Penn's CIS Department faces 'painfully high' demand for courses, causing long waitlists

This high demand leaves some students stuck on waitlists, unable to satisfy computer science courses that are required for their majors and minors.

Jeb Bush joins Joe Biden as Penn's second Presidential Practice Professor

On Oct. 17, Bush will be speaking at a Penn Political Union event, which is funded by the Andrea Mitchell Center, Center Director and Political Science professor Jeffrey Green wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian.

This spring, Penn will allow students to earn a graduate degree online for the first time

Each course offered through the online MCIT program will cost $2,500, and the total cost of the program will be $26,300. 

Wawa voted 'best sandwich shop' in the United States

The survey was based on overall quality of food, curb appeal, cleanliness, and value for money spent.

From rock climbing to raising livestock: see this semester's Wharton Passion Projects

The Wharton Dean’s Undergraduate Advisory Board began the program in 2015 and grants up to $300 per project for students to explore their interests throughout the course of the semester.

‘The % Project’ highlights gender and racial disparities at Penn on social media

The movement, sponsored by the Penn Women in Computer Science student organization, aims to “putting a face to these statistics."

For some admitted students, Quaker Days can be a deciding factor in their college decisions

Over the two-day period, students are introduced to the various academic, social, cultural, residential, and extracurricular opportunities that the University has to offer.

As fallout for sexual misconduct claims continue, Wynn prepares to sell $100 million worth of art

After facing sexual assault claims, 1963 College graduate Steve Wynn has sold his stake in his company and is reportedly preparing to sell over $100 million worth of art next month. 

Penn researchers develop 'placenta-on-a-chip' to study birth

With the placenta-on-a-chip, researchers aimed to model the transport of nutritional molecules through the placental barrier, using two growing layers of human cells. 

PA has the second highest organic food sales of any state, according to gov. issued report

This increase in Pennsylvania follows a nationwide trend of organic food sales, reported by a USA Today analysis of data from the Organic Trade Association.

Professors at Trump's alma mater say the call to arm teachers is misguided, 'ill-informed'

At Penn and across the country, educators are pushing back against proposals to arm teachers with weapons. 

Penn professors say focus on your individuality to achieve 'sustainable' happiness

The event was sponsored by Penn's Positive Psychology Center and was apart of the week-long teach-in, which is the first of its kind in 49 years.

What the new 'Express Pool' service offered by Uber Philadelphia means for commuters

The service, which will be even cheaper than the Uber Pool option, aims to make rides more affordable for commuters. 

In yearly tradition, Penn Glee Club serenades students and Amy Gutmann

The Glee Club is working with Penn KDSAP, or Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program, to help fund free health screenings in medically-underserved communities in Philadelphia.

Penn researchers find that precisely timed brain stimulation improves memory

According to Tech Times, Penn researchers anticipate vast applications for this recent discovery including treatment for patients who suffer from traumatic brain injuries or Alzheimer’s disease, among other ailments.