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Meet the Penn Med students who grow flytraps and orchids for the Philadelphia Flower Show
Zhang, a third-year M.D./Ph.D student, and Santucci, a second-year medical student, have been growing and submitting their plants to the Philadelphia Flower Show for the past three years.
Penn graduate student, Maurice Harton, died in his home this week
Harton's research at Penn focused on the architecture of the Hellenistic and early Roman East.
Penn Athletics assistant John Walton, 29, died on Feb. 25
Walton was an Operations Assistant in the Athletics Department Facilities and Operations division and began his employment in June 2015.
Grad students petition Penn to fix DRL's recurring water leaks and poor working conditions
The letter, which was sent to Vice Dean for Finance and Administration Matthew Lane Wednesday, petitions Penn to resolve the persistent maintenance issues that students and faculty working in DRL have faced for years.
Construction for Tangen Hall, $46 million student entrepreneurial hub, will finish by 2020
Tangen Hall's construction will cost $46.35 million and will span 68,000 square feet.
Wynn Resorts to pay $20 million fine for ignoring sexual misconduct allegations
Wynn, a Penn graduate and donor, served on the University's Board of Trustees until 2004.
In this week's crime log: 7-Eleven robbed at gunpoint and man arrested at Wawa
Feb. 15: On the 3800 block of Chestnut Street, at about 7:25 p.m., a person reported being struck in the face with a closed fist by an unknown suspect.
Penn's cost of attendance will rise to $73,960 next year — a 3.9 percent increase
Undergraduate student tuition will increase from $49,220 to $51,156 for the next academic year.
Israeli embassy official speaks at Penn to counter misconceptions about the nation
Nitzan was invited to speak at the event, entitled "Israel in the Global Order," to discuss Israel’s role in international affairs and clarify common misconceptions about the country.
Gutmann appoints Medha Narvekar as vice president and university secretary
For the past 32 years, Narvekar has worked in Penn's Development & Alumni Relations Office, which plays a key role in fundraising for the University.
Streamlining of CAPS scheduling reduces wait time to six days — half of what it was in 2017
CAPS also reported a total of 2,000 students were seen between July 1 and Dec. 31, 2018 – a 23 percent increase from the number of initial appointments made in fall 2017.
Student group's Black History Month program fills 'void of multicultural education'
The after-school program promotes cultural pride for school-aged children of African descent in West Philadelphia.
Penn Engineering sub-matriculants must now complete undergraduate degree in 4 years
Administrators say the policy change is meant to decrease students' coursework and stress. But engineering students have criticized the new policy as unreasonable and overly restrictive.
LinkedIn and Morgan Stanley leaders stress importance of data analytics at Wharton panel
Business and education leaders stressed the importance of expanding education so more people can learn to use data analytics and become involved in the future economy.
In strict new policy revision, U. Mich forbids teacher-student relationships in any context
The policy gives refined definitions to student-teacher relationships and the regulations set on various types of relationships.
Michael Cohen testifies that he threatened Penn not to release Trump's grades
Penn Media Relations Director Ron Ozio declined to comment on whether the University received a letter from Michael Cohen regarding Donald Trump's grades at Penn.
Mayor Kenney's new policy will increase Penn's security guard wages to $15
The new law will affect about 2,000 security officers at Penn, Temple University, Drexel University, and other publicly subsidized institutions. It will take effect July 1.
As Pa. moves toward marijuana legalization, Penn's ban remains
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) and Lt. Governor John Fetterman (D) are traveling around the state to gauge the public’s reception to legalizing recreational marijuana.
Penn will not reclassify economics as a STEM major, despite past considerations
Students are currently able to major in mathematical economics, which has a significantly heavier mathematics course load and is four course units more than the traditional major.