The Office of the Provost announced Penn’s theme for 2011-2012 will be the “Year of Games: Body and Mind” at Penn.

On Monday, the Wharton School launched Knowledge@Wharton High School — a free online publication geared towards high-school students.

While many symptoms of the recession have begun to improve, a Wharton study indicates that distrust in banks may be an obstacle to further recovery.

The School of Nursing, the Wharton School and the School of Medicine were the highest-ranked Penn graduate schools by U.S. News and World Report.

The Penn InTouch mobile app will allow students to check their financial aid status, receive general announcements, search for courses and send an e-mail to advisors.

With 90 percent of students graduating with internship experience, Penn was ranked as the top school in the country at producing undergraduate interns.

The publication used nine factors to evaluate undergraduate programs, including a survey of corporate recruiters, the academic quality of each program and the number of alumni it sends to to MBA programs.

Two Wharton professors' research on The New York Times' “Most E-Mailed” list of articles revealed that female-authored and awe-inspiring stories are more likely to be forwarded.

Mitesh Patel, a second-year inernal medical resident at Penn, has done research and co-written a paper calling for a national healthcare curriculum.

The number of Wharton MBA graduates entering health care has remained relatively constant over the years.

Starting in May, all 400 executive MBA students will receive iPads for their two years at Penn, paid for through parts of their tuition dedicated to textbooks and course materials.

Teach for America was the third largest employer for last year’s graduating class, with 43 Penn graduates joining the teacher corps nationwide.

The School of Social Policy and Practice hosted its first panel Thursday evening for students looking to pursue further studies in social work and social policy.

Those selected for the program will enroll in a year-long, residential-based liberal arts curriculum designed to bridge the humanities, natural sciences and social sciences.

The Secrets of the Silk Road exhibit opened to East Coast audiences Friday after the Chinese government pulled artifacts from the exhibit and then reversed the decision.

The Young India Fellowship, started through an SEAS partnership, will offer one year of free education to 50 post-graduates and lead to the foundation of a new university.

Susan Cheever, who authored a biography of author Louisa May Alcott, spoke at the Kelly Writers House Monday as part of the Writers House Fellows Program.