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Penn's undergraduate COVID-19 cases double in last week of January
The University reported 111 positive cases among undergraduates during the week of Jan. 24 to Jan. 30.
After weeks of denying access, Penn will offer COVID-19 testing to Bon Appétit dining workers
Bon Appétit workers are subcontracted and not employed by Penn, which complicated providing them access to testing.
Unwilling to risk catching COVID-19, some students stay home for spring semester
Some students chose to stay home in efforts to protect their families and themselves from the virus, adding that being away from Penn has nevertheless made them feel lonely.
Penn students of color want Biden-Harris administration ‘to prove whether they were all talk’
Although students of color said they largely settled for Biden, many remain cautiously optimistic of the new administration.
Penn to allow limited in-person gatherings, reopen Pottruck following end of Quiet Period
Student groups hoping to meet in person — either indoors or outdoors — must submit a request explaining why the activity cannot be held virtually.
With Trump gone, Penn faculty and conservative students express uncertainty over GOP’s future
Republicans must decide what the future of its party will look like in the coming years, and Penn students and faculty have differing opinions regarding the course of action it should take.
‘A little slice of normalcy’: Students, professors reflect on in-person learning
Students and faculty participating in the limited number of in-person classes offered this spring are positively focusing on resuming safe instruction amid the ongoing pandemic.
In Photos: Students let loose, sledding on Locust and sculpting snowmen as Orlena hits Penn
Over the past three days, Winter Storm Orlena brought more snow to Penn's campus than all of last winter. From snowball fights to snowmen, here's what it looked like.
Penn faculty co-author paper calling for worldwide ban of lead paint
The Foresight Brief calls for the end of production and use of lead paint to prevent lead poisoning, which is the cause of over a million deaths each year.
Penn Medicine opens largest facility to clean surgical instruments in the country
The $80 million center uses steam from purified water in stainless steel machines to clean instruments like scissors, clips, and clamps for robotic arms used during brain surgery.
Penn receives record-breaking 56,000 applications to Class of 2025, up 34% from previous year
The large applicant pool, likely influenced by test-optional policies enacted in the wake of COVID-19, is set to result in Penn's lowest-ever acceptance rate, according to Penn Admissions.
Wharton MBA welcomes back inaugural cohort of deferred admits for new program
The Moelis Advance Access Program is a deferred admission program that allows undergraduate students to apply for deferred admission to the Wharton MBA after two to four years of work experience.
Penn Dental alum donates $5 million to create Center for Integrative Global Oral Health
The new center will conduct research on oral health policies at the global, national, and local levels, and facilitate conversations among educators and policymakers on health policy and health systems.
Professor David Eisenhower talks impact of ‘all-Penn election’ at Penn Dems event
David Eisenhower, an Annenberg professor and the grandson of former President Dwight Eisenhower, spoke to students on the current state of American politics.
Penn will pay $13 million to settle class action lawsuit over excessive retirement plan fees
Penn is the eighth university to settle claims made in a long-running class action lawsuit accusing many universities of mismanaging their employees' retirement plans.
Wharton Undergraduate Healthcare Conference addresses impact of COVID-19 on health care
The event included keynote addresses from Moderna Chief Medical Officer Tal Zaks and New York-Presbyterian Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Laura Forese.
Sorority rush sees drop in turnout amid virtual recruitment
This spring was the second in a row that sororities reported a drop in recruitment numbers. Fewer than 450 students rushed a sorority this semester, down from 550 last year.
Snow continues to fall in Philadelphia as city sees worst snowstorm in five years
After heavy snowfall from Sunday through Monday, at least three additional inches of snow are expected to fall from Monday night into Tuesday afternoon.
Penn to standardize course times, eliminate back-to-back classes in fall 2021 schedule revamp
Under the new format, classes will start at one of eight designated start times beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 8:30 p.m. Students will have at minimum 15 minutes between classes.