Academics
There’s always something new going on at Penn’s four undergraduate schools and 12 graduate schools. Look here for information on upcoming academic initiatives, new classes and research conducted by professors and students.
Here are the fall 2022 courses that double count
Here's a comprehensive guide to the courses that double count, based on data from Penn's College Requirements page.
Penn professor awarded 2022 Solvay Prize for research that laid groundwork for COVID-19 vaccine
The Science for the Future Solvay Prize ceremony is held in Brussels to honor scientific discoveries that have significantly advanced the field of chemistry and helped resolve global challenges.
Five Penn students awarded Goldwater Scholarship
College juniors Allison Chou and Andrew Sontag and Engineering juniors Laila Barakat Norford, Shriya Karam, and Joshua Chen are among the chosen 417 students.
Penn Medicine breakthrough immunotherapy technique could reduce cost of cancer treatment
The Penn Medicine scientists were able to reduce the time it takes to train the body's immune cells to find and fight cancer from approximately 9 to 14 days to just 24 hours.
Four Penn professors awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships
The four fellows were among the 180 scientists, writers, scholars, and artists selected from a pool of 2,500 applicants.
Wendell Pritchett: The Philadelphia-born scholar’s trajectory to the Penn presidency
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with 12 Penn community members and University leaders about the challenges that Penn currently faces under his leadership.
Wharton People Analytics to host Future of Work Conference
The event's list of speakers will feature researchers, academics, and industry experts.
Penn alum Dan Rottenberg shares his journalistic experience at Kelly Writers House event
Rottenberg said his new memoir details his personal experience with journalism in the digital age as well as what others can learn from his 70-year career.
Penn students, alumni celebrate 50th anniversary of Du Bois College House
The 50th anniversary reunion event attracted former and current residents of Du Bois College House, who came together to reflect on their experiences living in the college house.
Penn Graduate School of Education ranks No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report
This year's ranking marked the first time the school has occupied the No. 1 spot alone and the seventh consecutive year that the school placed within the top five schools on the list.
Penn graduate Wendy Bach to discuss her new book on poverty, opioid epidemic at KWH event
KWH Faculty Director Al Filreis will host the conversation, which will take place at the Arts Café at 12 p.m. and will be livestreamed on YouTube.
Environmental student group shifts focus to climate education after Penn’s ‘partial divestment'
Student Sustainability Association at Penn hopes that by shifting the focus of their work, they will be able to bring more students into the fight against climate change.
Climate scientist Michael Mann to join Penn faculty, lead new center for climate media
Mann is the first appointment made for Penn’s Energy and Sustainability Initiative, which will provide resources to 10 faculty members working in key climate areas.
Here are five tips to help you navigate Path@Penn
The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with Rob Nelson, Executive Director for Academic Technology & Planning, on March 24, who shared five tips for navigating Path@Penn.
Penn pauses plan to lift classroom mask mandate on Monday
Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé told The Daily Pennsylvanian that the decision was implemented following consultations with “student and faculty stakeholders on campus.”
Students, professors report ‘very mixed feelings’ as Penn prepares to go mask optional in classes
While some students are excited about a return to normalcy, other students still have concerns for at-risk populations who are much more vulnerable to infection.
Asian American Studies Program celebrates 25th anniversary with multi-day event
Saturday's events included opening remarks from School of Arts & Sciences Dean Steven Fluharty, a keynote speech by author Cathy Park Hong, alumni panels, and performances from student groups.
A team of Penn graduate students are finalists for the NFL Big Data Bowl competition
For the competition, teams were tasked to come up with a project analyzing NFL teams using three years of data.
Twenty Penn students camp in West Virginia over spring break as part of a new LGST course
The course consists of a five mandatory 90-minute class sessions and a Leadership Venture over spring break that involved hiking, biking, and canoeing in Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
