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Drexel Was the First U.S. University To Require Computers For All Students 40 Years Ago
In 1983, Drexel University launched a first-of-its-kind partnership with Apple, requiring all students to have access to a personal computer, writes Alissa Falcone for Drexel News. In doing so, Drexel became the first university in the United States to have such a mandate, thus setting the stage for what would become the future of technology…
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Penn Medicine Sets New Worldwide Record For Most Kidney Paired Donation Transplants in a Year
The Penn Transplant Institute has set a new worldwide record for the most Kidney Paired Donation transplants in a year at 100, writes Matt Toal for Penn Today. For hundreds of thousands of people around the world who are waiting for or have received a kidney, the paired exchange has served as a beacon of…
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Wall Street Journal: University City-based BioTech Firm Nears Human Trials for Breakthrough Artificial Womb Technology
University City-based Vitara Biomedical is currently working on an artificial womb for premature babies and is getting closer to human clinical trials, writes Liz Essley Whyte for The Wall Street Journal. Last year, a Vitara Biomedical executive said at a biotech symposium last year that the firm is in the process of commercializing the research…
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Wall Street Journal Ranks Penn Among Ten Best Colleges in United States
The University of Pennsylvania is one of the best colleges in the United States, according to the recently released WSJ/College Pulse 2024 Best Colleges in the U.S. ranking, writes The Wall Street Journal. The ranking rates the top 400 universities in the country based on student outcomes (accounts for 70 percent of the score), learning…
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