The report provides three primary recommendations to strengthen University resources for preventing and responding to alcohol and drug misuse.

One study linked HIV to mental health.

Penn students currently face heavy workloads and carry many extracurricular responsibilities that cause excessive stress.

The nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer and 1999 College graduate will deliver the commencement address this year.

A lawsuit claims Penn demoted Janet White after an eight-week leave of absence for mental health reasons.

The scholarship will cover the cost of the tuition for her master’s degree and provide her with additional money for living expenses.

A new Interfaith Fellow  for Mindfulness has just arrived on campus.The Office of the Chaplain introduced the new role to Penn this semester to provide a figure to guide meditation and Buddhist groups on campus.

Tens of millions of books from over 150 Japanese university libraries will be made available at Penn.

Shel Silverstein imagined a Homework Machine in his children's poem. Columbia students just might have made that a reality. 

The combined hackathon allowed participants to build projects using both software and hardware.

Participants discussed a number of issues including homelessness, visibility and representation, gender neutral facilities and support within the juvenile justice system.

Last week, Penn Medicine announced the creation of its new Program for LGBT Health, an initiative dedicated to tailoring health care practices to the specific needs of the LGBT community.

This weekend 1,200 hackers came from around the world to participate in the PennApps Spring 2014 hackathon. One group made a homework machine. Another group improved on Siri. 

From dreadlocks to post-baccs and from rock bands to shaking hands, the “non-traditional” students of five Ivy League universities came together this past Saturday.The second annual 2014 Ivy Returning Students Conference was hosted at the Kislak Center on the sixth floor of Van Pelt-Dietrich Library.

Management 230 hosts Penn Restaurant Week. Featured restaurants include soul food restaurant Honey’s Sit n’ Eat, Pod and Barbuzzo Mediterranean Bar & Grill.

As the first day of PennApps comes to a close, check out some images from the hackathon.