The MyHeartMap Challenge, which will run until Mar. 13, aims to draw awareness to automatic external defibrillators in the Philadelphia county. Through a scavenger hunt open to the public, the contest offers monetary prizes to groups that can locate the most defibrillators — machines that release electric shocks to the heart to restore normal heart rhythms after cardiac arrest.

Following Penn’s 1.7-percent drop in overall applications for the Class of 2016, Harvard, Princeton, Brown and Columbia universities have announced decreases of 1.9, 1.7, 7 and 8.9 percent, respectively. INTERACTIVE: Ivy League Admission Rates

Though many Jewish students see the views of the BDS conference against Israel as inflammatory, they do not plan to respond in a hostile manner. TOPICS: BDS Conference

Crime log from Jan. 20 to Jan. 26

The Rajendra and Neera Singh Program in Market and Social Systems Engineering, a brand new program in the Engineering School, was launched in the fall and is now entering its second semester.

Business Owners on Sansom Street are relieved that the Law School’s construction is coming to an end.

Many international students who choose not to apply for financial aid in order to avoid hurting their chances of gaining admission to Penn.

The bill, proposed by Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, would allow Philly bars to stay open until 3 a.m. — an hour later than the current closing time — and would donate the extra revenue toward the School District of Philadelphia.

Students across campus have offered mixed reactions to the Undergraduate Assembly’s violations of the University’s Antihazing and Alcohol and Drug policies.

The Penn Political Coalition, an umbrella group for 11 member groups, is intended to be a resource and a point of contact for politically-active groups and students, regardless of their political affiliations.

A day after its executive board announced that the Undergraduate Assembly had been found guilty of hazing and alcohol policy violations, the UA met for a regularly scheduled meeting on Sunday night and passed a resolution in response to the University’s ongoing Action Plan for Faculty Diversity and Excellence.

Richard Berk is fighting crime and busting bad guys with an algorithm as his weapon of choice. Berk, a Wharton statistics professor, has developed an algorithmic software to forecast crime.

For some students, taking a gap year comes not only with a broader world view, but also a lighter wallet. While traditional gap year programs may cost thousands of dollars, a few are finding ways to lessen the financial burden. VIDEO: Word on the Walk: Gap years

The City broke ground Monday on a $50-million renovation of Dilworth Plaza, the public square west of City Hall that was formerly the site of the Occupy Philadelphia encampment. INTERACTIVE: Dilworth Plaza Construction

The American Psychiatric Association is looking to redefine autism, which may have a large effect on those currently suffering from the disorder.

Energy company PECO put a new substation to use earlier this month, replacing one that was over 100 years old. The new Peltz substation, which serves University City and part of Center City, replaced the Schuylkill substation.

Penn students who oppose the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions conference now have a formalized venue in which they can voice their opinion. TOPICS: BDS Conference