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A collaboration between the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine has been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant as part of a broader $50 million effort to fund 13 autism research projects.
Documents acquired by The Daily Pennsylvanian show that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his representative at Penn sought the firing of one professor and the public condemnation of another, embraced an expansive definition of “antisemitic speech,” and intervened in the University's January 2024 Board of Trustee chair election.
Director of the Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research and Perelman School of Medicine Kenneth E. Appel Professor of Psychiatry David Mandell criticized the Trump administration’s Monday announcement linking autism to the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy.
Public confidence in the reliability of health and science organizations in the United States has plummeted since 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump began his second presidential term, according to a new survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
When the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement opened in February 2018, then-Vice President Joe Biden laid out his hopes that it would serve as a “gathering place” that could foster the exchange of ideas for years to come. But seven years later — after an exit from the Oval Office and amid a drastically different political landscape — the center’s presence has all but disappeared.
The morning after course selection period ended, Penn students settled into their early-semester routines: finalizing schedules, sending off last-minute club applications, and stacking coffee chats on Google Calendar. Social media brimmed with posts determining, as usual, who’s throwing on Saturday. But then, word spread that conservative activist Charlie Kirk had been shot during a debate at Utah Valley University. Following that, a post by President and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump on Truth Social confirmed that Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA (self-titled as the “largest conservative student movement”), had died.
As the fall semester begins, Penn professors are split on artificial intelligence in the classroom — with some encouraging its use and others designing assignments to keep it out.
The BlackStar Film Festival, an annual celebration of underrepresented voices in cinema across Philadelphia, took place earlier this summer.
Perry World House announced its cohort of visiting fellows for the 2025-26 academic year.
Amid internal strain and public scrutiny in the fall of 2023, Penn’s administration navigated the quiet but growing influence of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on campus.
The sun is shining over Franklin Field once again as the student-athletes of Penn prepare for another year of chasing championships and records. From the men’s squash team having its first undefeated season to 2025 Wharton graduate Anna Brandt’s phenomenal record of 206 goals to become the highest scorer in Penn women’s lacrosse history, the 2024-25 school year was spectacular for Penn athletics, and this year will be no different.
With broken records and historical performances, last season was a big one for Penn sports. From national record holders to internationally ranked athletes, there was plenty of talent on the field and court. Here are five Penn student-athletes to keep an eye on this year.
New to Penn and have questions? Don’t worry! Here are answers to 29 of the Class of 2029’s most frequently asked questions to help you adjust to life on campus.
Penn is home to some of the world’s most talented and influential scholars, coaches, and industry experts — here are 10 that every student should know.
As SEPTA prepares to eliminate and reduce service on several Philadelphia bus and regional rail routes due to state budget cuts, Penn community members told The Daily Pennsylvanian that the changes would have severe impacts on their commutes to school and work.
No. 23 Ethan Robert’s shooting a layup against Maine on Nov. 30.
Capstan Therapeutics — a biotechnology company pioneered by Penn researchers — was acquired by AbbVie in $2.1 billion deal.
Unionized Penn Museum staff members staged an informational picket outside the building on Wednesday to protest low wages and call for major contract improvements.
Penn researchers — in collaboration with members of Yale University’s School of Public Health — projected over 51,000 preventable deaths each year as a result of the budget reconciliation bill passed by the House of Representatives.
Penn Medicine will no longer provide gender-affirming surgery to patients under the age of 19 in line with an executive order that prohibits the use of federal funds for such procedures.
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