26.95 Drawing on insights from a three-year study, McGrath (management, Columbia Business School) and MacMillan (management,...
The Artifacts of Tikal: Utilitarian Artifacts and Unworked Material.(Book Review)
- 2004-12-01
The Artifacts of Tikal: Utilitarian Artifacts and Unworked Material. HATTULA MOHOLY-NAGY. Tikal Report No. 27 Part B, University Museum Monograph 118. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, 2002. 586 pp. + CD, 231 tables, 160 halftones, bibliography, 7 appendixes, index. $59.95. ...
Can Big Blue Succeed in BPO?
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- 2004-12-01
After decades of specializing as a computer manufacturer and provider of computer-related services, Big Blue IBM in the past year or two has been heading into some not-terribly-technical fields. Today's IBM processes thousands of insurance claims, ensures that Procter & Gamble employees get paid, and takes charge of repairing televisions...
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