Articles by Sameeksha Panda
04/02/25 12:02am
Penn students have not been affected by federal visa revocations, ISSS says
"ISSS is not aware of ANY Penn student or scholar who has had their visa revoked or been affected by a 'self-deport' alert," the email read. 03/26/25 11:41pm
Here’s how Wharton, Penn Carey Law submatriculation works for Penn undergraduates
The University's standard submatriculation process offer Penn undergraduate students statistical advantages in acceptance rates and specialized applications. 03/25/25 11:39pm
Penn Health System terminates 300 employees, citing effort to ‘ensure strong financial footing’
The March 25 terminations were announced to employees in an internal email obtained by The Daily Pennsylvanian and represent a 0.5% reduction in the Health System's workforce. 02/18/25 2:04am
Penn students, faculty discuss submatriculation programs, planning
The submatriculation process, which allows students to obtain an undergraduate and master's degree simultaneously from one of Penn's 12 graduate schools, is available to all students at Penn regardless of their school. 02/05/25 11:04pm
From biology to math, here’s how Penn STEM departments have changed their curriculum
Changes include the removal of biology major concentrations, new policies surrounding retroactive credit in the Department of Mathematics, and the sunsetting of the systems science and engineering major. 01/21/25 11:08pm
The first day of Trump’s second term, explained by Penn experts
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke to Penn professors about the potential consequences of dozens of executive orders signed by President and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump, many of which reversed policies from the Biden administration. 12/05/24 11:12pm
Philadelphia City Council bill allocates portion of UC Townhomes site as affordable housing
The bill will contribute to Gauthier's goal of providing 70 affordable housing units for the West Philadelphia community to replace the Townhomes, which were demolished in March. 11/24/24 10:52pm
Penn researchers receive grant to develop AI systems supporting personalized medical treatments
Engineering School researchers will work closely with clinicians at Perelman to gather data on real-world constraints, with the goal of driving better health outcomes. 11/21/24 10:24pm
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream opens first location in University City
The new University City is located at 3631 Walnut St., which was previously occupied by The Accolade on Chestnut, and marks the the fourth Van Leeuwen in Philadelphia. 11/01/24 1:20am
Penn appoints new co-directors of Masters of Science in Health Policy program
The filling of these positions come after the leave of former director Pete Groeneveld earlier this year following student allegations of discrimination and an investigation into his conduct. 08/30/24 12:25am
Here’s how to get involved in STEM organizations at Penn
The Daily Pennsylvanian created a guide to Penn's STEM and health-related student organizations. 08/15/24 8:20am
Penn chemistry professor inducted into prestigious Cottrell Scholar program
Penn chemist Eric Schelter was recently named as one of 11 researchers to receive the 2024 Cottrell Plus Singular Exceptional Endeavors of Discovery (SEED) Award, a prize that comes with a cash reward of $60,000. 07/03/24 7:20am
Supreme Court grants Penn alum, former President Trump partial criminal immunity in election case
The case makes a distinction between official and unofficial acts taken by a president, ruling that presidents are reserved immunity for official acts taken during their term. 06/20/24 12:00am
Wyatt Henseler adds All-America bid to round out his impressive Quaker career
Henseler plans on using his graduate eligibility at Texas A&M next season 05/21/24 11:12am
Penn Class of 2024 celebrated at Commencement without incident following weeks of campus activism
The ceremony featured remarks from Interim Penn President Larry Jameson and this year’s Commencement speaker, Siddhartha Mukherjee. 04/29/24 3:26am
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. 04/22/24 10:55pm
Penn researcher Carl June honored with 'Oscar of Science' at Los Angeles ceremony
June is the sixth Breakthrough Prize laureate affiliated with Penn, along with Alzheimer's researcher Virginia Lee, physicists Charles Kane and Eugene Mele, and mRNA pioneers Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman. 04/08/24 12:06am
Everything you need to know ahead of the biggest solar eclipse on Penn's campus in 40 years
Philadelphia will see approximately 90% of the sun covered at the maximum point of the eclipse, with many different options for viewing the eclipse on and near campus. 04/02/24 1:51am
Penn Medicine appoints first-ever vice dean for artificial intelligence and computing
Ritchie's appointment was announced on March 28 by Perelman School of Medicine Dean Jonathan Epstein. 03/28/24 8:02pm