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Big Ten Commissioner Open to Expanding NCAA Tournaments

Kevin Warren also spoke on the integration of USC and UCLA and his push for equity in men’s and women’s basketball.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 12, 2022

Philadelphia issues apology for decades-old prison experiments

PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia issued an apology Thursday for the unethical experiments a University of Pennsylvania faculty member of 50 years performed on Holmesburg Prison inmates between the 1950s and 1970s.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 7, 2022

COVID boosters take aim just at omicron. This lab is going after coronaviruses the world hasn’t seen yet

PHILADELPHIA — Her gloved fingers working quickly yet carefully, Garima Dwivedi filled row after row of little wells on a plastic laboratory plate, pushing a button to squirt drops of clear fluid she had extracted from the blood of mice.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 21, 2022

Federal investigation follows retraction of five animal experimentation papers

Oversight review into US research on newborn piglets led by Prof William Armstead, which has been called ‘utterly reprehensible’

The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2022

Dave Portnoy: My Net Worth Is Tied To One Stock, Other Stuff Is 'All Fun And Games'

Two days after PENN Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) announced a full buyout of Barstool Sports, Barstool founder and CEO Dave Portnoy appeared on Fox Business to discuss the buyout and his take on meme stock trad

Benzinga · Aug 19, 2022

As COVID vaccination rates stall, Philly mobile clinics find new purpose

PHILADELPHIA — Under a white tent about four blocks north of Temple Hospital, a nurse checked Robert White’s blood pressure, as cars and delivery trucks rumbled past.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 19, 2022

Compliments to the Coach: How Pete Carril Put Princeton on the Map

The engineer of the “Princeton Offense” who always deflected praise toward his team, believed a player’s character was a result of how they approached the game.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 15, 2022

Ivy League university set to rebury skulls of Black people kept for centuries

University of Pennsylvania houses remains at Penn Museum, where they form a collection once used to justify white supremacy

The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2022

‘That dude can roll:’ Why Justin Watson could help Chiefs ... and why we hope he does

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Shortly after the Chiefs signed receiver Justin Watson in February, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneer was excited to get a text from new teammate Patrick Mahomes.

Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022

The Barstool Effect: Penn National Rebrands With Larger Focus On Media, Non-Casino Business

Casino, sports betting and media company Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ: PENN) announced second quarter financial results before the market opened Thursday.

Benzinga · Aug 4, 2022