Academics
The story behind the failed 2013 plan to renovate David Rittenhouse Labs
A plan to renovate DRL was scrapped in 2013 after administrators determined there was not enough funding.
Penn Global to offer its first biology seminar course in Costa Rica
The course will be taught by Byron Pedler Sherwood, a senior fellow in the Biology Department, and will be offered to students from all four undergraduate schools with no prerequisites.
Snort! Oink! Rescue pigs lounge on Locust for Wharton class project
The project was a part of MGMT 203's “Swag Day,” in which teams of students have to bring in an item or experience they obtained for free.
Penn students visit Singapore to learn about ancient epic poetry
Students in the class learn about classic epics from the West, such as "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey," and epics from the East, including "Gilgamesh" and "Ramayana."
Van Pelt basement will undergo a complete renovation this summer
Sal Caputo, director of Facilities Management for Van Pelt, said that the renovation will include new carpeting, paint, soft furniture, and a rewiring of the electrical system.
Here are the College courses that double-count for fall 2019
Are you a student in the College looking to get more bang for your buck in your fall 2019 course load? Here's a list of all the classes next semester that will let you "double-count."
Students can now access 60,000 historical materials after new Penn Libraries partnership
The partnership has allowed access to unique primary sources including original photographs, architectural drawings, and historical maps from Philadelphia.
Students praise financial literacy course taught by NFL player Brandon Copeland
Students currently enrolled said they appreciate the class for its practical life lessons and pragmatic approach to personal finance.
To improve diversity in math, this Penn program helps underrepresented students get Ph.D.s
The initiative, now in its second year, helps students from underrepresented backgrounds earn a master's degree and prepare for fast-track admission to Penn’s mathematics Ph.D. program.
Penn responds to urgent maintenance issues in DRL, but long-term solutions remain unclear
On Feb. 27, four students sent a petition to Penn administrators calling for solutions to the frequent ceiling leakages and pest infestations in the building.
Penn doctors honored as 'Patient Care Heroes' for treating rare case of leprosy disease
Leprosy is an infectious disease that starts out as bacterial infection and affects the skin and the nerves. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 150 to 250 cases are reported in the United States each year.
Penn receives $6 million gift for a program focusing on civil discourse
The program’s courses will be interdisciplinary and aim to teach students to become engaged citizens.
Grad students petition Penn to fix DRL's recurring water leaks and poor working conditions
The letter, which was sent to Vice Dean for Finance and Administration Matthew Lane Wednesday, petitions Penn to resolve the persistent maintenance issues that students and faculty working in DRL have faced for years.
LinkedIn and Morgan Stanley leaders stress importance of data analytics at Wharton panel
Business and education leaders stressed the importance of expanding education so more people can learn to use data analytics and become involved in the future economy.
Penn will not reclassify economics as a STEM major, despite past considerations
Students are currently able to major in mathematical economics, which has a significantly heavier mathematics course load and is four course units more than the traditional major.
Financial services scraps plan to add work-study jobs and launch a consolidated database
While SRFS scrapped their efforts to improve accessibility to work-study jobs, students continue to criticize the process of finding these positions.
This Penn student created a registry that identifies veterans with similar health issues
The system will be especially helpful for veterans who were exposed to burn pits, a common occurrence in overseas bases.
Beloved Penn prof. Charles Bernstein, winner of highest award in poetry, set to retire
The influential poet recently won the Bollingen Prize, one of the highest awards for an American poet, for his book of "Near/Miss."
Penn video series compares medieval manuscripts to Star Wars
There are currently three videos in the series, all about five minutes long, which feature Hawk and Porter analyzing the Penn manuscripts in front of a green screen with Star Wars backgrounds.