Articles by Enrique Roces
04/18/22 11:25pm
Penn political groups push to increase student voter registration ahead of primary elections
Penn political groups are ensuring students are registered to vote before Pennsylvania's May 2 deadline for the upcoming primary. 03/23/22 12:40am
Penn’s Nominations and Elections Committee set to host State of the School event tonight
The event will feature all of the student government branches discussing their work over the past year and goals for the future. 03/17/22 12:30am
Penn students commend Penn Medicine professor’s campaign platform in U.S. Senate race
Baumlin officially launched his campaign for Senate in April 2021 following Senator Pat Toomey's (R-Pa.) announcement in 2020 that he would not be running for re-election this year. 02/03/22 11:50pm
New SNF Paideia program course on political empathy screens dialogue-based documentary
The 60-minute documentary brought together twelve individuals on different areas of the political spectrum in order to test whether it was possible to bridge their ideological divides. 01/25/22 11:50pm
Valerie Arkoosh talks U.S. Senate campaign and policy reform at virtual Penn Dems event
Arkoosh highlighted her focus on public health and healthcare access, and stressed that her previous experience as a physician has helped her enter the role of public service. 12/14/21 2:36pm
Penn’s Think Tanks and Civil Societies director James McGann dies at 66
McGann dedicated most of his life’s work to the development and interconnection of think tanks on a global scale. 09/22/21 12:06am
Penn will launch a blockchain startup accelerator in spring 2022
Project teams will have access to collaborators and advisors, such as Shark Tank's Mark Cuban and venture capitalist Tim Draper. 08/31/21 12:59am
Class of 2025 and transfer students kick off their Penn careers at in-person Convocation
This year’s Convocation was markedly different from last year’s virtual ceremony, with students seated close together in front of College Hall — some without masks. 08/09/21 12:40am
Penn Medicine establishes professorship, fellowship for vaccine research and development
Professor of Medicine Drew Weissman — whose research allowed for the development of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine — was named the inaugural Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research. 07/19/21 1:22am
1996 Penn graduate Michael Avenatti sentenced to 30 months in prison in Nike extortion case
Avenatti and lawyer Mark Geragos insisted that Nike pay them $25 million to investigate internal wrongdoings or he would expose the company's alleged misconduct at a news conference. 07/12/21 12:19am
‘Very bittersweet’: Associate Director of La Casa Latina Kareli Lizarraga leaves Penn
2013 College graduate and Associate Director of La Casa Latina Kareli Lizarraga ended her position on June 30, making Director of La Casa Latina Krista Cortes the only remaining staff member. 06/28/21 12:35am
City of Phila. reaches milestone as 70% of adults receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
The City of Philadelphia is shifting from mass vaccination sites to smaller close-to-home clinics in order to get more residents vaccinated by meeting them where they feel most comfortable. 06/20/21 11:41pm
New Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies will fund research, house postdoc program
The Latin American and Latinx Studies Program will become the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies on July 1. 06/13/21 11:41pm