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Penn Wharton Budget Model predicts doubling administered vaccines will boost employment, GDP
Increasing the number of vaccinations to three million per day would add more than two million jobs and increase peak GDP by approximately one percent during summer 2021.
Harvard University plans for "fully operational" fall semester
The Dean of Students said low COVID-19 positivity and consistent use of Harvard's symptom checker makes her hopeful for the fall semester.
Students confident in Penn’s testing program but worried by peer behavior, DP survey finds
About 70% of respondees said they believe their peers are not acting responsibly and over 71% said they know someone who has attended a gathering of over 10 people this semester.
Penn panel on racism in education discusses barriers to success for students of color
Panelists discussed the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on students of color and low-income students who may not have access to resources crucial to remote learning.
Wharton will offer new entrepreneurship and innovation concentration in fall 2021
The new concentration will be administered through the Management Department, and will provide course offerings spanning seven departments, including Healthcare Management; Marketing; Operations, Information, and Decisions; Legal Studies; and Real Estate.
Penn-founded advocacy campaign uncovers racial and gender discrimination in CIS department
Sixty percent of survey respondents who identified as African American or Black reported that someone once claimed their racial identity unfairly contributed to their acceptance to the Engineering School, in comparison to 7.81% of Asian and 7.58% of white respondents.
Biden announces that U.S. will have enough vaccines for every adult by end of May
The administration will invoke the Defense Production Act to increase production of vaccine materials and acquire needed medical supplies.
Temple plans for an on-campus fall 2021 semester
Temple also plans to re-open residence halls, dining halls, academic buildings, and athletic and recreational facilities in the fall.
Philadelphia schools will reopen next week for eligible pre-K through second grade students
Starting on Monday, 53 elementary schools in the Philadelphia School District will allow eligible pre-K through second grade students to attend in-person classes twice a week.
Penn Medicine study finds increase in premature deaths during recessions
The study found that levels of economic prosperity across the U.S. directly correlated to death rates from heart disease and stroke in middle-aged Americans.
Penn Dental opens center to provide accessible oral care for people with disabilities
Each dental student will work at the Care Center under faculty supervision, spending about 5% of their fourth year at the center.
Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium offers walk-up vaccinations for residents in Phase 1b
City residents who are included in Phase 1b of vaccine distribution or live in zip codes that are hardest hit by COVID-19 will be able to receive a walk-up vaccination at the consortium’s sites.
New mass vaccination site faces problems after non-eligible people register
Officials intended for the clinic to be open only for essential workers, SEPTA employees, and federal employees. Once the link was leaked, however, the city had no way to restrict who signed up.
Four seniors and one 2019 graduate named 2021 Thouron Scholars
Each year the award is given to four to six graduating seniors, recent graduates, professional students, or current graduate students at Penn to fund two years of graduate study in the United Kingdom.
Penn & Slavery Project releases virtual campus tour app illustrating Penn’s ties to slavery
The app, which launched on Feb. 19, aims to dispel the notion that the University has no direct ties to slavery and challenge the way users view Penn and its campus.
Some Ph.D. students forced to delay graduation as COVID-19 disrupts research abroad
The disruption has prompted financial concerns for students who may now require additional semesters of funding.
Penn to reopen limited indoor dining on March 8
The decision to reopen indoor dining comes after Philadelphia loosened restrictions on dining in the city, Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé said.
Despite semester-low positivity rate, admin. urge caution ahead of days off next week
This week marks the third straight week that the number of undergraduate cases has decreased by over 50%, making this week's undergraduate positivity rate as well as case count a semester low.
Penn student-run letter-writing initiative reaches over 13,000 frontline workers
Lockdown Letters has expanded their reach to target all essential workers, after focusing exclusively on health care workers at the start of the pandemic.