Penn undergraduates won $10,000 in the 2025 Y-Prize competition with their proposal for an adjustable bile duct technology that maintains bile flow without the need for additional surgeries.

The new courses will take students across four continents and span a variety of disciplines, from reproductive health to engineering. 

The 2024 film is an adaptation of Robert Harris’ 2016 novel by the same name and delves into the secretive process of electing a new pope following the sudden death of the pontiff.

The project will be presented at 20th Annual IEEE/ACM International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction in Melbourne, Australia in early March. 

The letter expressed concerns about the negative effects of reducing graduate program class sizes, and argued that the cuts may inflict "reputational harms" on Penn.

Also, Penn announced its new vice president for University Communications.

PARCC will provide researchers across the university with enhanced hardware, software, and expert support, creating a platform for cutting-edge interdisciplinary research.

Stuart Weitzman School of Design students traveled to Senegal for eight days as part of their studio class curriculum. 

Penn’s Graduate School of Education held an event titled “Role of Social Safety Net Programs in College Student Success,” featuring the work of public policy and economics professor Jesse Rothstein from the University of California, Berkeley.

The University spent a total of $640,000 on lobbying in 2024 — a 37.5% increase from the year prior.

The Feb. 25 announcement — which was made by Interim Penn President Larry Jameson — emphasized Grossman’s leadership and communications experience.

One lawmaker said that Penn “has made a cowardly move” in “rushing to heed dog-whistle demands from a feckless federal leadership.”

Also, Interim Penn President Larry Jameson addressed the University's approach to responding to recent federal actions in an email yesterday.

The center continues advocacy efforts dating back to the 1970s and is currently led by Director Valerie Dorsey Allen, Associate Director Darin Toliver, and staff assistant Colleen Winn. 

One professor told The Daily Pennsylvanian he finds it “troubling how quickly Penn has seemingly surrendered to the Trump administration’s bullying.”

The email noted that the school has admitted an average of 307 students in recent years, but this year plans to admit 201 — a 35% reduction.

In a Feb. 24 email, Jameson wrote that Penn is closely monitoring changes to federal actions and reaffirmed the University's commitment to academic freedom, inclusion, and legal compliance.