Economics professor Gizem Saka teaches classes ranging from consumer behavior to labor economics at Penn.

Before Saturday night, I did not know what a Big 5 win looked, sounded, tasted, smelled or felt like. Nor did the majority of people with whom I associate.

The Red and Blue battled their Big 5 rival St. Joseph’s like their lives depended on it, earning a hard-fought 56-52 victory.

Researchers at Penn Medicine may have discovered the first new general anesthetics in over 40 years.

Following a 26-point loss to Big 5 rival Villanova on Wednesday, Penn women's basketball was prepared to rely on its seniors and stars to get the squad back in the win column. Maybe it didn't have to.

A paper by three Penn researchers has controversy written all over it with the title, "Improving Long-term Psychiatric Care, Bring Back the Asylum." The paper, written by director of Penn's Scattergood Program for the Applied Ethics of Behavioral Healthcare Dominic Sisti and co-authored bioethics department chair Ezekiel Emanuel and research associate Andrea Segal, has many in an uproar over a call for a return of insane asylums. The reasoning behind it is that there is too little room for caring for those with mental illnesses and that many end up homeless or in prison without proper care.

Early Saturday morning, two women woke up in their Quad rooms with a suspicious man standing over them.

Penn President Amy Gutmann spoke up for free speech, particularly on college campuses, on Friday when speaking with HuffPost Live at the World Economic Forum. "I believe that free speech is the life blood of a thriving democratic society and it is also critical; it is part of the DNA of colleges and universities," Gutmann said.

The bank still finances companies that engage in mountaintop removal programs.

Last semester, two engineering students produced a project meant to enlighten the public about the lack of recognition for females in the engineering field.

One Perelman School of Medicine researcher and faculty member is coordinating two studies investigating the effects of marijuana on post-traumatic stress disorder, made possible by a recent $7.6 million grant from the state of Colorado.

In 2014, 5,738 homeless people were recorded through Point-in-Time Count.

Sybrina Fulton, along with others, spoke at Penn's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Commemoration on Thursday.

Pennsylvania is part of a minority of states that does not have a minimum wage over the federal standard.

Throughout its season, Penn swimming often has fewer home contests than any other sport. With a majority of the program’s meets taking place on the road, it’s on the Quakers to make the most of their As a result, this weekend, the Red and Blue will try to make the most of a rare opportunity as both the men’s and women’s squads prepare for matchups with Delaware at Sheerr Pool on Saturday. In what will be the second and final home meet for both of coach Mike Schnur’s squads, Penn’s matchups with the Blue Hens will be the first of three consecutive nonconference meets before the program swims in the Ivy Championships starting on Feb. 19.

It’s a busy weekend for Penn Athletics, as eleven teams will compete over the next several days with seven teams set to throw down on the Quakers’ home courts, pool and track on Saturday and Sunday.

A trip to Ithaca is never pleasant this time of year due to its lack of cellphone service and subarctic conditions.