Penn centers develop guide about COVID-19 treatment and prevention

The guide includes information about COVID-19 risks and treatment options, as well as statistics about the effectiveness of vaccines and masks.

Penn's Way charitable giving campaign aims to raise $1.6 million in donations

The annual workplace charitable giving campaign aims to address health care disparity, food insecurity, and social justice.

National sorority organization delays vote on inclusion of nonbinary members

The outcome of the vote, which was scheduled to take place last week, would amend the membership policies of the 26 national and international sorority organizations included in the National Panhellenic Conference.

Brown will resume in-person learning for the fall 2021 semester

Brown’s plan is contingent upon the expectation that the majority of the Brown community will be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the summer.

FEMA site will administer Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine starting in April

For the next three weeks, the site will administer second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for eligible individuals with an appointment, but will stop administering first doses. 

SAS and Engineering partner to establish center for soft and living matter research

The center will bring together more than 60 faculty members across more than 10 departments in SAS, the Engineering School, and the Perelman School of Medicine to conduct interdisciplinary research.

Penn Medicine implements program to address structural racism in healthcare

The initiative, called the Action for Cultural Transformation, was announced at the 7th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Health Equity Symposium on Feb. 3.

Philadelphia restaurants can increase indoor dining capacity to 50%

Restaurants will have to follow new ventilation standards that require air to circulate 15 times per hour.

Penn's undergraduate COVID-19 cases double in last week of January

The University reported 111 positive cases among undergraduates during the week of Jan. 24 to Jan. 30.

As positivity rate drops, Penn doubles number of administered COVID-19 tests

The University reported 104 positive cases during the week of Jan. 17 to Jan. 23.

Penn maintains a positivity rate of 1% as thousands of students arrive on campus

The University reported 85 positive COVID-19 cases during the week of Jan. 10 to Jan. 16.

Wharton undergraduate business program ranked No. 4 in U.S. by Money.com

Wharton ranked behind CUNY Bernhard M. Baruch College, Babson College, and Bently College place first, second, and third respectively.

Penn ranks No. 99 for financial aid in LendEDU ranking, No. 9 in Pennsylvania

Penn is the only school in the Ivy League to make the list of 312 colleges from across the country.

Penn Medicine researchers receive $17.8 million grant for AI Alzheimer's study

The grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health will fund the project for its five-year duration, Penn Medicine News reported.