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Freshman George Smith shows room for improvement in limited minutes
Limited minutes have not been a deterrent for Smith. For the 2021-22 season, he has the simple goals of self-improvement and doing whatever he can to help the team win.
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas breaks records
Thomas will represent the Quakers on Jan. 8 against Dartmouth at home at the Sheerr Pool.
Every Ocean Hughes named School of Design visiting professor for 2021-2022 academic year
EOH will work with graduate students in the School of Design, and in spring 2022, she will give a public lecture and lead a seminar class.
Penn set to host COVID-19 booster vaccine clinic Dec. 15 to 17
The clinic will provide the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to all students, faculty, staff, and postdoctoral students.
Penn’s latest climate plan report includes drop in campus emissions, more academic initiatives
This year’s report, released on Nov. 8, tracks progress made during the 2021 fiscal year towards the goals set in the University's third Climate Action Plan, which was released in 2019.
Philadelphia School District to end contract with substitute provider amid staffing crisis
The School District will end its relationship with Kelly Educational Services, a network for substitutes and temporary workers in schools, at the end of the 2021-22 school year.
Penn faculty members named Hastings Center Fellows for their work in bioethical fields
Hasting Center Fellows are selected based on the impact their work has on scholarship and public perception of ethical issues affecting the fields of health, health care, science, and technology.
Penn Center for Innovation reports largest number of annual patents in 2021
Founded in 2014 by University President Amy Gutmann, the Penn Center for Innovation supports Penn-affiliated researchers, students, staff, and faculty to commercialize their ideas and inventions.
Penn Nursing leads initiative to address COVID-19 disparities in Philadelphia
The initiative also includes efforts from the Perelman School of Medicine, the Annenberg School for Communication, and the City of Philadelphia.
The history of men's squash at Penn
The men’s squash team, currently the No.1 team in the country and boasting a 9-0 record, is looking to claim its first-ever national title. We have decided to take a look at the rules of the game, as well as the history of the game at Penn.
Lim | Late season misfortunes for two teams on the Schuylkill
Yet another visiting soccer team arrived in Philadelphia to claim a conference title on their hosts’ turf and spoil their opponents’ final home match of the season.
Garcia | Poor shooting performance doomed Penn women's basketball this weekend
In the back-to-back losses against La Salle and Bucknell University, Penn women's basketball struggled to shoot the ball.
Artur Vllahiu | Why you should not expect the dining staff to be more kind
Columnist Artur Vllahiu argues that we should not expect pleasant treatment from dining workers in light of poor working conditions.
Quarantine policies discourage international students from going home during winter break
Countries like New Zealand, Vietnam, and Japan are requiring travelers from the United States to quarantine upon arrival even if they are fully vaccinated.
Pride | Nine things we learned from men's basketball's loss at Temple
After a double-digit loss to then-No. 6 Villanova, Penn basketball looked to get back on track vs. Temple.
Coming off injury, Morganti leans on family of runners to excel in first collegiate season
Injury is something sophomore cross country and track and field runner Liv Morganti knows all too well.
Women's basketball can't defeat unbeaten Duke
Slow and steady might win the race, but it doesn’t win basketball games.
Hassan Duncombe, Penn men's basketball legend, passes away at age of 52
While at Penn, Duncombe played three seasons for the Quakers, from the 1987-88 season to the 1989-90 season.
First case of Omicron COVID-19 variant reported in Philadelphia
The Omicron variant, which was first identified in Botswana and South Africa, could be more contagious than other variants and less susceptible to vaccines.