Articles by David Zhang
11/17/23 12:30am
New development at former McDonald's location to house three University departments
The new office building, which will sit on land previously occupied by McDonald’s, will be the new home of Penn Global, University Life, and Career Services. 11/06/23 11:41pm
Tropical Smoothie Cafe opens location near Penn's campus at 3737 Chestnut apartment building
Tropical Smoothie Cafe joins Playa Bowls and Gong Cha, which both opened in June, as new restaurant offerings in University City. 09/25/23 11:19pm
PitchBook ranks Penn No. 4 for number of undergraduate startup founders
At the undergraduate level, Penn has 1,083 founders, 993 companies, and $34 billion in capital raised. 09/14/23 10:40pm
New fried chicken restaurant opens in University City for 'hangry' college students
Hangry Joe’s serves a mix of Nashville-style chicken fingers, Korean fried chicken, and boba. 04/26/23 10:55pm
Penn sends disciplinary notice to student founder of dining swipe exchange platform
The platform, Swipe Exchange, allowed students to list and bid for meal exchanges at the retail dining location Houston Market. 04/03/23 9:49pm
Black-owned sustainable fashion brand to open flagship store in University City
The store — located at 140 S. 34th St. — will be the flagship store and is the second in Philadelphia, following a store at 3605 Lancaster Ave. 03/19/23 7:34pm
Two Penn venture capital firms host speed-dating event, connecting Penn founders to funders
Each alumni founder or leader at an early-stage company had 10 minutes to pitch their ideas to an investor, receiving advice or securing funding. 02/08/23 10:00pm
TikTok, Moderna, and La Colombe leaders to speak at Wharton entrepreneurship club conference
The Wharton Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Club's annual conference will feature four hour-long panels, each focusing on different topics and with different speakers. 02/01/23 9:43pm
Penn Wharton Budget Model finds student loan plan may cost double White House projection
The newly published analysis finds that the costs of Biden’s program — between $333 billion to $361 billion — would be much higher than the Department of Education's initial estimate of $138 billion. 11/30/22 2:03am
Report indicates strong recruiting season, 99% job offer rate for Wharton MBA graduates
Among various career paths, financial services continued to be the most popular with 38.6% of graduates taking a job in the sector, with private equity as the most pursued subfield at 12.6%. 11/14/22 1:02am
PennVet and Penn Medicine researchers explore new technique to cure oral cancer in dogs
Led by Perelman School of Medicine radiation oncologist Keith Cengel and a School of Veterinary Medicine oncologist Brian Flesner, the team employs a new radiation technique called FLASH. 11/07/22 3:28am
Penn Venture Lab and Red & Blue Ventures co-host Penn's first VC Pitch Night
On Nov. 1, the attendees gathered at Tangen Hall with the aims of discussing entrepreneurship, exchanging business ideas, and expanding connections. 10/31/22 3:08am
Unbeaten Ivy streak for men's soccer broken in 3-2 defeat at Harvard
Until the 72nd minute, Penn held onto a one-goal lead, but thanks to two late scores by Harvard, the Quakers fell, 3-2. 10/19/22 1:51am
Penn transfer student community finds community and resources amid a challenging transition
Every year, Penn admits around 160 transfers, second only to Cornell in the Ivy League. 10/04/22 11:58pm
Princeton divests and dissociates from 90 fossil fuel companies
In a press release, the Princeton Office of Communications wrote that the decision to eliminate all holding in these publicly traded companies is part of its goal to "achiev[e] a net-zero endowment portfolio over time." 09/29/00 5:00am