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Assistant professor of Penn Nursing awarded grant to support LGBTQ adolescents and their families
The grant will go towards helping expand Parents Advancing Supportive and Sexuality-Inclusive Sex Talks.
Penn students celebrate Filipino American Heritage Month throughout October
Students celebrated Filipino American History Month in October, with events including the annual Halo-Halloween celebration hosted by the Penn Philippine Association.
Penn South Asia Society's annual cultural show draws over 1,000 attendees
At the show, eight of Penn’s singing and dance teams, including Penn Raas, Masala, Masti, Thillana, Sargam, Naach, Dhamaka, and Atma, performed.
Vice Dean Diana Robertson implements Lunch with VDR for enhanced student engagement at Wharton
Robertson believes that these interactions not only help build relationships, but also reinforce the strength and warmth of the Wharton community, particularly for first-year students.
Penn’s Asian American Studies Program expands with new faculty, postdoc fellows
The Panda Express Postdoctoral Fellowship is funded through the Panda CommUnity Fund, Panda Express’s corporate giving fund.
Penn Women's Center hosts 50th anniversary celebration, unveiling archive display
The event featured the unveiling of an archive display on the second floor and a plaque recognizing the significant contributions of the Class of 1973 to the Women’s Center over the past 50 years.
Hundreds of demonstrators criticize divisive rhetoric, antisemitism on campus at pro-Israel rally
Attendees gathered at the Split Button at 1 p.m. to hear speeches from Penn students and professors before marching on Locust Walk to continue the event outside Penn Hillel.
Magill pledges to regain trust of critical donors as students protest outside Board of Trustees meeting
“I have heard from some that I have not been as effective as I could have been or should have been," Magill told the trustees.
Greenfield Intercultural Center designates associate director to support Natives at Penn
Baricuatro serves as the first advisor for Natives at Penn.
Penn continues to lose donors, including building namesakes and Penn Club of New York founder
The latest longtime donors joining the backlash against University leadership include 1967 College graduate Stephen Levin — the namesake of the Stephen A. Levin Building.
How the ongoing donor backlash against the University will affect Penn’s finances and academics
While the drop in revenue is unlikely to affect the student experience in the short-term, experts said that the long-term financial and academic impacts are much less certain.
Penn's Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology celebrates 10-year anniversary
The Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology, which has facilitated innovative research in targeted medicine and fabrication of nanomaterials, celebrated its 10-year anniversary on Oct. 26.
Penn study highlights therapeutic benefits of personal narratives produced by Chat GPT-4
The project, which successfully completed its first two phases, uses large language models to craft personal narratives, unlocking potential applications in both self-exploration and therapeutic treatment.
$35.6 million expansion and renovation of Penn’s Graduate School of Education unveiled
On Oct. 25, the $35.6 million expansion and renovation of Penn’s Graduate School of Education was unveiled by Penn President Liz Magill and GSE Board members.
Penn antisemitism action plan draws mixed reactions from University community
Many students who spoke with the DP felt that the action plan is a necessary step for the University to take, while some felt that the plan does not provide enough support to Palestinian or Jewish community members.
Grad students criticize Penn response to union filing ahead of postponed NLRB hearing
Penn is arguing that graduate students are "not employees" in response to their recent decision to unionize.
School of Arts and Sciences graduate student Edgar Luzete Monteiro died on Oct. 29
Monteiro conducted research in the Perelman School of Medicine’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine with the Zaret Laboratory on gene regulation.
Over 300 Penn faculty sign open letter supporting Israel's right to defend itself
Faculty members also offered support to the University community and called for “respectful and civil discourse" while refusing to allow hateful rhetoric.
Penn Violence Prevention champions domestic violence awareness with October event series
Three main events aimed to bring together the Penn community to raise awareness while providing a support system for survivors.