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Pa. attorney general candidate Eugene DePasquale and Rep. Ro Khanna speak at Penn Dems event
During the talk — which was co-sponsored by the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study Of Democracy and the Government and Politics Association — DePasquale and Khanna spoke about civic engagement ahead of the upcoming election and answered questions from roughly 50 attendees.
Public trust in United States Supreme Court continues to decline, Annenberg survey finds
This year's results mark a record low since the survey began in 2005, when APPC recorded that 75% of American voters trusted the Supreme Court.
Penn's Graduate School of Education joins global consortium on artificial intelligence in education
Institutions in Ghana, Spain, India, Kazakhstan, Colombia, and Qatar will contribute to the consortium in addition to Penn.
U.S. Rep., Penn Carey Law graduate Mary Gay Scanlon urges student voter turnout at Penn Dems event
At Friday's event, Scanlon reiterated the importance of young voters and students in this upcoming election in an interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian.
Activist, Penn professor Mary Frances Berry reflects on 1964 civil rights movement at lecture
The talk, which is part of Penn's Africana Lecture Series, marks 60 years since the work of the civil rights movement in 1964.
Lauder Institute establishes institutional neutrality, following Penn’s lead
Representatives and administrators of the Lauder Institute will “abstain from opining on societal and political events,” unless there is an exceptional case which poses a danger to the “very mission of the Institute and its values of free inquiry," according to the statement.
Three nurses injured in hit-and-run at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
According to police, the incident occurred at 4:22 a.m. on Saturday after a man driving a silver Jeep Cherokee dropped off a shooting victim in the ambulance bay at Penn Presbyterian.
DP Daybreak | Penn adjusts financial aid application
Also, Wharton will host three panels as part of its "Policies that Work" series in the coming months.
Wolf Humanities Center hosts linguist, columnist Ben Zimmer for lecture on “keywords”
Zimmer — who was a research associate at Penn’s former Institute for Research in Cognitive Science from 2005 to 2006 — gave a presentation on lexicology and linguistics followed by a question and answer session with roughly 40 attendees.
Penn researchers receive $18 million grant to study cognitive decline in Parkinson's, dementia
This initiative aims to determine the biomarkers that predict which individuals are likely to have these diseases, as a part of a larger goal to develop treatments that slow the progression of disease.
Weitzman School of Design professor James Corner wins international landscape architecture award
The award is the highest honor the IFLA can provide for a landscape architect, according to the School of Design announcement.
Driven by election discourse, new Wharton series to discuss economic policy
The panels will feature experts from across Wharton’s research centers.
Penn alters financial aid application to simplify process, limit paperwork
Five new changes to the financial aid process aim to make it more simple for applicants, according to the announcement from Penn Admissions.
DP Daybreak | Penn allows direct donations to Hillel
Also, the School of Dental Medicine established a partnership with a university in Turkey.
Donations to Hillel can now be made directly through Penn under new agreement
The new agreement allows unrestricted donations to Penn Hillel to be eligible for recognition from Penn.
Penn Dental announces memorandum of understanding with faculty at Yeditepe University in Turkey
Yeditepe University is an institution in Istanbul, Turkey that engages in patient care, research, and dental education, offering instruction in both English and Turkish.
Weitzman School of Design professor, architecture historian Aaron Wunsch dies at 53
Wunsch taught at Penn starting in 2008, when he joined the department of architectural history as a visiting assistant professor. He later lectured for the graduate program on historical preservation at the School of Design before becoming a professor in the program.
Penn Nursing professor appointed to Pa. maternal mortality review committee
Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health selected committee members from across the state who represent different areas of medical expertise.
U.S. representative calls on Penn, other universities to release plans to protect Jewish students
The letter came days before the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel, which saw widespread pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses — including at Penn.