In an effort to harmonize the final product, the Critical Writing Program fine-tuned its writing seminars over the summer.

Penn rose from sixth to fourth place in the annual U.S. News and World Report rankings, released late last month.

Gary Kao, a radiation oncologist at the School of Medicine, was told his services would no longer be needed at the Philadelphia Veteran Affairs Medical Center after he was accused of poorly administering 92 veterans' prostate cancer treatments.

After months of contentious debate, Pennsylvania is the only state that is still operating without a budget.

Three more members of the Penn community were named to positions in the President's administration this summer.

Provost Vincent Price became the first interim provost in University history to permanently fill the position when he officially assumed office July 1. He replaced former Provost Ron Daniels, who left Penn last winter to serve as president of Johns Hopkins University.

The recently released executive compensation figures for the 2008 fiscal year - which began on July 1, 2007 and ended on June 30, 2008 - were as expected, with no University officials receiving surprising increases in compensation.

Imagine throngs of students strolling around College Green, picnicking on blankets, listening to live music and getting down to the mash-ups of a world-famous DJ.

Pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers alike can celebrate as the Philadelphia Art Commission approved the final design for the South Street Bridge reconstruction.

On a typical night during New Student Orientation, hordes of freshmen are seen pouring from the Quad and Hill College House on their way to the parties that lie just beyond 40th Street. This year, though, things are changing.

This summer, the Penn InTouch web portal underwent a major overhaul, intended to make essential information more accessible and user-friendly.

Middle school students from low-income areas in Philadelphia are taking part in Penn InnoWorks this week, an initiative run completely by undergraduate students that aims to inspire an educational interest in science and engineering.

In the wake of growing international concern over the spread of H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu, Penn has begun a University-wide push to educate students about preventing the spread of H1N1 influenza.

Those leading Penn Dining's new management company hope that after experiencing the new dining service, students will be saying "Bon Appetit."

On an average day at Penn, there's not much to see at David Rittenhouse Laboratories except linoleum halls and a giant periodic table. But on Monday the building doubled as a set for the untitled James L. Brooks movie starring Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson.

Today marks the end of the first run for PennGreen, an environmentally focused pre-Orientation program. For 36 freshmen and 14 upperclassmen program leaders, the program served as an introduction to environmentalism in Philadelphia and at Penn.

After losing 12 players to graduation and returning only two starters, it's not surprising that the men's soccer team is having a bit of an identity crisis.