Nursing students publish open letter condemning Penn Nursing admin’s response to COVID-19

Nursing students used iHuman, an online nursing simulation, and listened to a free podcast called "Serial" in lieu of in-person clinical rotations this past spring and summer terms.

Penn Med students raise over $7,000 for hospitals battling coronavirus in Hubei province

Two Penn Medicine students have raised over $7,000 to send medical supplies to Wuhan, China.

Penn Global releases video to quell coronavirus fears and denounce xenophobia

Penn Global International Student and Scholar Services released a YouTube video titled "Stay Strong, Penn" which features Penn administrators and students leaders from groups like the Assembly of International Students and the Undergraduate Assembly offering reassurance, information about on-campus resources, and warnings against xenophobic targeting. 

‘Which dining hall are you?’ Datamatch survey pairs college students for Valentine's Day

As of Thursday night, 1090 students, both undergraduate and graduate, at Penn have signed up for Datamatch, a Harvard-created matchmaking service for students on Valentine's day.

Furniture competition allows students to design the lobby of new Wharton building

The Tangen Hall Furniture Competition, spearheaded by Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Karl Ulrich and the Venture Lab, allows individuals and teams to submit furniture designs for the lobby of Tangen Hall, an entrepreneurship scheduled to open in fall of 2020. 

New School of Design degree program focuses on using robotics in architecture

Penn's Stuart Weitzman School of Design will offer a new degree program this fall that combines robotics and architectural design. The new program is known as Master of Science in Design: Robotics and Autonomous Systems (MSD-RAS), and it is one of the few architectural programs in the nation to use robots and artificial intelligence in design.

Penn doctor honored national 'Patient Care Hero' for treating uninsured immigrants

The American Academy of Dermatology honored Penn Med physician Cory Simpson as a national "Patient Care Hero" for his work at Puentes de Salud, a non-profit community clinic serving patients who may experience cultural, language, economic, or legal barriers to medical care. 

Speaker Cheryl Rice talks self-esteem at Nursing World Kindness Day event

Rice engaged in an interactive discussion with attendees to figure out strategies for improving self-esteem and learning to value oneself and others. 

Penn alum John Legend supports Elizabeth Warren for 2020 election

Legend also questioned why many men feel intimidated by the prospect of having a female president.  

An academic, a poet, and podcasters will visit Penn through the KWH Fellows program

Authors Saidiya Hartman, Erín Moure, Jenna Wortham, and Wesley Morris will visit Penn's campus as part of the Kelly Writers House Fellows program. 

Annenberg dean and students produce documentary about Southern gay black men

The film is an adaptation of Northwestern University professor E. Patrick Johnson's book, "Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South." The documentary explores the lives of Johnson and six other gay black men whose stories were originally told in Johnson's work. 

Avan Jogia discusses “Mixed Feelings,” his book on multiracial identity, at Penn Bookstore

Jogia read and discussed excerpts of "Mixed Feelings," his new book that explores race and identity through poems and imagery.