Physician and anthropologist Paul Farmer called on American research universities to do more to support global health equity on Wednesday.

The course, popular among non-majors for counting for two Gen Ed requirements, is becoming more distinct from other earth science courses and more aimed at introducing the field of environmental science.

Laptops can be distracting, and increasingly, many professors have begun to introduce laptop policies that determine when laptops can be used or whether they can be used at all.

The high GPA required for a competitive medical school application can also serve as a source of stress, exacerbated by the difficulty of many required engineering courses.

She hopes to bring more chutzpah to the study of women Yiddish writers.

While many students use their vacation time to relax and take a break from classes, a small group of Penn students spent their most recent spring break in the Ville Lumiere continuing their education.

Social policy professor Susan B. Sorenson and criminology and statistics professor Richard Berk found that the use of machine-learning forecasts at domestic violence arraignments could substantially reduce repeat domestic violence arrests.

Kaufman recently released a book called "Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind."

Students who take time off between high school and college are less likely to graduate on time, according to a recent Drexel study.

Next semester, Penn Global is providing the opportunity to live as a monk for a semester.

Cayuga Elementary principal Evelyn Cortez and Cayuga teacher Jennifer Hughes were the first to be convicted in the test-cheating scandal that rocked Philadelphia and led to the arrest of eight educators.

The recent establishment of the Price Lab has contributed substantially to the progress made in the field of digital humanities.

The five Penn seniors who just won the Thouron award have spent their undergraduate careers studying very different subjects, but now, all have found a path to graduate school in the UK.

Associate Dean of the College and Director of Academic Affairs Kent Peterman said that this decision was made in a vote by the faculty in discussions regarding the College curriculum.

Penn just released its register of hundreds of courses it will offer in the fall — but less advertised is the opportunity students have to take classes somewhere else.

This Saturday, high school juniors around the country will rise early to tackle the SAT. But for the first time since 2005, it's a different test.

People struggling to keep up with overly ambitious New Years’ resolutions may have found a solution: behavioral economics.