The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs of the Government of India awarded a $2 million grant to the University on Thursday to support Penn’s Center for the Advanced Study of India.

Dan Senor, former U.S. senior foreign policy advisor and current adjunct senior fellow for Middle East Studies on the Council on Foreign Relations, spoke Wednesday night at Hillel about his New York Times best-selling book Start-Up Nation: The Success Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle.

For some students, curling is more than just an Olympic novelty.

When a student feels he or she cannot discuss an issue dominating the national political dialogue, something has gone wrong.

Part of the 2010 RecycleMania efforts, Wednesday’s “Trash Talk” panel featured Penn and Philadelphia representatives speaking about sustainability efforts.

The debate over moral values shouldn’t dominate how we develop effective sex-ed programs.

Penn’s relative financial health has allowed it to “meet the full needs” of students, Director of Penn Student Financial Services Bill Schilling said.

The way to instill healthy behavior in students is not to be tough on crime, but rather to create a culture where discussions about unsafe alcohol consumption frequently take place.

Penn students worked up an appetite throwing snowballs and sledding down the Locust Walk bridge during last week’s snowstorms, which boosted traffic at some local businesses.

Quitting smokers who prolong their use of nicotine patches may find it easier to abstain from cigarette use in the future, according to a recent study by Penn researchers.

The NTI solicits and reviews projects involved in nanotechnology and awards funding to submissions geared toward “commercialized and marketable” projects that “will make a difference in peoples lives,” said Robert Carpick, a Penn professor and Penn Principal Investigator Director of NTI.

It's not Al Bagnoli's offseason regimen, but a yoga workout at Pottruck Fitness Center has become increasingly popular among Penn football players.

The Wharton sessions are part of the larger NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program, which seeks to educate players and prepare them for careers after they hang up the cleats.

There is no telling what 15 minutes on the new webcam chat website Chatroulette might get you.

The supermarket at 40th and Walnut closed due to electrical problems. Around 1 p.m. it began experiencing refrigeration problems, which led to cash registers shorting out.

The Promoting Enriching Experiences and Relationships group from the Pan Asian-American Community House sought to bring these issues to light Wednesday night at an event titled “Stereotypes and Self-Segregation: Are They Really that Bad?” in Huntsman Hall.

Prochniak competed in the sabre division, battling a field of 157 competitors. His fifth-place finish secured him a spot on the 2010 U.S. Junior Fencing National Team, which will participate in the 2010 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.