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Wharton graduate Eric Tse becomes billionaire after receiving shares from parents' company
Tse's father, Tse Ping, is the founder of multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical company Sino Biopharmaceutical.
Philadelphia ranked 19th best foodie city in the United States
WalletHub ranked Philadelphia 19th for diversity, quality, affordability, and availability of gourmet cuisine.
Penn ranked fourth most innovative university by Reuters
Penn received the fourth-highest “Commercial Impact Score” of 58.5, which measures citations of academic papers in patent filings as an indicator of how research influences industry.
Here are the College courses that double-count for spring 2020
Are you a student in the College looking to get more bang for your buck in your spring 2020 course load? Here's a list of all the classes next semester that will let you "double-count."
Wondering how architecture and literature are related? Take this course in the spring
This is the second time the Architecture Department will offer "Topographical Stories: Architecture, Literature, and Cities," a seminar taught by professor David Leatherbarrow.
Talking with Tom Steyer, the hedge fund manager turned presidential candidate
Steyer sat down for an interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian where he laid out his plans to combat climate change, boost civic engagement among young people, and take on President Donald Trump.
Penn Common Cents club teaches undergraduates about personal finance
Penn Common Cents, founded this fall by College sophomore John Ta, is the first club at Penn dedicated to teaching financial literacy to undergraduates.
Table tennis, arcade games, and new seating: inside the efforts to upgrade Houston Hall
The changes were made after students complained that Houston Hall was not a space where students go to spend their downtime.
Photo Essay | Día de los Muertos celebration at Penn Museum showcases Mexican heritage
Guests at the celebration participated in many traditional activities like "calavera," or skull face painting, making vibrant paper flowers, and eating "pan de muerto," a sweet bread.
After a two-year search, interim director Josephine Park stays on to lead ASAM program
ASAM has struggled with maintaining leadership since the founding director of the program left Penn in 2017. Park was named the ASAM program's interim director in 2018 and was set to serve for a year.
Penn ranks No.11 in world universities by Times Higher Education
The ranking for 2020 included about 1,400 universities across almost 100 countries.
Asian American Studies program offers two new courses this spring, but seeks further growth
Overall, the ASAM program is offering eight courses this upcoming semester, which is consistent with the number of courses that have been offered in recent years.
An academic, a poet, and podcasters will visit Penn through the KWH Fellows program
Authors Saidiya Hartman, Erín Moure, Jenna Wortham, and Wesley Morris will visit Penn's campus as part of the Kelly Writers House Fellows program.
Wharton's new vice dean urges students to balance academic, recreational, and work life
During an interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian, Diana Robertson said she hoped undergraduates can be more agile in their learning and are able to reflect on their purpose during their time at Penn.
Two Penn graduates will moderate November's Democratic presidential debate
Andrea Mitchell and Ashley Parker have both received various awards and accolades for political journalism.
Penn's first Energy Week unites researchers in science, environment, and policy
The week featured a formal launch event, seminars on engineering and economics, the Carnot Prize, and the Wharton Energy Conference.
After two special elections, the UA has filled all of its Engineering seats
Engineering sophomores Sydney Baker, Sarthak Jain, Ronak Bhagia, and Arnav Joshi each won a spot on the UA.
Wharton student groups host Story Slam to destigmatize failure on campus
"Wharton Story Slam: Failures" featured six current Wharton students who shared their encounters with failure of all sorts — in their classes, their career prospects, and even their personal relationships.
Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim speaks at Penn after travel ban denied her visa last year
Erhaim was originally intended to be the inaugural “Writer at Risk” in December 2018, until her travel plans were derailed by the Trump administration’s travel ban.