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(04/18/19 3:17am)
While hundreds of prospective Penn students visited campus Wednesday for the last day of Quaker Days, student activists organized a teach-in titled, "What the F**k, Penn? Part II," where students spoke about Penn’s stance against paying PILOTs and the University’s refusal to divest from fossil fuels.
(04/16/19 1:52am)
Penn has launched the College Majors' Advisory Board, a student group of representatives from each major that will work to organize mentorship programs and bonding events for undergraduates in the School of Arts and Sciences.
(04/12/19 2:50am)
The surge in mumps cases at Penn and across Pennsylvania has prompted a discussion about vaccination regulations. While almost all students at Penn are compliant with their immunizations, Penn's policies do not require all students to be vaccinated.
(04/11/19 12:35am)
For students aiming to gain entrance into introductory Computer and Information Science courses, registering for classes has long been a struggle. In response to the recent spike in popularity of the major, the CIS Department has instituted changes to alleviate the surging student demand and overwhelming number of waitlisted students.
(04/02/19 3:39am)
As Pennsylvania considers a bill to legalize electric scooters on public streets, Penn students may soon find themselves zipping across campus.
(03/27/19 12:05am)
Advance course registration for fall 2019 is underway. Here's what you need to know to maximize your chances of securing the classes you want.
(02/28/19 3:54am)
The School of Engineering and Applied Science announced a new policy barring Penn students from being accepted into its sub-matriculation program if they spend more than eight semesters as an undergraduate — a significant barrier for the mass of engineers who spend an extra semester or year at Penn.
(02/21/19 2:24am)
All students are required to enroll in two-step verification to log into PennKey protected accounts as of Feb. 14. Since the registration deadline, 96 percent of undergraduate students have enrolled in the verification, according to Penn's Chief Information Security Officer Nick Falcone.
(02/19/19 4:18am)
Stressful midterm examinations, heaps of homework, and loaded class schedules all contribute to sleep deprivation among Penn students. But while partaking in all-nighters can be an alluring option to students, Penn Medicine sleep specialists urge Quakers to remember the importance of sleep.
(02/18/19 2:26am)
A PennDesign team is working on a project to conserve Taliesin West, a National Historic Landmark located at the desert foothills of the McDowell Mountains in Arizona, as part of a project to preserve the former winter home of Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the most influential American architects of the 20th century.
(02/13/19 3:39am)
The team behind the $1.5 billion construction of the Pavilion at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania recently altered its design plan to optimize the layout of patient rooms.
(01/29/19 4:23am)
Penn's School of Design will begin a project to build a World Park spanning five continents, creating walking and biking trails to help endangered animals migrate amid habitat loss and climate change.
(01/24/19 3:08am)
In September, every student in the Penn School of Dental Medicine was required to undergo training to use Narcan — a medication that saves people from opiate-related overdoses. Now, after several sessions, all students will be officially trained in administering the life-saving drug by the end of the month.
(01/23/19 4:42am)
A Penn team is leading a weeks-long effort to preserve cultural heritage in Mosul, Iraq after the United States Department of State granted $2 million to the University.
(01/17/19 6:11am)
Two Penn Law School students have created a “Feminism Podcast Series” to share perspectives on what feminism means to women in the legal profession.
(12/06/18 12:01am)
Poached eggs and avocado toast, a cinnamon roll waffle, and a double-shot espresso — these are just some of the perks enjoyed by members of the University Club at Penn.
(11/16/18 7:55pm)
Two students were trapped inside a Harnwell elevator for approximately 45 minutes last week.
(11/14/18 2:16am)
In the 18 months since Penn Medicine broke ground on the construction of the $1.5 billion Pavilion for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, HUP's neighbor, the Penn Museum, has had to take steps to protect itself from the reverberations caused by the construction.
(11/08/18 3:00am)
When Penn's new policy requiring all sophomores to live on campus goes into effect in 2021, the University will need to provide beds for approximately 950 additional students who otherwise would opt to live off campus.
(10/30/18 5:48am)
Residents in 3929 and 3931 Pine St. were not evicted last week — news that came as a welcome respite for Penn students who had been facing the threat of eviction for more than a month.