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Penn Transit, PAACH launch bus service to Chinatown
Some students reported a need for safe transportation to Chinatown, citing COVID-19 health concerns and the uptick in anti-Asian hate crimes as barriers to using public transportation.
Art history professor Julie Nelson Davis awarded 2021 Guggenheim fellowship
Davis is among 184 artists, writers, scholars, and scientists to receive the fellowship this year, out of a pool of nearly 3,000 applicants from the United States and Canada.
Human rights activist discusses pandemic’s impact on refugee women at Perry World House event
Wai Wai Nu identified how displaced women have overcome pandemic-related challenges, and offered recommendations for improving refugee and internally displaced women's access to dignified work, health care, and housing.
Philadelphia expands vaccination eligibility to include all adults
The Philadelphia Department of Health announced on Friday that everyone over the age of 16 would be immediately eligible for the vaccine, moving the city to phase 2 of vaccine distribution.
Penn senior Tathagat Bhatia receives Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Bhatia will pursue a master’s degree in history and philosophy of science at Cambridge, after majoring in science, technology, and society with a concentration in energy and the environment at Penn.
Penn professor Carl June receives Sanford Lorraine Cross award for cancer cell therapy
The prestigious one million dollar award recognizes profound innovation and achievements in the medical sciences.
Penn centers to lead development of stormwater master plan in Pittsburgh
PennPraxis, a center for applied research and outreach at the Weitzman School of Design, is working in collaboration with the Water Center at Penn and the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority to improve water quality, reduce flooding and create jobs.
Penn researchers find evidence of racial bias in models used to allocate limited resources
The researchers found that the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score, which is used in many hospitals to predict how likely a patient is to survive their hospital stay, is racially biased.
Wharton first year starts podcast to build connections and counter pandemic isolation
The podcast, called “Oluswole,” features conversations between Adekeye and his guests, who range from Penn students to family members and high school classmates.
Penn experts pose solutions to Philadelphia’s pandemic-fueled gentrification
Penn-affiliated experts believe that the city has seen a more gradual form of gentrification through increased housing prices and new development — making access to affordable housing even more difficult for residents.
Penn senior Sakshi Sehgal named Truman Scholar
The prestigious, merit-based award, created by Congress in 1975 to honor the 33rd president, offers recipients up to $30,000 for graduate or professional school to prepare for a career in public service.
Perelman School of Medicine professor Kevin Baumlin joins race for Pa. Senate seat
Baumlin, who is the chair of Pennsylvania Hospital's Emergency Medicine Department, co-founded a nonprofit that recruits experts in various fields to produce articles on topics such as education, gun violence, and infrastructure.
Over 800 faculty, students participate in challenge to spend 30 minutes outside for 30 days
In response to the pandemic, this year's challenge features recommendations for activities that can be performed socially distanced in nature.
TEDxPenn hosts first-ever virtual event, featuring speakers from academia to the NFL
The theme for the April 10 conference was “Unknown,” centering around stories of science, discovery, and the human condition.
Penn community members call day one of on-campus vaccinations a ‘well-oiled machine’
The entirety of the Penn community, including all students, are eligible to receive the vaccine on-campus on April 19, when the city of Philadelphia begins vaccinating all adults.
In Photos: Philadelphia protesters march for Daunte Wright and police abolition
Protesters marched through Center City and South Philadelphia on April 13 demanding justice for Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was killed by a Minn. police officer.
Penn's second virtual weekend of Spring Fling will feature Chloe x Halle, Wale, and Wizkid
Sister R&B duo Chloe x Halle will perform Friday night, and rapper Wale and Nigerian singer-songwriter Wizkid will perform Saturday night.
Penn Glee Club merges with Penn Sirens to become gender-inclusive ensemble after 159 years
Members of the Glee Club voted unanimously on April 9 to amend its constitution in order to remove gender restrictions for membership of its choir section.
College junior Tori Borlase elected Undergraduate Assembly president by 35 votes
Borlase won the presidency over her opponent, College and Wharton junior Nikhil Gupta, by a margin of 35 votes. College and Wharton junior Janice Owusu won the vice presidency by a margin of 65 votes.