At the event, Almallah read several poems aloud from "Bitter English," an autobiographical collection of poems he wrote over four years that was published earlier this month. 

The ranking puts Philadelphia up three spots from last year’s report, when it came in at 14th.

The study, published this month in JAMA Internal Medicine, tracked 602 employees who were classified as overweight or obese.

Headspace offers many guided tutorials for meditation and mindfulness, and it is available for phone or computer with a focus on meditation on-the-go. 

The former employee, who identifies as a transgender woman, claims she was mistreated after a routine medical procedure at HUP. 

“Plot twist: turns out that man is Eric Furda, the University of Pennsylvania’s dean of admissions,” Colbert said to horrified laughter from the audience.

The organization, called the Coalition Against Sexual Misconduct, began as an off-shoot of Graduate Employees Together – University of Pennsylvania, the graduate student advocacy group.

Responding to challenging questions from Grant, Gladwell gave a lighthearted preview of sixth and latest book, “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know." 

Properly implemented, the policy on secular and religious holidays will affirm Penn’s goals of inclusion and community. 

For Penn tight ends coach Ryan Becker, football wasn’t always an obvious career choice. However, it didn’t take long for him to discover his talent.

As the fall sports season heads into full swing, some Penn Athletics teams begin Ivy League play while others continue their nonconference schedules. 

Professor Margaret Lewis argued that China should unsign the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, a treaty which protects civil and political rights.

The initiatives were planned before the death of CAPS Director Greg Eells in early September, but UA members said the measures took on renewed importance after the tragedy.

To help them out when defending penalty corners, the Quakers sport clear masks, which cover their faces almost entirely.

The restaurant, which was closed for months in early 2019, is currently open from Monday to Friday. The hours were previously 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for those days, but starting today, Steve's will now be open until 10 p.m. from Wednesday to Friday.

Penn football announced on Tuesday it would wear throwback uniforms this season to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Franklin Field.

After a heartbreaking loss in the season opener against No. 20 Delaware, Penn football will travel to Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pa. on Saturday to face Lafayette.