Lori Doyle announced Wednesday afternoon that she will step down as Vice President for University Communications at the end of the month.

Penn professor John Katz died Friday, Nov. 26 of complications from renal failure. He was 72.

Last week, President Barack Obama ordered the Presidential Bioethics Commission, chaired by Penn President Amy Gutmann, to review protections for subjects in federally funded scientific studies.

Penn President Amy Gutmann joined the ranks of President Barack Obama, Ke$ha and Ellen DeGeneres in speaking out against bullying of gay students.

Penn President Amy Gutmann and Communications professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson have been honored as Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania.

Dean of the Law School Michael Fitts will continue in his position until June 30, 2015, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vince Price announced in an e-mail Monday.

School of Arts and Sciences Dean Rebecca Bushnell’s decision to extend her tenure until June 2013 will allow her to finish leading Penn’s Making History Campaign for the School of Arts and Sciences. The goal is to raise $500 million by June 2012.

All members of the Penn community received an e-mail on the University’s Missing Student Procedures from the Office of the Provost, the Division of Human Resources and the Office of University Communications last Friday.

Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Rebecca Bushnell will continue in her role until June 30, 2013, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vince Price announced in an e-mail Friday.

Composed of 58 faculty members across the 12 schools of the University, the Faculty Senate has long been serving as “the voice of the faculty,” according to Vice Provost for Faculty Lynn Hollen Lees. The body deals with tenure and diversity issues, among other topics.

The Penn Board of Trustees convened Thursday to discuss the endowment, new land acquisition and other recent issues pertaining to the University.

Penn President Amy Gutmann will participate in a roundtable meeting today with Vice President Joe Biden and other university presidents to discuss job creation resulting from stimulus-funded research.

Wharton Deputy Vice Dean of Student Life Kembrel Jones — also known affectionately as the Dean of Happiness — fosters students' well being.

Penn alumna Barbara Gorka previously worked for Colgate University and Temple University in their study abroad programs.

Larry Jameson has been selected to succeed Arthur Rubenstein as executive vice president of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and dean of the School of Medicine.

The Presidential Commission for the Study of Biological Issues will examine synthetic biology

Former Penn President and professor Sheldon Hackney will retire this spring after an illustrious career that also included terms as a professor and then provost at Princeton and president of Tulane.