Penn’s Medical Emergency Response Team is looking to have a greater presence on campus this year — both by upgrading their services and educating the community.

SPEC Connaissance fall speaker Bill Cosby addressed the importance of education, with a hint of his characteristic humor, in Irvine Auditorium on Wednesday night.

Thursday is the launch of “Love Your Body” Day, a two-day campaign to promote self-acceptance under the slogan of “breaking down stigmas and embracing ourselves.”

Pulitzer-Prize recipient Sheryl WuDunn spoke Tuesday night about international women's issues such as sex trafficking, domestic violence and childbirth risks, taking her audience through Africa, Cambodia and India.

Igor Taber logged a 16-hour commute between Moscow and Philadelphia while enrolled in Wharton's Executive Master of Business Administration program

Developed by the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Initiative on the Future of Nursing report analyzes the impact nurses will have in the future of health care.

“Free food!” is a phrase that will always pique the attention of college students. This week, there will be plenty of it available at Penn.

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Penn is attempting to define and make strides toward educating about and preventing intimate partner violence.

Over 100 people gathered at College Hall on Monday night for a candlelit vigil in honor of eight members of the national LGBT community who committed suicide in recent weeks.

Monday night, the Interfraternity Council hosted a gathering over coffee and cannolis in Irvine Auditorium to promote Penn’s newest all-male social fraternity, Alpha Phi Delta, a traditional Italian-American heritage fraternity.

Monday, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations hosted China Town Hall, a national day of programming highlighting the problems in U.S.-China relations and featuring a webcast with U.S. Ambassador to China and Penn alumnus Jon Huntsman, Jr.

The National Italian American Foundation is collaborating with Penn students to shape a more realistic conception of Italian-American pride.

After holding its first flu vaccine clinic of the school year, which was successful despite rainy weather, according to SHS Public Health Section Manager Sharon McMullen, SHS will host two more this month — one at Claire Fagin Hall on Wednesday and another at Vance Hall on Oct. 27.

The Lambda Alliance — Penn’s umbrella organization for LGBT students — is collaborating with Penn Athletics to develop a diversity training program for team captains.

On Oct. 16, two student groups hosted a banquet in the Hall of Flags to raise money and awareness of the Pakistan floods. With a turnout of over 150 people, total donations amounted to $2,089.

Students will soon know which of five finalists will become the eighth sorority in Penn’s Panhellenic Council. Thursday, members of Panhel’s extension committee will cast their final votes, deciding which group will be asked to join Penn’s Greek system.

Baltimore-based electronic artist Dan Deacon will headline a campus concert on Oct. 28, Student Planning and Events Jazz and Grooves Committee announced Monday.