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Penn Medicine study discovers new type of cancer immunotherapy
In a recently published study, a research team at Penn's Perelman School of Medicine, which included researchers from other institutions, discovered they could block the production of immune suppressor cells and reduce tumors by inhibiting a certain molecule in human cells and in a mouse model.
Barack Obama urges grads to inspire change in YouTube’s ‘Dear Class of 2020’ ceremony
'Dear Class of 2020' also featured speeches and performances by Michelle Obama, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Malala Yousafzai, Condoleezza Rice, Lady Gaga, and more.
Extended Pa. mail-in ballot deadline prompts debates over politicization, voter fraud
Public reception of Pennsylvania's week-long extension for mail-in primary ballots has been mixed, with voters' support largely falling along political party lines.
Penn graduate creates website to help people find work after losing their jobs to COVID-19
The website displays over 100,000 job listings and has 30 independent active recruiters who can browse for job candidates.
Incoming GAPSA president aims to uplift Black, international graduate students
GAPSA President Kelly Diaz has already started working on developing workshops to teach graduate students how to better support and provide allyship to Black students on campus.
As Penn weighs fall plans, professors worry about health, childcare, and student experience
While virtual-only instruction is only one of the University's outlined plans, some professors are worried a second consecutive online semester would continue to affect students’ abilities to learn.
After first full week of virtual summer courses, students have mixed reactions
Students found little differences in remote summer learning in comparison to what they experienced during the latter half of the spring semester.
Photo Essay | Philadelphia protests for George Floyd and racial justice
Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Philadelphia for nine straight days in response to the recent police murder of George Floyd. Protestors have marched through the city demanding police reform and racial equality.
City Council advances five relief bills for Phila. renters affected by COVID-19 pandemic
The Emergency Housing Protection Act is a package of bills intended to serve as relief to renters affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Republican congressman calls for investigation into Penn Biden Center in letter to Devos
Florida representative Matt Gaetz is asking the Department of Education to investigate the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement for allegedly accepting millions in undisclosed foreign donations.
Performing arts groups face uncertainty over how to conduct fall rehearsals, shows
Performing arts groups have grappled with uncertainty over what rehearsals and performances will look like this coming fall, and whether groups will be able to meet in person next semester.
Student groups cannot donate to Black Lives Matter, bail funds using leftover SAC funds
OSA emailed SAC-funded groups on Tuesday, informing them that “funds which have been deposited with the University cannot be used to provide donations to charitable organizations due to the University’s designation as a non-profit organization.”
Wharton prof. finds economic equality predicts a country's ability to handle epidemics
Whether a country has a democracy or dictatorship government, including totalitarian and authoritarian governments, the distinction was not as important as a having resourceful government with high state capacity and more economic equality needed to battle a pandemic.
Healthcare workers kneel at Franklin Field to protest racial inequality in medicine
Hundreds of staff members of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and other local medical facilities walked out of their shifts on June 5.
Wharton announces new full-tuition MBA fellowship for a leader in the LGBTQIA+ community
The fellowship, which will be awarded annually to one admitted MBA student, was established by 1984 Wharton graduate Jeffrey Schoenfeld and was awarded to incoming first-year MBA student Colan Wang.
A nation at a 'crescendo': Profs. express outrage, hope following death of George Floyd
As the police killing of George Floyd and many other Black Americans remain at the forefront of Americans’ minds, the national conversation is expanding to include discussions about systematic racism and police brutality.
Fifteen student groups host phone bank against proposed Phila. police budget increase
Penn students are urging Philadelphia councilmembers to reallocate millions in increased police funding toward other city services.
Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination
America is now left to decide between the former Penn Presidential Professor of Practice and 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump.
Thousands petition U. to cut ties with Philly PD, reform militarized campus 'police state'
More than 9,600 people have signed a petition demanding that Penn cease its institutional support of a "racist, fascist police state" that has led to continued violence against Black people. After decades of postwar gentrification, the petition also asks the University to open its campus to West Philadelphia and pay PILOTS.