Mindy and Jonathan Gray, both 1992 College graduates, have donated $25 million to create the Basser Research Center, a new cancer research center focused on researching BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.

A handful of actively engaged venture capitalists have helped strengthen Penn’s connection to the world of startups and entrepreneurship on several levels of university life, from the Engineering School to Penn’s endowment.

I also leave having swallowed my share of reality doses when it comes to my dream job. I like to label them with #LifeOfASportswriter.

A few weeks ago, a tweet from Penn football’s standout kicker and 2011 graduate Andrew Samson hit me like a train.

As my four years as a Penn student draw to a close, I can safely say that my often-tumultuous relationship with the DP was a lot like finishing an 8K race with one shoe.

As a Sports Editor, I was part of a team that was intent on leaving our mark. And along the way, I had the chance to witness some incredible sporting events.

Over the last four years, I’ve accumulated enough bylines to satisfy my lust for permanence. As Paul Bettany’s portrayal of Geoffrey Chaucer explains in A Knight’s Tale, immortality lies within the bounds of ink and paper.

If you had told me in the summer of 2008 that I would eventually become a staff writer for one of the most accomplished student papers in the world, I would’ve laughed.

The yield for both the regular and early decision admits was 63.3 percent this year, similar to the yield rate of 62.7 percent for the Class of 2015.

Mehta was chosen in hopes that his experience will impart to students “different forms of spirituality, different expressions of the moral life,” Chaplain Chaz Howard said.

Several Penn students are showing their passion for Obama by working to get him re-elected.

The hotel is providing a special rate for the busiest weekend of the year — $249 per night instead of the usual $259-299.

The top Google hits for “Amy Gutmann” may return the familiar face of Penn’s president, but further down is another President Amy Gutmann — owner and manager of the Canine University of Ohio. Like most universities, the school consists of students, professors and administrators.

The panel is also meant to commemorate the program’s 10th anniversary. For the past 10 years, Penn Praxis has served to bring together students, faculty and other communities through design.

The office, which opened May 2, is Obama’s sixth location in Philadelphia, highlighting the importance of the city in the 2012 presidential race.

Several professors are in the process of revising their curricula or creating new ones for fall semester courses — from Political Science to journalistic writing and communication studies — that will center around the election.

Graduating seniors will miss out on the two new upscale restaurants coming to campus because they will now open later than expected. Doc Magrogan’s Oyster House is slated to open in June, while Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar plans to open in mid-August.