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Five Penn students named 2025 Goldwater Scholars
Five Penn students were named 2025 Goldwater Scholars, which will grant them as much as $7,500 annually for up to two years of undergraduate study.
Doylestown Health integrates into Penn Health System, marking network’s seventh hospital
The new affiliation will change the name of Doylestown Health and its affiliates to Penn Medicine Doylestown Health.
Philadelphia to host 18th annual city-wide Spring Cleanup
As Philadelphia’s largest city-wide, single-day cleanup, the April 5 event spans hundreds of locations and has included a total of 200,000 volunteers since its inception in 2008.
UA reallocates funds to student groups following University-wide budget cuts
The changes were announced on April 2 and come after a 5% cut to the UA’s allotted funding from the Office of the Provost.
Kelly Writers House fellows program event hosts "In the Dream House" author
The Kelly Writers House held its second installment of this year’s Fellows program featuring Carmen Maria Machado, author of the bestselling memoir “In the Dream House.”
DP Daybreak | Professors condemn funding cuts
Also, Penn Abroad implemented changes to the study abroad application process this week.
Penn Japanese Language Program invites Phila. students to Shofuso Japanese House and Gardens tour
The Penn Japanese Language Program invited students from Penn, the Community College of Philadelphia, and Lower Merion High School to tour the Shofuso Japanese House and Gardens on Friday.
Engineering graduate student wins inaugural New Jersey Lottery Rock Paper Scissors Throwdown
The Rock Paper Scissors Throwdown was held in East Rutherford, New Jersey from March 28 to March 30. Ages ranged from 18 to 78 years old, with a relatively even distribution of men and women. 384 people attended the competition.
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative hosts second annual Wharton-AI-Hackathon
This year's hackathon was titled “Build Your AI for Education Tool & Solve the Prompt Hacking Challenge" and invited competitors to combine “innovation, technical skill, and a dash of creativity.”
Penn faculty, scientists join thousands in signing letter condemning Trump's 'assault on science'
The professors are among nearly 2,000 signatories, all of whom are academic researchers and elected members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Penn Abroad caps applications, sets earlier deadline for study abroad programs
Effective immediately, each Penn Abroad program will have a cap on the number of applications that can be opened per advising cycle. The changes were announced in a March 31 email.
Wharton announces new major, concentration in artificial intelligence
The new AI program will be jointly administered by the Statistics and Data Science Department and the Operations, Information and Decisions Department with support from the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative.
DP Daybreak | U.S. attorney general seeks death penalty for Mangione
Also, Pennsylvania Democrats are continuing to push for the legalization of marijuana.
Penn collaboration with Atacama Cosmology Telescope releases images of universe's early years
The images received from this telescope are known as the cosmic microwave background, and they provide an exceptionally clear picture of the universe at about 380,000 years old.
New Kelly Writers House exhibit features student art highlighting friendship and community
The exhibit, titled "How to Fight Loneliness," centers around themes of love and solitude and was curated by College senior Lila Shermeta.
Pa. House Democrats continue push to legalize recreational marijuana
If passed, Pennsylvania would become the 25th state to legalize recreational marijuana, joining states like New York, California, and New Jersey.
Penn students have not been affected by federal visa revocations, ISSS says
"ISSS is not aware of ANY Penn student or scholar who has had their visa revoked or been affected by a 'self-deport' alert," the email read.
Penn administrators, faculty discuss innovation opportunities at Penn AI launch event
The Penn AI launch event offered insight into the growing use of AI in research as well as the need for Penn to keep up with technological advancements.
U.S. attorney general orders prosecutors to pursue death penalty for Penn graduate Luigi Mangione
In December 2024, Mangione was charged with murder as an act of terrorism in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
