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An LPS student, 37, died of cancer, Penn announced on Wednesday
Abass Johnson was in the Master of Science in Applied Geosciences program and had last taken classes at Penn in spring 2016.
Two seniors will start a school in Senegal with funds from President's Engagement Prize
“We talked about a lot of social issues that lead to health issues,” College senior Selamawit Bekele said. “We realized that having grown up in two different countries, we knew of these types of traditional education systems that prompted these children to leave their homes."
Nursing seniors plan to revolutionize the way homeless individuals receive health care
Nursing seniors Marcus Henderson and Ian McCurry are recipients of the 2017 President’s Engagement Prize, which awards $100,000 to put towards their project.
Penn Seniors launch a tutoring program for 'often overlooked' Latino high school students
Announced as one of the winners of the President’s Engagement Prizes last week, the group of students behind Lanzado Lideres — a bilingual, community-based program for high school students in South Philadelphia — will focus on developing the project over the course of the next year.
Senior William Fry wins President's Innovation Prize to make coding easier and cheaper
"I kind of came to the conclusion that almost everything I was doing had already been done in some form or another," he said. "So it was very redundant on my end. I wasn’t building anything new."
Graduate students will be able to access Pottruck more easily, and other things we learned at the recent University Council meeting
The announcement came among an extended discussion of next year's budget at a University Council meeting late last month.
Why does tuition increase? Professors, an administrator and an accountant weigh in.
One professor said “retention battles” could push tuition upward. Penn may have to offer a higher salary to a faculty member they are recruiting from another university, or to a current Penn faculty member who has been offered an appealing job at a rival institution.
Gutmann makes a rare appearance at Mask and Wig's spring show
After clearing it with the president’s office the afternoon before the show, College senior and Mask and Wig Chairman Tim Bloom invited Gutmann onto the stage to sing Penn’s song, "The Red and Blue."
With four-day sit-in behind them, Fossil Free Penn members express optimism about future
Over the week, Fossil Free Penn said over 200 total students gathered in College Hall to demonstrate support for their cause.
Some students say residential programs are better in theory than in practice
“It did not live up to my expectations,” Zhang said. “Reading the description, I thought there would be a lot more activities, a lot more sharing.”
Fossil Free Penn made to sign paper indicating they broke University policy at rally ending multi-day sit-in
“We realized that the administration is not going to talk to us and that, while we were physically here, there would be absolutely zero progress made,” College sophomore Zach Rissman said.
Fossil Free Penn remains in College Hall, members are allegedly ‘written up’ by University
13 students from Fossil Free Penn were "written up" Wednesday evening by the administration after refusing to leave College Hall when the building was scheduled to close, according to College sophomore Zach Rissman, the sit-in co-coordinator, and College senior Gavi Reiter.
Joann Mitchell named Penn's first Chief Diversity Officer
Gutmann said that this role will expand “Joann’s campus-wide leadership role in making Penn a preeminent leader in diversity and inclusion,” according to the University of Pennsylvania Almanac.
President's Engagement and Innovation prize winners want to make coding more accessible and the homeless healthier
Penn President Amy Gutmann announced today the eight recipients of the 2017 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize.
Rebecca Stein appointed Executive Director of the Online Learning Initiative
Rebecca Stein has experience with online learning through her partnership with Coursera, a site that provides online access to courses offered by top universities around the world.
Joe Biden receives humanitarian award, gives shout-out to granddaughter Naomi
The award was presented by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to recognize Biden’s advocacy for survivors of sexual assault, survivors of domestic violence and veterans, according to an NBC report.
Daniel Kelly named new director of Penn Cardiovascular Institute
The Penn Cardiovascular Institute has gained Daniel Kelly, a notable scholar on cardiac metabolism, as its new director, effective August 2017.elly, a notable scholar on cardiac metabolism, as its new director, effective August 2017.
Dean's Advisory Board wants to bring mental health training to every group on campus
The College Dean’s Advisory Board intends to train at least one member of every registered student group on campus in I CARE — CAPS’s mental health skill-building training that focuses on recognizing problems, supporting peers and learning the proper steps to take when a mental health issue arises.
Penn will suspend operations on Tuesday due to impending snowstorm
Penn has suspended operations on Tuesday due to the snowstorm expected to hit the region this evening, according to an alert sent to students just before 10:30 p.m. on Monday.