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Pfizer CEO, Regeneron co-founder headline 2024 annual Wharton Undergraduate Healthcare Conference
The conference concluded with a career fair, connecting attendees with top employers in the health care sector.
Faces of Black Penn releases second issue after relaunching as literary outlet for Black students
The publication operates as a literary outlet for Black students to share their thoughts and work.
Penn's Wellness and Resilience Summit teaches stress management skills, elicits positive reactions
During the Resilience Summit, students learn to juggle the demands of student life, increase well-being, meet academic goals, and launch a career post Penn.
New AI literacy interest group holds teach-in sessions on nuance of large language models
Penn’s new AI Literacy Interest Group hosted a panel and showcase on Feb. 13 in Van Pelt Library to spread awareness about AI language models and machine learning systems.
DP Daybreak | AAUP-Penn weighs in on cartoon controversy
Also, Wharton returned to No. 1 on the Financial Times MBA rankings.
Freedom School for Palestine returns, launching weekly 'Lightning Lectures' program
The Palestinian advocacy group will announce additional upcoming programming throughout the semester.
New student initiative at Penn partners with startup specializing in AI healthcare applications
College first year Akash Verma established the Startup Initiative Foundation this year to provide Penn students with the opportunity to engage with start-ups in Philadelphia.
Wharton ranks first on Financial Times MBA school ranking, following absence from last year's list
The placement follows Wharton’s absence from the Financial Times’ 2023 ranking, in which the school was unable to meet the minimum alumni survey threshold of 20%.
AAUP-Penn says University should not punish lecturer for cartoons denounced as antisemitic
In a letter sent on Feb. 8, the AAUP Penn Executive Committee wrote that the harassment experienced by Penn lecturer Dwayne Booth must be condemned as a “threat to academic freedom.”
Democrats prevail in Bucks County Pa. House special election, winning majority in chamber
Prokopiak won the special election in Bucks County with 67.7% of the vote on Feb. 13, giving Democrats a 102-100 majority in the state House.
DP Daybreak | Dental dean's legal troubles
Also, the Ivy League's first AI major was announced at Penn.
Former Polish president Lech Wałęsa speaks about the future of democracy at Perry World House
Wałęsa discussed how prospects for democracy have changed globally, given threats posed by Russia to Ukraine and the rest of the Western world, and shared his hopes for the future.
Penn Dental dean facing lawsuit alleging retaliation to department chair's reported sexual misconduct
A former school administrator alleges he was pressured to leave his job after he complained of “sexually explicit and harassing conduct” toward his assistant by the chair of the school's periodontics department.
Penn to become first Ivy League school to offer undergraduate degree in artificial intelligence
Students and faculty expressed excitement for the new engineering degree in AI, which will be available to students next school year.
Penn men's hockey wins Colonial Cup championship in 12-5 victory
The Quakers faced off against the Millersville Marauders, a division rival and the top-seeded team entering tournament play.
Penn Nobel Prize winner Katalin Karikó portrayed as ‘supersonic woman’ in Super Bowl commercial
The photo of Karikó comes to life to sing words of Queen's “Don't Stop Me Now.”
Penn delays opening due to inclement winter weather, cancelling early classes
All classes beginning before 10 a.m. were cancelled as a result of the delayed opening.
DP Daybreak | Penn files to dismiss student antisemitism lawsuit
Also, the Penn Lions will perform dances across the city for Lunar New Year.
Pennsylvania, Phila. Democrats endorse Rep. Andy Kim in New Jersey Senate election
Kim, who has held his seat in the House of Representatives since 2019, has largely been viewed as an underdog in the race.
