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Lawrence R. Wechsler named Neurology department chair at Pennsylvania Hospital
Wechsler previously served as chair of the Department of Neurology and as Vice President for Telemedicine in the Physician Services Division at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Penn will allow students to opt in to pass/fail grading for all courses by April 13
Provost Wendell Pritchett wrote in an email to Penn undergraduates Friday morning that students must opt in to take their classes pass/fail, and have until April 13 to do so.
Penn Med opens two drive-thru coronavirus test sites, first of their kind in Philadelphia
The sites allow patients to stay in their cars as healthcare professionals in protective gear approach them individually to complete a nasal swab.
Over 5,000 sign petition to pay laid-off Bon Appétit workers through semester
College junior Amanpreet Singh, who wrote the petition on behalf of SLAP, said the petition's purpose is to ensure that Bon Appétit employees continue to be paid, either by the University, or by Bon Appétit and its parent company, Compass group.
GAs were told they could stay on campus until June. Now, they are being urged to leave.
An email from CHAS sent to GAs on March 17 read that current GA responsibilities conclude on March 19 and GAs who are out of town should not to return to campus.
Perelman School of Medicine ranked third best for research for second straight year
The ranking marks the twenty-third consecutive year Penn's Perelman School of Medicine was ranked among the top ten medical schools for research.
Penn Law School ranks seventh in U.S., holding same position since 2010 rankings
Yale Law School continued its more than three-decade-long streak atop the ranking. Stanford Law School and Harvard Law School occupied the second and third spots, respectively.
Penn professor's research shows ecosystems with mutualism can be stable
Their research contradicts classical ecological models, which argue that mutual interactions create instability, Penn Today reported.
Provost backtracks and says off-campus residents are not expected to leave
"The University is not ordering students who live in private residences to leave, and we regret any confusion about this," Provost Wendell Pritchett wrote in an email to Penn students on Wednesday morning.
Penn’s dining provider to lay off approx. 140 workers without pay starting March 31
Full-time residential dining workers at all-you-care-to-eat dining halls, who are employed by the University and not Bon Appétit, will continue to receive salary and benefits for the rest of the semester.
As Penn students petition, some schools have already adopted pass/fail grading
Some institutions have implemented mandatory pass/fail grading systems, while others are allowing students to opt-in to pass/fail grading.
CAPS to offer services via confidential video-chats, phone calls amid coronavirus outbreak
Saraf said CAPS will still have clinicians on campus for students who remain local but "heavily suggest" that all students use the remote appointments.
Over 2,000 students petition for pass/fail grading option to count toward requirements
Started by College senior Jonathan Kohan on March 12, the petition argues that many courses do not transfer easily to an online environment and that some professors have little experience teaching online.
Off-campus residents demand financial support after Penn tells them to return home
Penn’s request was met with pushback from off-campus residents, some of whom are unsure of how to pay their leases without strengthened financial support from the University.
After petitions, Penn commits to future on-campus Commencement when 'safe and feasible'
After Penn originally announced Monday it would hold a virtual Commencement in May in lieu of a traditional ceremony, some seniors launched a viral petition to persuade the university to change its decision.
Penn moves 2020 Commencement ceremony online and cancels on-campus graduation events
The University is considering an on-campus celebration for the Class of 2020 to be held in fall 2020, Gutmann wrote.
Three Penn students test positive for coronavirus after traveling abroad for spring break
Associate Provost and Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé wrote in an email to the Penn community Monday afternoon that two of the positive coronavirus cases are away from campus and one is currently on campus.
Two days before move out, campus housing rejections leave students with nowhere to go
Though Penn said students who need to stay on campus because of travel restrictions or other personal reasons can apply to do so, many are being denied housing without possibility of appeal.
Penn tells off-campus residents to leave — but their landlords say they can stay
Both Campus Apartments and the Radian, two of the largest off-campus landlords, said they haven't heard from the University about moving their tenants out.