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Penn Museum appoints 1998 College graduate Katie Murtha as new senior director of development
Murtha previously worked as the senior director of principal and major gifts at the Juilliard School.
Penn creates position to manage antisemitism task force, presidential commission recommendations
The new project manager will be responsible for implementing the recommendations of the University Task Force on Antisemitism and the Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.
Rodin College House experiences unexpected five-hour water outage, citing leak in lobby
Penn Business Services Director of Communications and External Relations Courtney Dombroski wrote to The Daily Pennsylvanian that the shutdown occurred to fix a leak in the Rodin lobby.
Penn Muslim Students' Association and Arab Student Society hold memorial for victims of conflicts in Lebanon, Palestine
The event consisted of a janazah prayer — a traditional Muslim funeral prayer — followed by an open remembrance space and took place in the ARCH building.
Penn quietly discontinues Bio-Dental program, sparking confusion over student statuses
Three students who spoke with the DP described feeling confusion and concern over whether current students in the program were still provided their conditional acceptance into the Dental School.
Jewish Penn community members remember victims, hostages on anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack
The events, which primarily took place at Hillel’s Steinhardt Hall, included a memorial service, a five-hour reading of the names of the 1,200 victims of the attacks, and a community dinner.
Panera settles lawsuit alleging Charged Lemonade caused death of Penn student Sarah Katz
The claim filed by the Katz family against Panera Bread is the first of four lawsuits directed toward the highly caffeinated Charged Lemonade drink.
‘This election has to be earned’: Parker, Democratic governors campaign for Harris in Phila.
The governors addressed issues such as the importance of voter turnout this election and the role that Pennsylvania will play in deciding the 2024 presidential election.
Paul Farber, Penn alum and head of Rosengarten Reserve at Van Pelt Library, dies at 78
Farber graduated with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Penn and was hired at Van Pelt in 1974.
PORES students gear up for election night coverage, working with NBC News Decision Desk
PORES is working with the NBC News Decision Desk, which analyzes election data and calls races, to cover the 2024 presidential election in November.
Four individuals arrested after pro-Palestinian march near Penn's campus on Oct. 7 anniversary
The demonstration, titled “One Year of Genocide,” was the first planned action by Philadelphia SJP.
Penn students gather at vice presidential watch parties — and react to several Wharton model mentions
Throughout the course of the debate, the Wharton School — specifically, the Penn Wharton Budget Model — was mentioned three times.
DP Daybreak | How Penn will mark Oct. 7 anniversary
Also, students and community members celebrated McDonald's' opening.
McDonald’s near campus celebrates grand reopening with giveaways, Grimace appearance
The grand opening was a public celebration of the return of McDonald’s after a 20-month absence due to construction.
Penn community plans to commemorate Oct. 7 anniversary with vigils, memorials, and rallies
Penn Hillel and the Penn Israel Public Affairs Committee are organizing a full day of programming to commemorate the anniversary of the attacks.
Wharton Behavioral Lab builds back study participation numbers after drop due to COVID-19 pandemic
The Wharton Behavioral Lab participant pool has grown by 500% over the past three years, showing a rebound from a decline in involvement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to lab coordinators.
Professor emerita Barbara Savage receives two awards for book on scholar Merze Tate
Savage’s book won the 2024 American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation and was a finalist for the Museum of African American History Stone Book Award.
Rajeev Alur receives 2024 Donald E. Knuth Prize for contributions to computer science
Alur is known for his work in developing formal languages and tools for modeling and verifying complex systems.
Author, activist Luis Miranda Jr. speaks at Penn about importance of Latinx voices in politics
Author and activist Luis A. Miranda Jr. spoke at the Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics in a talk titled "Relentless Advocacy: The Role of Latino Voices in Politics.”