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In Photos: Penn celebrates 2024 Earth Week with panel discussions, tours, and more
DP photographers captured the many ways students, staff, and faculty recognized Earth Day throughout the week.
Joseph Houlden | Beyond the Greek letters: A dive into fraternity life at Penn
Guest Columnist Joe Houlden offers a critical reflection on the highs and lows of navigating fraternity culture as a UK exchange student.
Quaker Nation | Wrapping up Penn Relays
Also, women's rower criticizes Penn's response to racism allegations against lightweight rowing.
Pro-Israeli rally emphasizes Jewish solidarity, criticizes Gaza Solidarity Encampment
The rally was held “in support of a peaceful campus environment for Jewish faculty, staff, [and] students,” according to flyers circulating on Instagram.
Petition calling on Penn to not suspend encampment members receives over 1,000 signatures
The petition demands that Penn administrators allow the "peaceful protest encampment to continue," and "guarantee no disciplinary actions will be taken against students involved in the encampment."
Penn bioengineering professor develops lipid nanoparticles to deliver mRNA inside human cells
Mitchell leads a biomaterials and drug delivery lab at Penn Engineering that works on engineering new biomaterials, such as lipid nanoparticles.
New bargain grocery store, West African restaurant to open at 43rd and Chestnut
The developer of the new building announced that the first floor of the building would be leased to a Grocery Outlet bargain market and Kilimandjaro, a Senegalese restaurant.
Wharton professor launches podcast focusing on artificial intelligence, interviews with experts
The professor started the podcast, called “The Road to Accountable AI,” with the intention of reaching a broader audience beyond Penn’s campus and engaging with experts in the AI industry.
College sophomore's skincare startup seeks to bring inclusivity to cosmetics industry
The company's chief executive officer told The Daily Pennsylvanian that she is motivated by her previous battles with chronic eczema, and her involvement in the skin health community.
Mia Vesely | Peaceful protest belongs on college campuses
Columnist Mia Vesely defends student-led encampments for Gaza and why free speech matters.
Fire marshal searches Penn's pro-Palestinian encampment for fire hazards, alcohol, drugs
The search began at 5:48 p.m., when the chief of Penn Fire Department began conducting a sweep of the encampment.
Seema Parmar | Want to motivate climate action? Share your climate story
Guest Columnist Seema Parmar argues that members of the Penn community should share their personal experiences with climate change to reinforce motivation for climate action.
Francesco Salamone | Social status pie: The hierarchy game we all play
Columnist Francesco Salamone argues that the craving to be seen and admired plays a larger role in campus dynamics than we think, socially and psychologically.
LIVE UPDATES: Gaza Solidarity Encampment remains on Penn's College Green
Several students have received disciplinary hearing notices, and students previously reported threats from Penn's administration that the encampment would be cleared on Wednesday.
With eyes on Gaza Solidarity Encampment, here’s how Penn responded to similar demonstrations
As the encampment and programming continues, here is how the University has responded to previous instances of student activism on campus.
Donors criticize 'Gaza Solidarity Encampment', request further Penn hate speech regulation
The encampment first formed on Thursday afternoon following the intersection of a march beginning at City Hall and a faculty walkout on Penn’s campus.
The Penn policies and guidelines central to the pro-Palestinian encampment on College Green
There are several University policies, including both facilities policies and the Interpretative Guidelines on Open Expression, that Jameson might be referencing in his approach to the encampment.
A look at the pro-Palestine encampment’s demands: Penn’s processes governing disclosure and divestment
The Daily Pennsylvanian looked into what disclosure and divestment mean and how Penn manages its $21 billion endowment.
Phila. politicians, AAUP-Penn urge Penn administrators to prevent violence at encampment
The statement, referencing "violent police action" taken against student and faculty protesters on college campuses nationwide, urged Penn to prevent similar violence from "being replicated here in Philadelphia."