Trying to balance research and community engagement, the Penn Museum continues to work overtime with initiatives like evening programming and extended hours to attract new visitors.

The Daily Beast ranked Penn as the 16th most dangerous school and second-most dangerous Ivy, but the methodology of the rankings has been highly questioned.

Howard Dean, a former governor of Vermont, held a fundraising event at the home of a Pennsylvania state senator on Wednesday for the Democratic candidates in Pennsylvania’s sixth and seventh congressional districts — Manan Trivedi and Bryan Lentz, respectively.

With a $1.1 million NIH-sponsored grant and support from Guatemala’s vice president, the Penn Epidemiology Program will bring together researchers from both the University and Guatemala to better address the developing country’s chronic health issues.

A recent poll suggests that, contrary to popular belief, young Republicans may be more enthusiastic than their Democratic peers — at least in the upcoming midterm elections.

Even though Nursing freshman Kiahana Brooks has only been in Philadelphia for four months, she is already making her mark by establishing a global health club.

Du Bois offers a unique living experience other houses cannot rival, and the benefits of living there outweigh the drawbacks.

There is a rule that states that freshman women are not allowed to attend any fall semester sorority events involving alcohol. I hate this rule.

Last week, College senior Pranav Merchant published an opinion piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer criticizing the Toast Toss tradition after the third quarter at home football games.

When people call for an end to the toast toss, they lose sight of what defines the Quakers: tradition.

Over 1,500 pounds of trash and recyclables were collected at Sunday’s River Rescue kick-off alone. But this initiative is laudable for more than just its contribution to beautifying the site at Neshaminy State Park.

Rev. Katherine Brearley will testify about legislation to safely manage concussions in student athletes.

Marin Kukoc, a 6-foot-7 native of Split, Croatia laced up in the now-annual tourney that pits the top qualifying European nations against one another.

Engineering junior Emily Shaeffer became the third Undergraduate Assembly member to resign this fall.

Though student activists at Penn were disappointed that the Development, Relief and Education for Minor Aliens Act’s passage failed to pass Congress, they say they will continue to campaign.

Forty-three freshmen are running for the 10 available positions on the Class Board of 2014, and 27 students are running for the nine available UA seats — open to both freshmen and new transfers.