Following an outstanding season in which the Red and Blue captured their first Ancient Eight title since 2003-04, Penn will bring its summer to a close with a 10-day trip to Italy in mid-August before the semester begins later in the month.

As we march towards a future with dwindling attendance and a steadily aging donor base, Penn Athletics needs to figure out how it can once again be part of the culture, part of the true Penn experience.And with a new AD in place and renewed energy around the department, the time is now.

The University is moving away from its 30 year-old magnetic strip PennCard to a new, contactless technology that will open up more possibilities for PennCard use.

Stop by the Ben & Jerry's on 40th Street any time between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on July 30, and your ice cream will go toward breaking the cycle of poverty.

After two Second-Team All-Ivy selections in his first two years as Penn’s second baseman, Vilardo is set to graduate early and head to Purdue to take advantage of his final two years of baseball eligibility and pursue a masters degree in management.Vilardo’s latest move, one he contemplated deeply, was years in the making.

For whatever reason, what I haven’t heard about nearly as much is the positive: simply put, the fact that Obamacare is working.

Yes, let’s be educated about the issue. That includes who the players — and the shills — are, where the money flows and all of the other ecological, human health and political dimensions.

Interested in becoming a columnist next semester? Check out the application here and email yu@thedp.com with any questions. 

While phone contacts are normally organized alphabetically by name, Humin distinguishes contacts using contextual information and information from social networking sites such as Facebook.

Early Monday afternoon, Penn Athletics announced that Alex Tirapelle has been named the newest head coach of Penn's wrestling program.Tirapelle becomes the program's 19th head coach after former Penn coach Rob Eiter resigned in late May.

Beginning her interim term on June 16, Alcohol and Other Drug Program Initiative Director Julie Lyzinski Nettleton will serve until Michele Goldfarb’s permanent replacement is appointed. She will continue to lead the AOD — where she has worked since 2005 — while serving as interim director.

In U.S. News' "Best Hospitals" survey, Penn Medicine hospitals received several distinctions including the 2014-15 Honor Roll for the 16th year in a row.

In what may become a class action suit, registered nurses in Penn Medicine's Hospice division 

Biking safely involves more than just remembering to wear your helmet. While sharing the roads with motorists and pedestrians, many cyclists are unaware of the traffic laws by which they should be abiding.

Last week's crimes included a fire incident, fraud and a DUI.

While some traveled to Brazil to paint their faces and cheer for their home country’s soccer teams, one Penn student traveled to a part of the country far from the pitch.

Peter Conn's article in The Chronicle of Higher Education challenges the separation of church and state in regards to accreditation of Christian colleges.