With ongoing economic challenges facing the field of higher education, the policy research organization Public Agenda has taken a critical look at university leadership across the country.

According to a study published last week by a team of Baylor University psychologists, common polling locations such as churches could trigger unconscious voter bias. MAP: Polling locations and voter bias

The Association of American Medical Colleges is currently reviewing the MCAT to determine whether it will implement a series of major changes to the exam, starting with the 2015 version of the test.

According to U.S. News and World Report, Penn is the 10th most popular school based on yield rates from the Class of 2014.

From visiting medical artifact museums to using economics to find a boyfriend or girlfriend, this semester’s preceptorial choices provide a wide and eclectic selection for students. INTERACTIVE: Preceptorial demand on the rise

Nursing professionals at Penn are weighing the benefits and costs that may come with hospitals digitizing their patients’ records.

Crave, a new bar and lounge in the back of The Rave at 40th and Walnut streets, will open Feb. 1.

On Jan. 2, the Wharton School’s West Coast branch opened its new campus in Hills Plaza, San Francisco.

On Wednesday, the University announced the launch of a new Center for the Study of Contemporary China, which will officially open in the fall.

The field of private equity — under intense political attack in recent weeks — has a haven at the Wharton School. GRAPHIC: Wharton MBA Graduates Employed in Private Equity and Venture Capital

Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s fiery personality was unmistakable Wednesday night in Zellerbach Theater at the Annenberg Center for Performing Arts. Ferguson is best known for his role on the award-winning sitcom Modern Family.

Last week, a final guilty plea came from a member of Columbia’s former drug ring, exposed in 2010. Adam Klein was the last of five male students to plead guilty to charges of dealing drugs to other students.

Recently, Wharton’s MBA program opted to send its admissions officers around the world to interview applicants who cannot physically attend an on-campus interview, replacing alumni who previously filled this role.

Penn is joining more than 100 other schools across the country to implement better treatment for veterans. Last month, the Perelman School of Medicine became part of a large group of members of the Association of American Medical Colleges to study and improve healthcare for veterans.

The Admissions Dean’s Advisory Board — which Dean of Admissions Eric Furda brought together last year to involve undergraduates in the University’s recruitment process — is currently piloting a program for academic likely letter recipients.

SEPTA announced it will unveil a new fare system by the end of 2013. The new fare technology — one of several updates being made to Philadelphia’s transit system — will allow patrons to use train passes instead of tokens. It will also allow people to pay with credit and debit cards.

Not a single crime has yet to be reported at Penn Park. The 24-hour security and patrolling officers on cars, bicycles and electric three-wheeled T3 vehicles help keep the area safe. However, according to DPS, its surveillance system is no different from the one used on the rest of campus.