Penn to rename BBB major 'neuroscience' starting this summer
After students complained that "Biological Basis of Behavior" was unrecognizable to employers, Penn officially renamed the major "neuroscience."
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After students complained that "Biological Basis of Behavior" was unrecognizable to employers, Penn officially renamed the major "neuroscience."
The Wharton School will no longer offer the actuarial science concentration to freshmen and incoming students, but sophomores, juniors, and seniors concentrating in the discipline will be permitted to continue their studies.
Penn announced it will install air conditioning in Gregory College House — the sole college dorm without AC — by August 2020.
Students interested in data analytics can now take a new Wharton class, "Data Science for Finance," which will prepare students for future careers in a range of fields, from investment banking to consulting.
Administrators announced that construction on New College House West will extend to 11 p.m. on weekdays, with the possibility of work occasionally ending at 11:30 p.m. The move represents a significant change from the 4:30 p.m. stop time currently in place.
Diana Robertson, the new vice dean of the Wharton School, is building her vision for undergraduates around four words: purpose, agility, community, technology.
Amid backlash over the renaming of Penn's School of Design to the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, students are moving forward with plans to confront the school's dean in an upcoming town hall.
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PennDesign was officially renamed the Stuart Weitzman School of Design on Oct. 3, with Penn President Amy Gutmann and Weitzman attending the naming ceremony outside Meyerson Hall.
Since Penn's School of Design was renamed the Stuart Weitzman School of Design earlier this year, students have voiced anger over the University's decision and asserted that the namesake does not accurately represent the school.
A new course registration application will soon replace Penn InTouch by spring 2021.
After Steve's Prince of Steaks' temporary closure resulted in confusion among students last spring, the restaurant has moved to standardize and extend its hours.
Penn’s Career Services has introduced a new Peer Career Advisor program, allowing undergraduates to walk in on weekdays to receive assistance with the job application process.
For Penn students interested in a finance internship for summer 2020, the fall semester is a busy time filled with submitting applications and preparing for interviews.
Penn is planning to renumber all of its course numbers from three to four digits starting in fall 2021.
Penn undergraduate students can now major in design for the first time starting this semester.
Penn's Virtual Reality lab is making a fresh push to provide more unified and professional VR services in the University.
As the Class of 2019 prepares to enter into the workforce, here is a look at the employment statistics from the Class of 2018, according to the Career Services Office.
For the first time in about a decade, the month-long Islamic holiday of Ramadan will take place during finals week at Penn. From May 5 to June 4, Muslim students at Penn will fast from sunrise to sunset each day, and will have to balance their schoolwork with their religious observance.
The Biological Basis of Behavior program is weighing a decision to change the major's name to the more simplified "neuroscience" or "neuroscience and behavior," a move that an overwhelming majority of students are welcoming given its obscure name.