College Board and ACT testing agencies canceled and postponed multiple test dates in response to the pandemic, prompting many universities to change standardized test requirements for future applicants.

207 Penn faculty and staff signed an open letter urging administration to use the University's endowment to support graduate students and non-tenured faculty during the coronavirus pandemic.

Throughout summer and fall, CAPS is looking to continue streamlining collaboration with Campus Health and Student Health Services, and identify and create more student-centered support groups.

Voters with Pennsylvania identification can apply for a mail-in or absentee ballot online, while non-identification holding voters must email, call, or mail in a request to receive a ballot.

Results of the Penn study found that most of the 300 workers tested negative for the antibodies that would indicate infection from the coronavirus. 

The animal study showed the vaccine caused the activation of T cells and the production of antibodies that neutralize the virus in mice and guinea pigs

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Stupine worked as an Associate Dean and then Vice Dean for Administration and Finance at Penn Vet from 1978 to 2009. He also held interim positions at the School of Dental Medicine and Office of Budget and Resources at Penn.

Although Penn Abroad said it would announce the fate of fall study abroad programs by May 15, the decision for many programs has been delayed once again because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

DPS issued an all-clear at 2:16 p.m. for a return to normal activity.

Penn President Amy Gutmann was joined by commencement speaker and award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, as well as 1999 College graduate and Grammy-award winning musician John Legend, to congratulate the Class of 2020.

Each tour is capped at 50 students, and led by two Kite and Key tour guides and up to four admissions officers to ensure all questions asked through the Zoom platform’s chat feature are answered.

Penn President Amy Gutmann announced in an email to the Class of 2020 that deans, professors, classmates, family, and friends would also attend the postponed ceremony.

Professors Sarah Jackson and Duncan Watts will receive $200,000 grants for research projects that focus on pertinent issues facing society. Jackson and Watts are the sixth and seventh Penn professors to receive the award in the Carnegie Fellows Program's six year history. 

The English and Cinema Studies departments are offering a new course this fall, titled "Fakes, Forgeries, and Forensics in Digital Media."

Brandon Ferguson was arrested and charged with four counts each of aggravated assault, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person.

While the newly announced celebration is on May 22 and 23, 2021, it will not directly conflict with the Class of 2021's commencement — which is currently scheduled for May 17, 2021.