Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1740, the University of Pennsylvania continues its close relationship to entrepreneurs and inventors to this day. Ranked at No. 12 this year, UPenn is the alma matter of many self-made billionaires, most notably Warren Buffett, Elon Musk and Tory Burch. Since 1923, 25 Penn scholars have won the Nobel Prize. Today undergrads can choose from 107 majors at the university’s four schools or select dual-degree programs. Nearly one-third earn degrees in business/marketing or social sciences. The Ivy League school also has a 97% freshman-sophomore retention rate and a 5:1 student-faculty ratio. Just over half of freshmen receive school grants averaging over $37,000. Based in Philadelphia, students can take advantage of the city’s thriving cultural and startup scene while also joining one of the school's ample social, political and multicultural activities and organizations. This April, the university celebrated its 100th Hey Day, a tradition in which rising seniors march through campus with canes and brimmed hats to celebrate the start of their final year. The university competes in NCAA Division I-AA athletics, and its mascot is the Quaker. Franklin Field is the oldest collegiate football stadium still in use. More »
If you’re one of an estimated 27 million Americans with osteoarthritis, you might think it makes sense to try Tylenol 8 Hour Arthritis Pain caplets to relieve your aching hips or knees.
But a new study by Swiss scientists concludes that acetaminophen, the generic name for Tylenol, doesn’t work much better than a sugar pill in read »
Rita Rubin,
Contributor
Along with releasing end-of-the-year 2015 enrollment data for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges last Friday afternoon, the Department of Health and Human Services also released data for the 2016 open enrollment period. Just like the end-of-the year 2015 enrollment data, which I discussed on Monday, a close look at the 2016 open enrollment read »
Brian Blase, Contributor
When Estee Lauder founded her eponymous cosmetics firm, hawking blue bottles of skin cream to hair salons in 1946, she couldn’t have known then that the company would one day turn her sons –or her grandchildren — into billionaires. Her two sons each have substantial fortunes from company stock: Leonard (net worth: $9 billion), is the elder and read »
Chloe Sorvino,
Forbes Staff
Whether you’re an up-and-coming college grad looking to move out on your own or a 30-year-old professional only now leaving the confines of your parents’ home, you’ll face the same financial and logistical challenges associated with moving for the first time. The primary budgetary concern most millennials consider when making the choice to move read »
Jennifer Calonia,
Contributor
When men over 65 are given pharmaceutical testosterone to get their level of the hormone back to that of much younger men, it boosts their libido and sexual activity, as well as their mood. That’s the conclusion of a major testosterone study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The paper is likely to generate read »
Arlene Weintraub,
Contributor
Anyone in attendance at Friday night’s home basketball game at Columbia’s Levien Gymnasium would have been surprised by the scene. It was Greek Night, and the arena was filled to near capacity. There was yelling, excitement, and even six fraternity boys standing shirtless a with the letters “Go Lions” painted on their read »
Marc Edelman,
Contributor
If, like many Americans, you’d rather drive than walk, you might think, “They couldn’t pay me to exercise.”
But what if “they” was your employer, and instead of paying you to exercise, they docked you if you didn’t?
A new study suggests the latter approach might be more likely than the former to get you up and moving. read »
Rita Rubin,
Contributor
February 15, 1946
The Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer (ENIAC) is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania.
Thomas Haigh, Mark Priestley and Crispin Rope write in the just-published ENIAC in Action: Making and Remaking the Modern Computer:
ENIAC established the read »
Gil Press,
Contributor
Resilience is having a moment. As more parents, organizations, and professionals learn that resilience can be taught and improved, people are signing up to learn more about its benefits. One of the most confusing aspects about working in and teaching this concept is the multitude of ways people talk about resilience. Unfortunately, the buzzword read »
Paula Davis-Laack,
Contributor
