COVID Watch sends automated check-in text messages to the patient twice a day to assess the severity of their symptoms and determine if the patient needs immediate medical attention.

In a May 27 livestream, Wolf announced his endorsement for Biden, stating he believes Biden is the best candidate to lead the country out of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Mail-in ballots must be received by county elections officials by 8 p.m. on June 2, next Tuesday, to be counted. A postmark prior to that time will not count. 

Even in a possibly remote semester, professors are trying to retain the community service aspect of ABCS courses.

No matter what Penn announces, it will be a surprise and a far cry from the normal semesters of the past.

In real time, these interactive maps are tracking the fall reopening policies of over 320 colleges across each of the 50 states. Double click to zoom into the maps.

Professors are adapting their courses to prepare for each of the four scenarios listed in the May 21 email regarding possibilities for the fall semester.

Technology and surveillance methods are ingrained in the problem of social disparities.

Students have broken their off-campus leases and signed new ones for the summer and upcoming academic year as the virus has brought health and financial concerns to many families.

After a seven-week delay, construction of the Wharton Academic Research Building restarted on May 1. 

Provost Wendell Pritchett wrote in an email to all graduate school professors on Sunday evening that researchers must discontinue all non-essential on-campus research activities by March 17 to prevent the spread of coronavirus. 

Some students, having been unable to retrieve belongings from their dorms for months, are frustrated by Penn Residential Services’ recently announced procedures for letting students retrieve, store, or ship their items.

Guest lecturers included Penn President Amy Gutmann, National Bureau of Economic Research Fellow Kent Smetters, and Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett, among others.

The Penn Class of 2020 featured some truly outstanding athletes, many of whom had their careers cut short due to the coronavirus.

Institutions in the Philadelphia region are considering many variations of college life, including full in-person instruction, hybrid in-person and virtual instruction, and a fully virtual semester.

The researchers found that people who identified as Democrats were more likely to engage in physical distancing than people who identified as Republicans.

Each undergraduate school will likely continue to add more courses, seats, and sections for Summer Session II as students continue to demonstrate interest to their academic advisors.