As the defense prepares to present its case in the trial of Kermit Gosnell, several students and experts gathered Tuesday night to discuss the implications of the allegations against him.

Lee, a Nursing and Wharton dual degree student who would have graduated from Penn last spring, collapsed after crossing the finish line of the Philadelphia Half Marathon on Nov. 20, 2011 and died shortly after being taken to Hahnemann University Hospital.

Three bills that would allow the city more flexibility in collecting property taxes passed out of the Urban Affairs Committee.

Patrick McGovern, the scientific director of the Penn Museum’s Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages and Health, specializes in the history of fermented beverages.

Katrina Rakowski, a 2012 College of Liberal and Professional Studies graduate, has created a group called Friends of Emerald Park to transform Emerald Park, located in the Kensington neighborhood, and go beyond superficial revitalization efforts.

Tuesday afternoon, animal rights group Animal ACTivists of Philly rallied at 34th and Walnut streets against the abuse of research animals at Penn and other universities. According to a 2011 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine report, Penn is number one among Ivy League universities in the number and severity of violations of the Animal Welfare Act.

Last Friday, about 250 guests, students and faculty from various Turkish cultural associations enjoyed Turkish food, music and calligraphy in Houston’s Hall of Flags for Philly Turkish Night 2013 — an annual banquet hosted in turn by Penn, Drexel and Temple universities.

For some Korean international students at Penn, the physical distance between the United States and the Korean Peninsula has not diminished the potential effects these tensions can have on their immediate futures.

Princeton announced Sunday afternoon that Christopher Eisgruber, the school’s current provost, will serve as its next president.

As the end of the school year draws near, some students’ job searches are still in full swing.

Last week, Falk Dining Commons worker Kenny Blackwell and his wife Carolyn were told something that no one wants to hear: Carolyn Blackwell needed medicine for her cholesterol, but their insurance, which is offered through Aetna by Bon Appétit, would not stretch to cover even the generic version of the drug.

Several Penn community members were in Boston during the Marathon to witness Monday’s chaos and Tuesday’s aftermath.

Maybe it was a generator explosion, Erica Denhoff thought. She asked the policeman if it was safe to continue. He said yes. They would tell her if it stopped being safe. But a few miles later, there were more Boston police officers and more frantic people trying to reach their loved ones on the phone lines that would be down for hours.

As of Monday evening, the University and Athletic Communications have not been made aware of any Penn athletes and affiliates injured in the attacks. RELATED: Alum journalists reflect on covering Boston explosions

A Senate proposal by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) is one of the first bipartisan deals with momentum in the months following the Newtown, Conn., shooting. It would be added as an amendment to a broader gun-control bill and background checks to prevent people with criminal records and serious mental health problems from purchasing guns.

On April 12, the Wharton Social Impact and Private Equity and Venture Capitalist clubs announced the team 1DocWay as the winner of the first annual Social Venture Business Plan Competition, which asks students to create a business idea that addresses a global social issue.

For both its clients and the law students who work there, Penn Law School’s Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies is more than just a building on Sansom Street — it’s Penn Law’s very own “law firm.”