As part of the new MBA curriculum launched in December, Wharton is promising graduates free, one-week courses every seven years throughout their working lives.

The Penn Museum announced Friday that its “Secrets of the Silk Road” exhibition will again feature rare artifacts previously withheld by the Chinese government, including two mummies.

Students can now pursue majors in both the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science without enrolling in a dual-degree program.

For many students, the incentive to enroll in classes depends less on interest and more on the necessity of the curriculum, with PSYC 001 having the highest number of enrolled students of any course at Penn.

Penn Abroad will now allow students planning to study abroad in Egypt or other Middle Eastern countries to apply for a “back-up” program in light of recent political unrest.

On Monday, the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships announced seven recipients of the Thouron Award — a Penn-specific scholarship that provides full funding for undergraduate and graduate students to study in the United Kingdom.

Two sections of MBA classes are participating in a Wharton Computing pilot, which gives students access to free iPads.

In step with President Barack Obama’s “100,000 Strong Initiative,” Penn has positioned itself to increase the number of students studying abroad in China in the upcoming year.

Both schools announced plans to join the Borrow Direct inter-library loan program last week, increasing the number of volumes available to Penn students by about 20 million.

A study found repeated test-taking to improve fact retention better than other methods, but some Penn professors and students contend that more exams don't necessarily mean more learning.

A recent study found that students who were anxious about exams performed better after they were given 10 minutes to write down their test-related concerns.

The professors have caught on. Because of the distractions laptops pose for students during class, more and more professors have adopted a no-laptop policy.

The wider variety of international programs give nursing students the opportunity to engage in a hands-on approach to health care while experiencing a new culture.

The popular preceptorial, which was absent last semester, will now accommodate even more students and be held in an Old City wine cellar.

In the last five years, Penn has more than quadrupled the amount of funding for students teaming with faculty in research programs.

The position of principal lecturer will be a more advanced role beyond that of senior lecturer, intended to recognize the best teachers in SEAS.

In the time it takes some students to complete one major, a few Penn undergraduates are earning both their graduate and undergraduate degrees.