Meet the graduating senior biking across the U.S. this summer to promote affordable housing

Gondak is starting the 75 day-long trip just two weeks after graduation with the Phi non-profit Bike & Build, which organizes five annual trips to help address America’s affordable housing issues.

President Amy Gutmann named as one of the world's top 50 leaders by Fortune

She joins individuals like South Korean President Moon Jae-in, CEO of Apple Tim Cook, and the student leaders of the March for Our Lives movement on the list. 

This Penn group wants students to connect over their hobbies, not 'pre-professional ambitions'

Started just a few weeks ago, the group has already shared profiles of Penn students interested in hiking, scuba diving, and video editing.

University of Wisconsin proposes cutting liberal arts to invest in engineering, finance majors

Under the proposal, technical majors like finance and chemical engineering would expand at the expense of several liberal arts majors including English and history. 

New collaboration between Penn and Woodlands cemetery blossoms to revive historic roots

The Grave Gardeners have been working with the greenhouse since February to grow historically-accurate plants for the various graves.

At TED Talk-inspired event, grad students present research at annual 'Grad Ben Talks'

The 2018 Grad Ben Talks featured presentations from graduate students in Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Professional Master’s programs. 

Harvard University's first tenured Native American studies professor gets to work

Philip J. Deloria is currently teaching a graduate seminar on Native American historiography, and will begin teaching an undergraduate introductory course on Native American studies next semester. 

Penn's Ortner Center published research on the link between domestic violence and dating

The research found that 82 percent of violent incidents examined occurred during the dating period of an intimate relationship. 

'Overwhelmed' by water main breaks, Phila. now accepts 24/7 reports via social media

On Penn's campus, the result of the increase in burst pipes and flooding has been an increase in administrative support and resources. 

To celebrate the Chinese Year of the Dog, the Penn Museum launched a photo contest for pups

The contest, part of the Penn Museum’s 37th annual Chinese New Year Celebration, requires Instagram entries to include their dog's name and a New Year's resolution for their pet.

A recent Penn study connected the consumption of fish to higher IQ scores among children

After controlling for sociodemographic differences, they found that eating fish may lead to less disturbed sleep. This would, in turn, lead to better cognitive functioning.

Penn students designed and executed their own philanthropic program as part of this fellowship

These eight Penn students raised over $5,000 for the Children’s Literacy Initiative as part of the inaugural Glass Jar Fellowship. 

Meet the Penn students and faculty making films to advocate for refugee communities

“People don’t consider that refugees had a full and vibrant life before they became refugees. This experience of being a refugee isn’t all that they are. They’re so much more than that.”

Penn students interested in media and entertainment are forming more formal ways to enter the industry

The Penn Undergraduate Media and Entertainment Club and the business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi are co-organizing Media & Entertainment Week. 

Penn and hundreds of other colleges asked Congress for a 'long-term legislative fix' to DACA

Penn President Amy Gutmann has previously called the end of DACA, which protects a number of Penn students, “heartbreaking."