The experts, both inventors of prominent vaccines, stressed that the swine flu did not spread widely, as was feared, while COVID-19 has already swept the nation.

Some students who submitted aid re-evaluation forms did not receive their re-evaluated package before the fall tuition bill's Aug. 30 deadline, and consequently could not pay for the semester on time.

The DP Analytics team analyzed tax forms filed by Penn’s Greek life organizations between 2015 and 2018 to gather financial information on fraternities and sororities at Penn.

To alleviate the burden on candidates, the Nominations and Elections Committee reduced the number of signatures needed to appear on the ballot by 33% for each position.

While the closure was a surprise to many on social media, Yuen said he had been planning to close the restaurant and retire for nearly two years.

Officials have pointed factors such as increased mobility and decreased compliance with mask mandates as driving the rise in projected cases and deaths in many states.

From Sept. 8 to Sept. 9, participants will refrain from teaching and administrative duties in efforts to focus on public teach-ins about police brutality and violence particularly against communities of color. 

Police Free Penn, a social justice group formed in June, plans to continue to host informal lectures, or teach-ins, throughout the semester. 

Eighty-eight current and former Vagelos MLS students and faculty convened over Zoom on Sept. 6 for a virtual memorial service.

The University will invite specific asymptomatic members of the Penn community, including students, faculty, and staff who are deemed have a higher exposure risk, to enroll in surveillance testing protocols once Penn has finalized the details of the program.

Emory University, the University of Pittsburgh, and California State University — the largest public university system in the United States — have all recently required students to take a class on ethnic studies and anti-racism.

The rally, which was endorsed by campus groups Penn Community for Justice and Police Free Penn, included an hour of speeches in front of City Hall before the crowd marched to the Philadelphia Police headquarters.

The Flight 93 National Memorial marks the field where an airplane crashed as passengers and crew fought hijackers over control of the plane, thwarting an attempted attack on the U.S. Capitol building on September 11, 2001.

Penn’s six hospitals were among 495 given the highest designation of Healthcare Equality Leaders by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

While some fraternity members are living off-campus together, IFC fraternities plan to hold fall recruitment online with hopes for in-person rush this spring.

Nursing students used iHuman, an online nursing simulation, and listened to a free podcast called "Serial" in lieu of in-person clinical rotations this past spring and summer terms.

Penn Democrats have seen over 150 sign-ups after posting about it in the Class of 2024 Facebook group, along with many new Facebook likes and follows on their social media pages.