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Growing frustrated with recent littering and garbage on the sidewalks outside fraternity houses on Spruce Street, some Philadelphia residents want more respect from Penn students.
Penn Democrats hosted Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Monday for a discussion on the importance of increasing voter turnout and progressive criminal justice reform.
It was 8:46 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001 when the first airplane hit the north tower of the World Trade Center. Penn students found out about the tragedy over the course of the next few hours on a day that rapidly transformed from a normal day of classes to an unforgettable tragedy.
On Tuesday night, one man was killed and another was injured after a drill rig collapsed in University City.
Two Penn astronomers discovered the largest comet in history which will reach its closest point to Earth in 2031, according to data from the Dark Energy Survey.
In the fall, Penn is providing all faculty and staff a paid day off as thanks for their work ethic and resilience throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an email from Penn President Amy Gutmann, Provost Wendell Pritchett, and three other University administrators.
An odor test developed by Penn Medicine can detect cancer cells with over 90% accuracy.
A new Penn Medicine rapid diagnostic COVID-19 test can produce results quickly and accurately.
Graduating leaders of the 6B — a coalition of Penn’s main minority student groups including the Penn Association for Gender Equity, UMOJA, Lambda Alliance, Latinx Coalition, United Minorities Council, and Asian Pacific Student Coalition — expressed excitement about their futures as they reflected on their impactful time at Penn.
The Penn Association for Gender Equity, a student organization on campus that aims to promote gender equity and social justice, will host a new first-year pre-orientation program called PennGenEq beginning in the fall 2021 semester.
With the pandemic laying bare Philadelphia's grave economic and racial inequalities, Penn-affiliated experts believe that the city has seen a more gradual form of gentrification through increased housing prices and new development — making access to affordable housing even more difficult for residents.
Believing that Philadelphia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout process has not prioritized the needs of marginalized communities, local community leaders are leading efforts to provide greater vaccine accessibility and information about the vaccines to combat racial disparities in the rollout process.
One year after COVID-19 forced universities to adopt a virtual format, Penn education experts reflect on how remote learning will impact education at Penn and elsewhere post-pandemic.
While some members of the Philadelphia community have remained optimistic that Mayor Jim Kenney will fulfill his recent commitment to address the city's gun violence crisis, one activist is back on a hunger strike, claiming Kenney has not lived up to his promises.
Black business owners on campus and around the city — ranging from a 10-year-old with a lemonade stand to a local Philadelphian who owns the oldest Black-owned bookstore in Philadelphia — reflect on the creation of their businesses and their experiences as entrepreneurs.
In response to Philadelphia’s historic increase in gun violence last year, Councilmember and Penn alumna Jamie Gauthier introduced a bill calling on Mayor Jim Kenney to take actionable steps to address the issue and declare a citywide emergency on gun violence. Kenney, however, has yet to act on the resolution — prompting members of the Philadelphia community to act in solidarity for its adoption.
Penn's decision to bring thousands of students back to campus during the pandemic's deadliest season has flung thousands of West Philadelphia residents into increased risk of transmission. After being blindsided by the buzzing campus, members of the local community believe the University made the wrong call.
Penn accepted a record-low 15% of applicants to the Class of 2025 through its early decision program this year, offering admission to 1,194 students — about half of the incoming class.
A Penn first-year co-founded the Altrui Foundation, which has helped facilitate the distribution of $15,000,000 worth of unused medication to underserved communities in just four months.
Two armed men were arrested at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on Thursday night, where final votes for the presidential election were being counted.