The awards are a part of the NIH Common Fund’s “High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program," which supports scientists pursuing innovative research in biomedical and social science.

This year, Penn Medicine earned both a Performance Excellence Award and a Quality Award.

Rush has been at Penn since 1994, in which she launched several public safety initiatives on campus and faced criticism from University and Philadelphia community members. 

Columnist Yomi Abdi writes about the racialized nature of Penn’s party scene and how it leaves people of color out.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney issued an executive order this year to change Columbus Day — traditionally observed on the second Monday of October — to Indigenous Peoples' Day.

More than 60 Penn students gathered on Locust Walk on Friday afternoon to celebrate their Asian identities and increase Asian visibility on campus.

Penn has the fewest days off of all the Ivy League schools with a fall break of only four days including the weekend.

The march, organized by student group Natives at Penn, began on 34th and Walnut streets and ended on the New College House West green. 

Various members of the Penn community, including parents, faculty members, and students, are still hopeful the University's donation can help mitigate the issue of environmental hazards — but worry that it may not be enough.

Starting Sept. 13, the GIC began to offer weekly opportunities to pick up a bag of produce at the center’s location on 37th and Chestnut streets behind Pottruck Health and Fitness Center. 

An afternoon hair salon appointment. For most people, this seems like a relatively normal thing. But for junior Autumn Leak, this was the beginning of her volleyball career. 

The Quakers competed in its third tournament of the year — the Yale Fall Intercollegiate — on Oct. 9 and 10. The team finished sixth out of 10 at the 54-hole invitational.

For Penn, a rookie playing from the back line has been leading the team in minutes played — freshman center back Leo Burney. Burney has totaled 840 minutes on the field as a starting player for all nine matches of the Red and Blue's matches as of yet. 

The initiative will be implemented over the next five years and will be called the Penn Innovation in Suicide Prevention Implementation Research (INSPIRE) Center.

Eighty-six percent of adults in the city have received at least their first dose.

Businesses are prohibited from using single-use plastic bags, bags made from blown film extrusion, and bags with less than 40% recycled content.

Columnist Jaden Cloobeck discusses how to navigate the maze that is finding new housing for a school year.