A recent study from the Perelman School of Medicine shows that certain nutrients may play an essential role in sleep duration and that variety in diet is associated with healthier sleeping patterns.

The DP’s crime beats took a weekend night shift with Penn Police officers.

For the afternoon, College and Wharton students alike came together for the first annual Wharton Business Law Conference, learning from some of the nation’s top law firm partners and executives about the practice and importance of business law.

Starting Friday afternoon, Natives at Penn — a student organization representing American Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native students on campus — hosted the All-Ivy Native Conference, one of the two times of the year when the communities at all Ivy League universities get together.

Professor Tukufu Zuberi received the Best Documentary Film Award and the Best Director Award at the 2013 San Diego Black Film Festival for his film, “African Independence,” a feature-length documentary on the African continent’s evolution since colonization.

Repairs of the electrical wiring of Chi Omega’s chapter house, located at 3926 Spruce St., were completed ahead of schedule, and the chapter will move back in on March 4 and 5.

The shots weren’t falling for either team Saturday night against Columbia, yet the Quakers still had a big loss. As the game fell apart in the second half, the Red and Blue just lacked composure.

Saturday morning, the No. 8 Penn men’s fencing team defeated No. 1 Penn State and No. 5 St. John’s at the Temple Invitational before hitting the road with the No. 10 women’s fencing team for the third U.S. Collegiate Weapon Squad Championships hosted by Ohio State on Sunday.

If a State of the Union proposal becomes law, low-wage workers may see income increases, and Penn work-study students may feel their wallets fatten in the coming months.

Friday night, the Penn men’s lacrosse team took down the Blue Devils by a final score of 14-9 at Franklin Field.

The No. 23 Quakers dominated Princeton and Drexel in their final home meets.

The Penn women’s gymnastics team was unable to hold onto its crown as the two-time defending Ivy League champions.

The men’s and women’s squads finished seventh and sixth out of eight, respectively, in the Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championships held at Harvard University.

With the two wins this weekend, it is the first time in program history that Penn has improved its win total in three straight seasons.

After a 79-71 win over Cornell Friday night, the Quakers couldn’t get past a Columbia team which had lost seven of its previous eight games, losing to the Lions, 58-41.