Vagelos Institute will inspire collaborative research efforts within the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and across many areas of the University to find solutions to energy related problems. 

Fattah announced the award of a $510,000 grant to the University of Pennsylvania for the study of algebraic geometry and physics.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch spoke about fighting injustice and promoting inclusivity at the Penn Law commencement ceremony on May 16. 

Tiffany Trump, daughter of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, and Naomi Biden, the grand-daughter of Vice President Joe Biden, were among the roughly 1,500 graduating students of the College of Arts and Sciences on May 15.

Penn professor Guido Menzio was on an American Airlines flight when he was profiled as a terrorist — for working on a differential equation onboard.

Phyllis Rackin, an English professor, helped open up opportunities for women in academia.

Spanish, French, Mandarin — and Java? As the debate to consider counting coding as a foreign language grows louder, members of the Penn community weigh in on the possibility of a similar policy here.

In recent years, recruitment of a diverse faculty has been a topic of much discussion within Penn’s administrative circles.

The new curriculum also aims to offer students greater flexibility in pursuing academic interests outside of the Wharton curriculum.

Viet Thanh Nguyen, who just won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, spoke to students in Professor Amy Kaplan's class “English 102: Vietnam War in Literature and Film” on Monday afternoon.

Each grant was given to between two and five professors that specialize in different fields. 

Nursing students at Penn learn valuable skills in biology and physiology, but they also study a more unusual subject: ethics.

Students interested in moral and political philosophy have another option to consider when picking majors.

School of Social Policy & Practicetitle and Perelman School oftitle Medicine professor Dennis Culhane says newer approaches to ending homelessness have helped mitigate the problem over the years.

Many students who found themselves within the walls of Penn’s largest library this weekend were tied down because of schoolwork.

Biology professor Arthur Dunham made a comment in his lecture that several students found to be insensitive, especially given the recent death of Wharton junior Ao "Olivia" Kong by suicide.

Researchers at Penn Medicine published a paper last month showing that state laws requiring drivers who have previously been convicted of drunk driving to pass a breathalyzer-type test before starting their cars saved an estimated 915 lives between 2004 and 2013.