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Penn Wharton Budget Model finds federal reforms would increase tax rates for multinationals
The report found that tax rates on foreign income by multinationals would increase from 2.1 percent to 7.4 percent.
Hey Day will take place on Oct. 13 for the Class of 2022
2022 Class Board President and College senior Sam Strickberger said that this year’s Hey Day will be like a typical one in all respects, including shirts, skimmers, and canes.
Path@Penn will replace Penn InTouch in time for summer and fall 2022 course registration
Path@Penn is set to contain a number of improvements to the outdated Penn InTouch system, including a cleaner interface, mobile device compatibility, and the ability to swap courses instead of adding and dropping courses.
Penn Medicine study finds correlation between gun violence and mental distress in children
The study found that among children living within two to three blocks of shootings, there was a significant increase in mental health-related Emergency Department visits.
Penn admin. says campus community can ‘coexist’ with COVID-19 as case count remains low
Between Sept. 19 and Sept. 25, 55 Penn community members tested positive for COVID-19 out of a total of 15,471 community members who received tests.
Penn’s endowment rises a record 41.1% in fiscal year 2021
As of June 30, the University’s endowment assets valued $20.5 billion, an increase of $5.6 billion from the previous year.
‘Silence is violence’: Students protest against Castle assault, demand action from Penn
More than 50 students protested outside the Psi Upsilon chapter house on Tuesday, urging Penn to respond to an alleged assault by a fraternity brother against another student at a party earlier this month.
Asian American Studies Program adds faculty, co-director after fears for program’s survival
Under Asian American Studies professor Fariha Khan's co-directorship, the ASAM program will offer more courses, research and internship opportunities, and opportunities for collaboration and engagement with Asian American community organizations.
Penn to hold flu shot clinic next week as it prepares to enforce new vaccine mandate
The flu clinic — which provides vaccines to students, faculty, and staff for free — will open Oct. 4 and close Oct. 8.
Penn professors win award for mRNA research that led to COVID-19 vaccines
The pair won the award for a study they published in 2005 about the potential of mRNA as a therapeutic in initiating an immune response.
First-year Penn Medicine students reflect on in-person White Coat Ceremony during pandemic
Senior Vice Dean of Medical Education Suzanne Rose led the ceremony, distributing the white coats and delivering remarks to the incoming students and their guests at the annual White Coat Ceremony.
Penn political clubs gear up to boost student turnout ahead of National Voter Registration Day
Student groups like Penn Leads the Vote and Penn Democrats are looking to use this day to increase civic engagement on campus.
Penn partners with tutoring program to offer students virtual work-study tutoring jobs
We Succeed is a tutoring platform that connects college student tutors with K-12 students in need of flexible tutoring to shrink the educational opportunity gap.
Students hang 300 flyers on Penn’s campus demanding end to 'frat culture' after Castle assault
By the end of the day Saturday, many of the posters that were once hanging were found in trash bins around campus, with multiple students witnessing their peers tearing them down.
Penn receives $1.3 million grant to protect the Wupatki National Monument
Penn’s Center for Architectural Conservation received a $1.3 million grant from the Getty Foundation to maintain and protect the Wupatki National Monument in Arizona.
Penn student assaulted at Castle fraternity party, leaving him with severe injuries
Medical records obtained by The Daily Pennsylvanian show that the victim was first diagnosed with a concussion and assault at HUP and later diagnosed with a head injury and orbital trauma at Student Health Service.
Penn announces new $100 million center for biomedical engineering research
The center will not have a physical building, but its work will be done at several of Penn's existing engineering buildings, according to SEAS Dean Vijay Kumar.
Penn Medicine and Wistar Institute receive $11.7 million grant to treat melanoma
The Specialized Programs of Research Excellence, also known as SPOREs, is a five-year award to fund three new melanoma research projects.
Viral PowerPoint critiquing Goldman Sachs co-created by Wharton graduate
2020 Wharton graduate Joey Coslet contributed to a leaked, unauthorized PowerPoint presentation described abusive work conditions for 13 junior bankers at Goldman Sachs.