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(04/18/17 3:07am)
When College freshman Sherry Tseng decided to take Computer and Information Science 110 this spring, she did not expect the popular introductory-level computer science course to curtail her interest in the subject altogether.
(04/18/17 3:02am)
More than 30 Philadelphia schools were placed on lockdown for nearly two hours on Monday afternoon due to an unconfirmed sighting of Steve Stephens, the fugitive who posted a video of himself murdering a man on Facebook.
(04/17/17 1:51am)
Wharton’s youngest tenured and highest-rated professor, Adam Grant, has been an outspoken critic of Penn’s cutthroat environment — but also teaches a class that is unusually competitive to even get into.
(04/13/17 2:32am)
Thousands of students crowded campus on Wednesday with red and blue lanyards, juggling brochures, schedules and Penn merchandise. The “baby quakers” are here.
(04/12/17 12:29am)
Want a free trip inside a Super Bowl team’s locker room? On Tuesday night, Penn’s undergrad student body got as good a glimpse as possible.
(04/10/17 9:56pm)
There’s no denying Penn’s place as a global leader in being, well, global. Stroll down Locust Walk at high noon and you’ll see just about every culture represented. This is what makes Penn such an amazing place — it brings people together from all different regions of the world.
(04/10/17 2:51am)
Penn Democrats has not historically kept a close relationship with the Pennsylvania College Democrats, a statewide body with 45 chapters. But this weekend, the two groups came together to make Penn's predominantly liberal campus even bluer.
(04/07/17 5:13pm)
Penn spends over $900 million on research annually, and it looks like it’s finally starting to pay off. Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine have developed a pill that, when taken, causes the user to experience a euphoria almost identical to that of crossing the street and receiving a green light in both directions.
(05/03/17 12:57am)
Gabriel Otte, who was featured in Forbes' 30 under 30 this year for his work as CEO and co-founder of health technology startup Freenome, is facing scrutiny over his Penn degree — or lack thereof.
(04/07/17 1:24am)
A self-composting toilet, an online student health insurance platform and a light automation device may seem entirely different from each other, but all three ideas — and five other innovations — were showcased at the Pennvention final round Wednesday.
(04/06/17 3:51am)
Jon Huntsman Jr., the 1987 College graduate whose father’s name adorns the headquarters of The Wharton School, will continue his unbroken streak of service to six presidents when he is formally nominated to be the United States Ambassador to Russia in a few weeks.
(04/06/17 12:53am)
Graduate student fees will now include access to Pottruck Health and Fitness Center and other fitness facilities, starting in the next fiscal year.
(04/11/17 1:44am)
Nursing seniors Marcus Henderson and Ian McCurry want to transform the way Philadelphia’s homeless community receives health care.
(04/05/17 3:08am)
When this year’s Spring Fling performers — Zedd and Tinashe — arrive at Penn, they’ll be carrying on a tradition that started 44 years ago, when Penn saw its very first Fling.
(04/04/17 12:24am)
Before getting into who rowed the best and which teams finished first, it is important to understand that wins and losses are not the sole indicators of success, and that is the important takeaway from the Doc Hosea Invitational.
(04/26/17 4:58am)
Penn students rarely bat an eye when they see clusters of their suit-clad peers rushing off to Huntsman Hall, clutching leather-bound folders.
(04/03/17 12:04am)
Penn released its regular decision results at 5 p.m. on March 30, and for 9.15 percent of applicants, Thursday was a dream come true.
(03/30/17 3:22am)
Students at Temple University may have to swallow the cost of Philadelphia’s soda tax through an increased meal plan cost — but Penn has no plans to go a similar route.
(03/29/17 2:09am)
Some students struggle to sit through an hour-and-a-half lecture. But what if the class went on for seven hours straight?
(03/28/17 7:33pm)
A $10 million donation will establish a deferred-enrollment program for Penn undergraduates seeking early admission to the Wharton School’s MBA program.