United Minorities Council hosts annual event celebrating food and cultures on College Green

As part of their annual 'Celebration of Cultures' event, the UMC partnered with TableTalk Penn to set up couches outside, where anyone could sit to talk about culture and food in their lives.

Penn team wins first Hult Prize Ivy Competition to harness energy for millions across the world

The first-ever Hult Prize Ivy competition culminated in Houston Hall on Saturday, where finalists on six teams pitched social impact projects to a panel of judges. 

Ohio State University becomes latest school to revoke Bill Cosby's honorary degree

This is the first time that OSU has rescinded an honorary degree, joining other colleges and universities including Brown University, Tufts University, and Penn. 

A Penn grad's company — with ties to Trump — is under fire for allegedly cheating investors

The company is also known for its 2016 partnership with the Trump Organization to build a Trump-branded office tower in India.

Janet Yellen discusses her time at the Fed and her newfound freedom at a Penn event

Yellen, who announced her resignation in November 2017, largely expressed fondness for her time in the role, but also noted a few detractions of working in such a high profile position – specifically the required 24/7 security detail. 

A research group including two Penn astronomers has discovered the oldest supernova

The supernova, which the researchers named DES16C2nm, is estimated to be 10.5 billion years old. 

Penn was ranked 41 in this list on 'best-value' colleges — the last among the Ivies

Neighboring Swarthmore College, which is located just 20 minutes away from Penn's campus, was selected as the institution with the third most 'best value' education. 

Philadelphia's former chief legal officer is becoming a full-time lecturer at Penn Law

Sozi Tulante has served for two years as city solicitor, a position that represents the city in lawsuits and advises every department, agency, and commission of the city on legal matters. 

How this Penn tutoring group is rethinking how to teach 'traditional Black History Month'

Aminata Sy founded the African Community Learning Program in fall 2017 as a setting for West Philadelphia students of African background to receive free tutoring and mentorship. 

Cornell fraternity put on probation after reports of engaging in sexual competition

School officials launched the investigation into the fraternity in 2017 after receiving multiple reports about the contest.

Meet the Penn students who designed a hypothetical space adventure for Disney

Teams of college students and recent college graduates nationwide complete a project challenge in only a few weeks to compete in the contest. 

Students have shared accounts of sexual harassment by Penn faculty in a public survey

A professor from the University of Illinois called on people nationwide to share their stories of sexual harassment within academia and higher education. Now, students at Penn are doing exactly that. 

Pa. government will give control over the Phila. school district back to the city

Gov. Tom Wolf announced the move last month after gaining approval from Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Pedro A. Rivera.

A total of 26 Penn graduates made this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 lists

This year, over 15,000 people applied or were nominated for consideration for the Forbes lists, placing the “acceptance” rate at less than four percent.

Two Penn graduates are designing new technology to help doctors better understand mental health

The two Penn founders of Neuroflow have created a data analytics platform to measure stress markers in real time.

Students across the country sat down at Penn this week to talk politics without having a 'screaming debate'

Penn's newly-established chapter of the Common Party, Cairn University and the Graduate School of Education co-sponsored the event. 

Rates of opioid addiction are rising nationwide — Penn researchers have been looking for solutions in Philadelphia

University doctors, clinical researchers, students, faculty and alumni are working to address opioid abuse across Philadelphia, which was ranked fifth in the country in 2016  for overdose deaths per 100,000 people.