A study by researchers from Penn Medicine found that financial crises are followed by a notable number of suicides. The study, conducted with researchers at the University of Crete in Greece and the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, looked at suicide data in Greece from 1983 to 2012.
On a cold night at Rhodes Field, Mariano Gonzalez-Guerineau took the field for one final game with Penn men’s soccer. It was the end of a successful career, but the beginning of a new opportunity for the senior.
In his first competitive action since earning All-American honors at cross country Nationals, star junior runner Thomas Awad headlined the efforts of Penn track and field at the New York Armory Invitational over the weekend.
While the Admissions Office continues to work towards its goal of interviewing 100 percent of applicants, the effectiveness of the program remains unclear.
A progress report detailing the status of the Action Plan was released last February, and the results showed positive, albeit not overwhelming, results.
Some habits die hard. Few people understand this oft-quoted cliché better than Nikola Kocovic. The former Penn men’s tennis captain, who graduated from the College last year, is back with the program as an assistant coach for the 2014-15 season.
Some habits die hard. Few people understand this oft-quoted cliché better than Nikola Kocovic. The former Penn men’s tennis captain, who graduated from the College last year, is back with the program as an assistant coach for the 2014-15 season.
On a cold night at Rhodes Field, Mariano Gonzalez-Guerineau took the field for one final game with Penn men’s soccer. It was the end of a successful career, but the beginning of a new opportunity for the senior.
In his first competitive action since earning All-American honors at cross country Nationals, star junior runner Thomas Awad headlined the efforts of Penn track and field at the New York Armory Invitational over the weekend.
The percentage of graduates accepting jobs in the finance sector has been decreasing over the past five years.
From the murder at Copabanana to a crime spree that ended in a student arrest on 14 counts of burglary, last year saw a number of high profile incidents.
The "American drama" Philadelphia offers makes it the best place to host the 2016 Democratic convention. Philadelphia, New York and Columbus, Ohio are all vying to host the convention. Though New York has previously hosted the convention three times, Johnathan Capehart argues that there are various factors of the contending host venue in New York--the Barclays Center--that make it a less than convenient spot.
In the wake of the Jan. 24 Quad break-ins, one victimized Wharton freshman Christine Esserman calls for a higher level of security surveillance within the Quad.
NICK MONCY is a College junior from North Miami, Fla. His email is nickmon@sas.upenn.edu.
We must realize that leaders of civil rights movements are as human as we are — that we are as capable of speaking out, resisting unlawful practices and leading movements as they were and, more importantly, that they will eventually succumb to the limitations of human life and no longer be able to march alongside future generations.
As students, we are not only expected to succeed, but we are in a sense not even allowed to not succeed. Academically, professionally and socially we are surrounded by an overabundance of paths to reach “success.”
On Saturday, the Philadelphia’s mayor’s race will formally welcome its newest candidate.
In Fall 2014, admissions' hottest recruit wasn't a basketball star or a math genius, but 18 year old poet Peter LaBerge.
Special Assistant to the President Jonathan Greenblatt can now add Senior Wharton Fellow to his repertoire.
On a typical weekend, Penn students can often count on a friend talking about blacking out. One Penn researcher, who studies blackouts specifically, explained the phenomenon.
With an empty seat on City Council,, at least one new at-large Council member will have to be elected this year.
To cap off their regular seasons, Penn men’s and women’s swimming teams blew past West Chester and La Salle this weekend, hopefully gaining momentum before the Ivy League Championships.
A new bill proposed by Representative Kevin Schreiber of York County will attempt to push same-day voter registration through the Pennsylvania state legislature.
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