The Penn Institute for Urban Research, along with the Urban Studies Program, hosted a panel Tuesday evening in College Hall to discuss Bloomberg’s New York: Class and Governance in the Luxury City by Julian Brash.

Animal rights group PETA’s youth division, peta2, conducts a survey each year to determine which American college or university has the most vegan options. Penn, one of 32 schools nominated, advanced to the second round Tuesday in the large-campus division.

Since the idea for Penn Alexander School began in 1998, the Graduate School of Education has helped to prune the K-8 public school in West Philadelphia in Penn’s backyard.

Despite a successful run serving Penn students last semester, Kitchen at Penn closed shop May 1, unable to renew their lease for the coming semester.

A recent study conducted by psychologist Reynol Junco and published in Computers in Human Behavior shows that “time spent on Facebook is a strong negative predictor of overall college GPA.”

United States Vice President Joe Biden advocated the proposed American Jobs Act and its benefits to public safety in the Bodek Lounge located in Houston Hall Tuesday afternoon. VIDEO: Joe Biden speaks at Penn

Students for Technology and Entrepreneurship at Penn aspires to create a community of Penn students who share a common interest in the emerging technology and “start-up world.”

1990 College graduate Tyrone Gilliams was arrested for alleged wire fraud in Philadelphia on Oct. 5. Gilliams is accused of misappropriating at least half of the $4 million given to him by an intermediary, New York financier Vassilis Morfopoulos. TIMELINE: Gilliams accused of wire fraud

Professor Richard Shell traveled extensively after graduating and was asked to become a monk in South Korea. At the “Business of Life” lecture on Monday, he spoke of the importance of following one’s passion.

United States Vice President Joe Biden will be at Houston Hall’s Bodek Lounge Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. to talk about how the proposed American Jobs Act bill can improve public safety.

Greek Week, a biannual celebration involving the Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Council and the Multicultural Greek Council, began Monday with two kick-off events.

Many law schools claim that 98 percent of law school graduates found employment within nine months in 2010, which can be misleading since only 64 percent found full-time jobs. Penn Law career services already breaks down its statistics into full-time and part-time categories.

Penn researchers from the School of Nursing and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that babies with low birth weights are five times more likely to develop autism.

Van Pelt Library has completed its project to digitize manuscripts produced before 1601, thanks to a two-year grant funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. A second grant was secured in March to digitize manuscripts from 1601 to 1800.

Bike theft around campus is up 77 percent this year to date from last year, according to the Division of Public Safety. The majority of thefts occur when bicycle are improperly locked. INTERACTIVE: Bike theft 2010-2011

Business around campus, such as Blarney Stone and Lee’s Hoagie House, are using Facebook and other social media sites to interact with Penn students. Partly responsible for the trend is Little Guys Consulting, LLC, which was founded by two Penn athletes and has 15 clients in the Philadelphia area.

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