Every year, approximately 300 million people are affected by malaria worldwide — and for 1 to 2 million, the results are fatal. Thanks to a recent study by the Perelman School of Medicine, that number may soon be going down.

Brown University President Ruth Simmons announced Sept. 15 that she will step down from her presidency at the close of the academic year. Her resignation may bring an end to the even male-to-female ratio of presidents in the Ivy League.

This week, SAE will join a host of other fraternities and sororities that recycle, as part of a push to get students in Greek life engaged in environmentally-friendly practices.

Starting Monday, the service will allow off-campus residents to send their packages to on-campus locations for $4 a package.

Two hundred trained nurses gathered in Claire Fagin Hall on Saturday to celebrate the School of Nursing’s 125th anniversary with the unveiling of a mural, painted by 1976 graduate Kathy Shaver.

College freshman Ariel Koren was elected 2015 Class Board president. She is the first female to hold this position since 2004.

The man, unaffiliated with Penn, was shot at Westpark Apartments Friday night and is currently in stable condition. Philadelphia Police have identified and are looking for a suspect.

The Student Activities Council, which funds over 200 student groups, attempted to start afresh by dropping previously accrued debt, lifting the freeze on funding for new student groups that had been in place since January and introducing a new penalty-based debt policy.

Starting Oct. 7, the Rave will offer a student rate of $8 seven days a week.

Two College sophomores spent the summer constructing the Pre-Med Authority, a social-media network tailored to pre-med students.

The University announced Thursday that it received a $13.6-million donation from 1950 College graduate Roy Vagelos and his wife, Diana, to establish a new interdisciplinary program focusing on alternative energy.

DateMySchool, an online dating website that targets college students, launched at Penn in August.

A partnership between the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly and the Undergraduate Assembly at Penn will pay for students who are interested in graduate school to grab coffee at Starbucks or Cosi with a graduate student mentor.

The Penn Women’s Center will unveil Penn’s first eco-kitchen on Friday afternoon.

The South Asia Studies Department is beginning to rebuild after experiencing troubles over the past few years.

Judith Rodin, Penn’s former president, was named the 71st most powerful woman in the world by a Forbes magazine ranking last month.

“Share the Road,” an annual campaign educating bicyclists, motorists and pedestrians, kicked off at Penn on Tuesday.