The University filed suit Tuesday in federal court against WAC, a firm in Mendham, N.J.

New additions include a bigger sandwich and coffee area. PHOTOS: Spruce Street Wawa grand opening

Rising College sophomore Alex Moll, 19, was diagnosed with bone cancer in sixth grade.

The Wawa at the corner of 38th and Spruce streets will reopen next Thursday, after its summer renovations have been fully completed.

The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Law School announced on Tuesday the establishment of the Law and Technology program, a new graduate program offering a joint degree in engineering and law.

Steven Fluhary, who assumed his role as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences on July 1, discussed his career path with the DP.

The online learning management system Canvas will be implemented across all University schools by the summer of 2014.

A month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that genes cannot be patented, Penn and Myriad Genetics — the company which had its genetic patents overturned by the Court — have filed two lawsuits claiming that their breast cancer-related patents were infringed.

In a letter published on Wednesday, Penn President Amy Gutmann and 185 other university presidents urged the government to reconsider higher education funding cuts.

Penn has jumped from 17 to 11 in Forbes’ top college rankings, which were published last Wednesday.

The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with Eve Troutt Powell, whose appointment as the School of Arts & Sciences Associate Dean for Graduate Studies went into effect on July 1.

D. Bruce Hanes, register of wills in Montgomery County, is being sued by The Pennsylvania Department of Health for issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

On Wednesday night, Congress approved legislation that would tie student loan interest rates to the 10-year yield on a Treasury bond.

A former employee is suing the University of Pennsylvania Health System for allegedly discriminating against her on the basis of disability, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court last Friday.

Penn President Amy Gutmann was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the London School of Economics and Political Science on July 18.

Wharton is partnering with the Zurich Insurance Group to study risk reduction methods that could help reduce the flood damage brought about by hurricanes and tsunamis, among other causes.

In June, 2013 Engineering graduate Michael Steltenkamp —who served as Penn’s ATO chapter president for the past year — won the 2013 Thomas Arkle Clark award, the highest national honor for ATO undergraduate seniors.