Also, a judge dismissed a Penn faculty group's amended lawsuit.
Monday, February 3
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Welcome back to yet another beautiful Monday morning where the first thing you open on your phone is (hopefully) DP Daybreak! I hope that the Sunday scaries didn't hit you too hard.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed a lawsuit filed against the University by a group of Penn faculty, and former Penn President Amy Gutmann was awarded the Yale Legend in Leadership Award.
But first, the Trump administration’s restrictions on NIH funding and communication caused confusion towards the state of medical research and operations, including at Penn.
The Trump administration recently restricted NIH funding, external communication, and activity, causing confusion about the state of medical research and operations, including at Penn.
Health and research systems like Penn Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia were among those affected by Trump’s funding cuts — which were among the dozens of executive orders signed by the 1968 Wharton graduate in the first two weeks of his second term. The pauses went into effect on Jan. 22 and were slated to lift on Feb. 1.
The amended lawsuit filed against Penn by a group of faculty was dismissed with prejudice by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
2021 University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School graduate Sarah Lee Best was a victim of the American Airlines plane crash in Washington last week.
A group of Penn scientists has developed a new method to revolutionize cancer treatment by remotely controlling engineered cells inside the human body.
SENIOR COLUMNIST DIYA CHOKSEY argues that in a world dominated by artificial intelligence, it is the irreplaceable human skills cultivated by the liberal arts that will hold the key to the future.
SPORTS
In another deflating loss early in Ivy League play, Penn men's basketball lost its second game in two days to Yale.
Competing to stay alive in the Ivy playoff race, Penn women's basketball earned a win over Yale to end a three-game losing streak.
TODAY IN DP HISTORY
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In 2023, the DP reported that Amy Gutmann returned to Penn from Germany for the naming ceremony of Gutmann College House. This past week, Gutmann was given the Yale Legend in Leadership Award.
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2021 University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School graduate Sarah Lee Best was a victim of the American Airlines 
A group of Penn scientists has developed a new method to revolutionize 
In another deflating loss early in Ivy League play, Penn men's basketball lost its 
Competing to stay alive in the Ivy playoff race, Penn women's basketball 
