Despite the obstacles that some women face when trying to become leaders in the workplace, others are taking the initiative to train women to help women rise to the top of the workplace.

Penn professor Gwendolyn Shaw gave a presentation on American art as part of the Lighbulb Café public lecture series. 

The Fresh Grocer will start selling beer before January 2015, an employee confirmed Tuesday. 

The Red Cross House Center for Disaster Recovery, directed by 2001 alum Chad Lassiter from the School of Social Policy and Practice, is a transitional housing facility and service center for survivors of disaster.

The HELP Line, which will be administered by the Division of Public Safety, will be a resource anyone seeking time-sensitive help for mental health issues.

Although the Democratic primary — which is important in Philadelphia, where Democrats generally win the general election — remains six months away, candidates to replace Mayor Michael Nutter are already beginning to emerge.

Wharton sophomore Jason Choi launched his eco-friendly initiative, PennOrb, in Rodin and Harrison College Houses last week. The initiatives uses light-up orbs to measure energy consumption and encourage sustainability.

Penn Masala recently announced the establishment of the Penn Masala Alumni Scholarship, an alumni-endowed scholarship fund for both international and American Penn students interested in the performing arts.

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In response to recent events — such as the shooting of Michael Brown by officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo. — the White House has created the Task Force on 21st Century Policing to research and examine how to effectively reduce crime while building public trust.

“Hands up, don’t shoot,” the protesters shouted as they marched onto College Green.

Bruce E. Barshay is seeking damages for ethical and medical negligence on the part of Penn's Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital for contributing to the premature death of his dog.

A report from Penn researchers found that the School District of Philadelphia is in fact doing more with less, but that districts across the state still would need $3.55 billion more to achieve academic proficiency.

Susan Davidson  is one of the few women on the Engineering School’s faculty, which is around 13.5 percent female overall

Sandwiches, shakes and fries are now available on 40th Street. Today is the grand opening of Jake's Sandwich Board on 40th and Sansom streets.

Leading up to and during this Thanksgiving break, many Penn students joined the national protest against a grand jury’s decision to not indict police officer Darren Wilson, a white man, for shooting Michael Brown, a black teenager.

Last year, Penn Police made only 29 arrests for the illegal consumption of alcohol within the Penn Patrol Zone.