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Mütter Museum exhibit on Philadelphia’s 1918 flu pandemic parallels COVID-19 crisis
"Spit Spreads Death: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19 in Philadelphia" highlights how Philadelphia was impacted by the 1918 influenza pandemic, which began spreading in the city after a war bond parade on Sept. 28, 1918.
Penn Engineering names Camillo Jose Taylor first-ever dean for diversity, equity, inclusion
The role strives to bring a greater focus to core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Engineering School.
Philadelphia law firms receive most PPP loans of any sector in the city
The restaurant sector followed in second place after the legal business sector, taking in a $75 million payout from the loan program.
Penn Museum to remove Morton Cranial Collection from public view after student opposition
The collection is the work of Samuel George Morton, an 1820 Perelman School of Medicine graduate who used the skulls of enslaved people to argue that there are inherent differences between the brains of people of different races.
Students look to transfer off-campus leases following fall decision
Students say they have had an easy time finding subletters to take over off-campus leases for the fall.
Black artists and practitioners awarded new Sachs Program for Arts Innovation grant
The winners, announced on July 1, consist of Penn staff, alumni, artists, graduate students, and Ph.D. students who will pursue a broad range of multimedia projects.
Here's what six Penn public health experts said about the fall semester
After asking six University health professionals questions ranging from the viability of safely bringing students to campus to the importance of testing requirements, the DP consolidated their responses to provide the most important information for the Penn community.
Penn’s history of refusing to pay PILOTs, explained
What exactly are PILOTs, why doesn’t Penn pay them, and where does that money go instead? The Daily Pennsylvanian has answers to all of those questions and more — here is everything you need to know about the relationship between Penn and PILOTs.
Police Free Penn demands abolition of Penn Police Department, redress of anti-Black violence
Police Free Penn seeks to reimagine police-free strategies to ensure community safety and well-being, and demands that the University reinvest in community-controlled funds, particularly in West Philadelphia.
Profs. denounce ICE guidelines, commit to in-person instruction for international students
As Penn prepares to help international students fulfill all of the necessary guidelines to maintain valid immigration status, some faculty are now taking it upon themselves to offer in-person courses.
Graduate students teaching this fall are frustrated by lack of support from Penn
Some graduate students who are currently weighing whether to teach courses in person this fall expressed confusion and frustration over the lack of support for graduate and professional students in Penn's fall 2020 plan.
Student groups can now donate revenue after Office of Student Affairs reverses policy
In a June 29 email to Student Activities Council groups, OSA Associate Director of Activities Rodney Robinson announced that SAC-funded student groups may donate their unused revenue to charities.
Wharton professor co-authors research paper on importance of flu vaccinations
The paper found that wide-spread influenza vaccination would be an effective life-preserving investment, based on current projections for COVID-19 mitigation costs.
Penn Med project looks to see if spending time in nature can lessen postpartum depression
Nurtured in Nature is a four-week intervention program for women ages 18 and older who had just had a baby and who lived in predominantly Black neighborhoods in Philadelphia.
Wharton announces 'Remote Plus' plan for fall 2020 instruction
Wharton's fall classes enrolling more than 48 students will be conducted online, with classes of fewer than 48 students potentially offered in a hybrid format.
Penn to file amicus brief supporting MIT, Harvard lawsuit against ICE restrictions
According to an email sent to the DP on Wednesday afternoon, Penn will file an amicus brief in today's lawsuit brought against new ICE restrictions barring many international students from studying in the U.S. this fall.
Mary Trump says 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump cheated on SAT to get into Penn
In her book 'Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,' Mary Trump details how Donald Trump created a toxic family dynamic, accusing him of being a "sociopath."
Harvard, MIT sue ICE over rule barring thousands of intl. students from studying in U.S.
Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the lawsuit seeks to prevent ICE and the Department of Homeland Security from enforcing the policy, arguing it violates the Administrative Procedure Act.
International students scramble to find in-person fall courses due to ICE visa restrictions
At universities adopting a hybrid model of instruction, like Penn, international students must continue their studies at least partially in-person to remain in the country.