Also, a Senate committee flagged $11 million in Penn research grants for allegedly promoting DEI intiatives.

The Penn Museum, in collaboration with the Penn Libraries, recently launched various Ainu-themed programming, including a documentary screening and an ongoing exhibit on Ainu representation in media.

The Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books, and Manuscripts opened a recreation of a colonial coffeehouse last week in recognition of the Semiquincentennial: the 250th anniversary of America’s birth. 

The Wednesday rally in Philadelphia was part of a larger “Nationwide Day of Action” organized by Labor for Higher Education, with more than a dozen protests in cities across the country. 

Throughout the fireside chat, Gorman spoke about his unique journey — he was born in Melbourne, Australia to a family of 10 children, and initially practiced law before becoming disenchanted with the profession. 

The committee's database cited 15 grants awarded to Penn faculty by the National Science Foundation, identifying them as “woke” and “questionable” for advancing DEI and “neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda.” 

Also, take a look at five classes at Penn that highlight Black history.

As Penn celebrates Black History Month through programming and events, here are five classes offered this semester across departments that highlight Black history. 

Researchers from the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Perelman School of Medicine, along with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, have developed a bioengineered chip that replicates the environment of human bone marrow for cancer treatment research.

Free and open to the Penn community, the exhibition serves as a unique collaboration between faculty, students, and the Neumann family.

The annual program will provide up to $20,000 for LDI senior fellows and $6,000 for assistant fellows. 

Penn Medicine used an artificial intelligence tool to find a treatment that aided in saving the life of a patient with idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease.

Penn researchers are developing new treatments using mRNA technology to combat a range of diseases, namely celiac disease treatment and cancer. 

The potential human health impacts from lingering pollutants is still under debate and further environmental remediation efforts at the site will likely be necessary, according to the reports. 

Also, the DP compiled highlights from Penn's fifth annual Energy Week.

The faculty represent a range of specialties, from radiation oncology to pathology and lab medicine.

This year marks the second in a row that Wharton has topped the list.