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Penn grad student wins Rhodes Scholarship to research foster care-to-prison pipeline
Fierceton will pursue a Ph.D. in social policy and conduct research on the foster care-to-prison pipeline, representing a disproportionate risk of incarceration for young people in foster care, at the University of Oxford beginning in fall 2021.
New Board of Trustees chair talks Penn’s spring plans and refusal to divest from fossil fuels
In an interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian, Bok, the current vice chair of the board, spoke about the University’s plans to reopen in the spring and refused to budge on students' calls to divest from fossil fuels and make Payment in Lieu of Taxes.
Penn College Houses hosts virtual events to educate students about hunger and homelessness
Penn College Houses and Academic Services and Residential and Hospitality Services held a series of events in honor of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
Philosophy profs. discuss ethical COVID-19 vaccine distribution at Penn Science Cafe event
Philosophy professor Kok-Chor Tan highlighted three principles: benefiting people and preventing harm, prioritizing disadvantaged nations, and equal moral concern.
Philadelphia restaurant owners sue Mayor Jim Kenney and Phila. over indoor dining ban
The complaint alleges that the City of Philadelphia violated the Fifth Amendment by taking private property without compensation. The plaintiffs also allege that the city violated the Fourteenth Amendment by depriving restaurant owners of property without due process.
Philadelphia ranks third best city for diversity in STEM
Of the total 38,000 STEM workers in the city, 57% identify as white and two-thirds are male, according to the data from SmartAsset.
Just as business ticked up, Smokes prepares to close its doors again
Prior to the new guidelines, Smokes had been operating at 50% capacity, or a maximum of about sixty customers seated in the restaurant at a given time.
Students urge off-campus residents to follow Philadelphia’s new COVID-19 restrictions
The recent surge in cases and city restrictions have caused many students to doubt Penn's plans to open on-campus housing this spring, particularly as some students claim that there continues to be large indoor gatherings and parties off campus.
Sociologist and philosopher Renata Salecl talks choice in time of COVID-19 at Penn event
Salecl said the pandemic is impacting the social choices people make in terms of interactions with and treatment of themselves and others.
Penn trustees approve design for new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology
Construction is expected to begin in March 2022, and completion of the facility is anticipated in fall 2024.
SP2 dashboard finds $40M in grants awarded to Phila. area in early stages of COVID-19
The School of Social Policy and Practice’s dashboard, which tracks grant awards from COVID-19 response funds in the Philadelphia area, found over $40 million in grants awarded between March 18 and June 29.
Anthropology prof. Lynn Meskell named Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Meskell currently serves as the Richard D. Green University Professor and holds joint appointments in the Weitzman School of Design’s Graduate Program in Historic Preservation and the Department of City and Regional Planning the Department of Anthropology in the School of Arts and Sciences.
Scott Bok, investment banker and Penn grad, to serve as next chair of Board of Trustees
Bok, who is chairman and CEO of independent investment bank Greenhill & Co., Inc., will succeed David L. Cohen, who has served as chair since November 2009.
Here's how Philadelphia's new COVID-19 restrictions will affect on-campus services
On Monday, the city of Philadelphia announced new COVID-19 restrictions closing indoor dining, gyms, and museums, as well as banning private indoor gatherings like weddings, funerals, and parties
Students, experts greet Penn’s $100 million donation, but renew push for U. to pay PILOTs
Students and professors are backing Penn for PILOTs' demands that the University pay 40% of what it would owe in property taxes, which is almost four times the amount Penn has pledged to give annually, and continue contributing to the city well beyond the 10-year period.
New Wharton course uses COVID-19, racial justice protests to teach crisis leadership
The half-credit course, titled “MGMT 799: Leadership in Challenging Times,” will be taught by three Wharton School professors and offered in Spring 2021.
Wharton first year distributes $15M in unused medicine to charities through new foundation
The Altrui Foundation transfers unused medications from manufacturers to charitable organizations so they do not become wasted.
Penn still plans to reopen in the spring despite new citywide COVID-19 restrictions
The city's rush to close parts of daily life in response to the rise in cases has not motivated the University to reconsider its plan to open on-campus housing in the spring.
SP2 dean and professor to serve on Council on Social Work Education committee, task force
The pair will work to develop competencies and curricular resources on health to advance social work education in the United States.