The institute intends to “drive discoveries with transformative impact for those living with autism spectrum disorder," according to a CHOP press release.

The program — which began in 2023 — employs a single ambassador who engages with unhoused individuals in the University City area.

The panelists discussed the importance of science for elite higher education institutions amid widespread federal funding cuts and scrutiny from the Trump administration during the May 29 event.

The polls were open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on May 20, with residents voting under Pennsylvania’s closed primary system. 

Over the past 25 years, Penn has undergone numerous advancements, including the creation of new undergraduate majors, campus development projects, and the emergence of Nobel prize-winning research.

The May 9 joint committee hearing questioned Penn’s rollback of DEI policies in response to recent federal mandates. 

The course — which enrolls 30 students from both schools — is the first cross-medical school collaborative pilot elective between the Perelman School of Medicine and Drexel’s College of Medicine.

The lawsuit, filed in Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court, alleged that Penn improperly kept remains belonging to Dotson’s 14-year-old sister Katricia, who was killed alongside her younger sister Zanetta and nine others.

Drawing an audience of over 500 students and members of the Philadelphia community, the April 22 event was hosted in the Harrison Auditorium of Penn Museum. 

In three separate requests for comment — regarding NIH funding, visa revocations, and a $175 million funding freeze — a spokesperson for the Mayor declined to comment, redirecting the DP to Penn.

The April 10 announcement noted that, beginning in July, SEPTA will cut service by 45% and implement a 21.5% fare increase. 

The closure — which is expected to be completed within 30 days, affecting 3,000 workers and nearly 75,000 patients — comes after Penn Medicine offered a $5 million cash influx to assume two of the system’s leases.

Many Philadelphia-based organizations recently received notices that their grants would no longer be paid out by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute for Museum and Library Services. 

On April 10, SEPTA announced it may increase prices and cut bus and train routes if its funding gap in Pennsylvania’s state budget is not addressed. 

The Daily Pennsylvanian analyzed the property values of Penn's real estate holdings in University City using the City of Philadelphia’s property records website.

Crozer Health and its owner Prospect Medical Holdings filed for bankruptcy in January, creating financial and public health concerns for the region.

Abele earned his bachelor’s degree in architecture in 1902, becoming the first African American graduate from what is currently Stuart Weitzman School of Design.