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Penn Carey Law, Wharton professor in consideration to be Trump's Treasury secretary
Jay Clayton — who is a 1988 Engineering graduate and 1993 Carey Law School graduate — previously served as the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission during Trump’s first presidency.
Trump taps Rep. Elise Stefanik, Penn critic who grilled Liz Magill, for UN ambassador
Stefanik gained national attention in fall 2023 as a leading figure in the House education committee's investigation into how universities, including Penn, were responding to campus antisemitism.
Democrats hold majority in Pa. state House, potentially affecting Penn funding, abortion rights
Party control in the state legislature could influence issues such as the status of funding for Penn's School of Veterinary Medicine, abortion rights in Pennsylvania, and higher education.
Penn suspends Wharton fraternity for hanging posters alleged to mock kidnapped Israelis
DSP Executive Director Jeremy Levine wrote that DSP was suspended until at least fall 2025 as a result of violations of the Delta Sigma Pi Risk Management Policy.
Penn Department of History hosts panel to discuss historical context, implications of 2024 election
Each panelist delivered opening remarks related to their areas of specialty, reflecting on the historical dynamics that shaped the 2024 election outcome.
Musician, producer, and Penn honorary degree-holder Quincy Jones dies at 91
With a career spanning more than 75 years, Quincy Jones worked as a bandleader, solo artist, sideman, songwriter, producer, arranger, film composer, and a record label executive.
DP Daybreak | Students rally against antisemitism outside Hillel
Also, Philadelphia skies were hazy over the weekend with smoke from southern New Jersey wildfires.
New Jersey wildfires cause hazy skies on Penn's campus and across Philadelphia
The massive wildfires in New Jersey — resulting in the unhealthy air quality in Philadelphia on Sunday — are a result of an ongoing severe drought.
U.S. representative, Penn Carey Law graduate Matt Cartwright loses reelection bid
Bresnahan's victory by nearly two percentage points above Cartwright brings an end to the incumbent's tenure in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District, representing Scranton and nearby suburbs.
Students at Penn Hillel rally against recent antisemitic violence in Amsterdam and Phila.
The Penn Israel Public Affairs Committee and Hillel co-organized the rally.
UT Health San Antonio professor receives Penn Basser Center prize for cancer research
Sung received the award for his work on the mechanisms behind homology-directed repair, a DNA repair mechanism that can be used to suppress cancer.
Penn Med researchers receive $11 million grant to study how chemical exposure impacts dementia risk
Using data from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study, which began in 1983, researchers will gather 35 years of tests and data that follow the participants’ health history from an average age of 25 to 60.
Penn Biology launches Plant Adaptability and Resilience Center to research plant climate responses
Plant ARC will include a number of labs run by Biology Department staff with varying research focuses, with the overarching goal of testing plant responses to climate change.
White House names Penn Medicine professor Richard Phillips a Cancer Moonshot Scholar
Phillips, who is the chief of the division of Neuro-Oncology and assistant professor of neurology, is one of 11 scholars who will be receiving a combined $6 million to fund the advancement of novel cancer research.
Penn Advanced Research Computing Center set to launch spring 2025
The center will will aid computational and data-driven research through hardware, software, system support, and research consulting services, with the goal of advancing Penn’s research community, according to the announcement.
Andrea Mitchell Center establishes new initiative exploring intersection of poetry and politics
The center hosts speakers from fields of public policy and journalism, supporting undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral research. By combining aesthetic and political analysis, "Poetry and Politics" hopes to deepen readers’ understanding of both fields.
Penn Nursing awarded $3.2 million grant to expand firearm intervention program at CHOP
The five-year grant will support secure firearm storage intervention at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, aiming to protect children from firearms and promote “secure firearm storage."
Professor Danaë Metaxa to represent Penn in United States AI Safety Institute Consortium
The consortium brings together hundreds of organizations, consumers, leading specialists in the industry, and researchers to make sure that AI can be used effectively and efficiently.
Penn Traditions celebrates 20th anniversary with rebrand, more alumni events
Penn Traditions, which held its first event in 2004, is entirely student-run and oversees University events including Highball to Heyday, Final Toast, and the incoming class picture on Franklin Field.