The Latest Breaking News from the University of Pennsylvania

US doctors rewrite DNA of infant with severe genetic disorder in medical first

Gene-editing breakthrough has potential to treat array of devastating genetic diseases soon after birth, scientists say

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025

Trump administration says Penn violated sex discrimination laws after transgender swimmer competed

The Trump administration says the University of Pennsylvania illegally denied women equal opportunities by letting a transgender swimmer compete on the school’s women’s team and into team facilities

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025

Herbert Gans, leading sociologist and media analyst, dies at 97

Herbert Gans, an eminent sociologist and media analyst, has died at age 97

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2025

Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer

The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over the participation of a transgender athlete in its swimming program

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025

Trump administration pauses $175m in funds to UPenn over trans athlete policy

White House official reportedly calls funding freeze ‘just a taste of what could be coming’ for Ivy League university

The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2025

Harvard Says Tuition Will Now Be Free For Families Who Make $200K Or Less

From the next academic year, Harvard will be making tuition free for families Wwo make $200K or less. The post Harvard Says Tuition Will Now Be Free For Families Who Make $200K Or Less first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Mar 18, 2025

Far-Right Group Claiming To Be Behind Arrest of Palestinian US Resident Has 'Thousands of Names' on 'Deportation List'

Betar U.S. said it has provided a "deportation list" to key members of the Trump administration in its efforts to deport any students or faculty members in academia that show support for Palestine, including "naturalized citizens."

Latin Times · Mar 15, 2025

‘Stand up’: Scientists launch major protest against ‘devastating attacks’ by Trump administration

Thousands are expected at rallies in defense of science on Friday in Washington, D.C., and nationwide

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

Universities that anticipate funding losses from Elon Musk's DOGE cuts are yanking back admissions offers to Gen Z grads

Universities like the University of Pennsylvania are cutting back on graduate admissions programs in preparation of federal funding decreases.

Fortune · Mar 6, 2025

Carlyle Group co-founder Bill Conway’s $1 billion plan to end the nursing shortage

No other wealthy donor has dedicated as much money to such a wide range of nursing programs as Bill Conway, the 75-year-old co-founder of the private equity giant the Carlyle Group, and his late wife, Joanne Barkett Conway, who died in January, 2024

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025