Construction on Shoemaker Green, a new 2.75-acre public commons next to David Rittenhouse Laboratory, began in September and will be completed next fall.

Arthur Alterman, a research professor of Psychology at the Perelman School of Medicine, died of cancer last Wednesday at Bryn Mawr Hospital at age 72. He had been employed by the University since 1984.

Sukkahs, temporary outdoor dwellings, have been set up around campus for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot which began Wednesday at sundown. In celebration of the harvest, students will spend time eating, studying and socializing, among other activities, in the sukkahs.

While Penn students took to Amtrak or the airport for a quick trip out of Philadelphia for Fall Break, Penn athletes boarded their usual buses as Ivy seasons continued for many teams. Here’s the action you missed while you were apple picking:

Though the Quakers, for the most part, dealt with Lehigh’s aerial attack, Penn could only return home with a 1-1 tie.

The Quakers are one of five teams within one point of the Ivy League lead, making the next few weeks of conference play crucial.

Brendan Van Gorder, a College freshman from Boiling Springs, Pa., stayed out at Occupy Philly over fall break weekend.

95 Penn faculty members express their solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement. TOPICS: Occupy Philadelphia GALLERY: 88 photos from Occupy Philly Thursday

A Wharton sophomore describes her life as an undocumented immigrant.

This is the story of how Steve Jobs saved professional journalism from extinction and me from myself. (Or at least paved these roads.)

Over the weekend, Occupy Philadelphia protesters transformed the western end of City Hall into their own one-level office building. VIDEO: What do students think of the movement? LETTER: Penn profs express solidarity with Occupy Wall Street MAP: The Occupy Philly camp RELATED: A protester’s personal experience TOPICS: Occupy Philadelphia

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The grant from 1969 College graduate Katherine Sachs and 1967 Wharton graduate Keith Sachs will create a visiting professorship and support fine arts programs throughout Penn.

The Opening Night Concert and Gala for the orchestra’s 2011-2012 season was moved from its original location at the Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall due to ongoing labor negotiations between the Kimmel Center and Philadelphia Union Local 8 of the International Alliance of Theatrical-Stage Employees.

After Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ death, Penn alumni and students have begun to uncover what he has left behind.

The new facility will be connected to the Philadelphia campus with the latest technologies.

Last April, the two former software engineers launched H.Bloom, an online subscription-oriented flower company that offers customers the opportunity to have fresh flowers delivered to their door.