Professor of Medicine Drew Weissman — whose research allowed for the development of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine — was named the inaugural Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research.

Students generally expressed that while they are looking forward to the switch to in-person learning in the fall, they will miss the flexibility of online courses.

Plans include creating a 450-seat theater and stage, and the center will support performing arts instructors and provide rehearsal and practice spaces.

The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board implores Penn students to abide by the University's new mask mandate, citing the contagious nature of the Delta variant of COVID-19.

A total of 80% of students enrolled in on-campus programs and 84% of faculty and staff have reported being fully vaccinated. The University expects the community vaccination rate to reach 90% by September. 

Orts said that his campaign focus is on climate change, which he considers to be the most pressing issue facing the world today, and said he would use his position to enact meaningful climate reform.

Horowitz, a professor of political science and Richard Perry University Professor at Penn, will be retaining his positions at Penn while acting as a senior fellow at the CFR.

Schoenberg founded the LGBT Center in 1982 after witnessing a Penn sophomore being severely beaten and targeted on Locust Walk for being gay.

2006 College and 2009 Law School graduate is expected to announce his candidacy on Aug. 6. 

Columnist Matthew Liu writes about the increase in prices for ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft, and argues that anticompetitive behavior is partly to blame.

In arguably the biggest discus competition of his life, Mattis not only reached the final round, but made a noteworthy statement on social and racial issues he's long been passionate about.

HUP and Penn Presbyterian were also jointly ranked the best in both the Philadelphia area and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Dache’s research focuses on how historical challenges and racial demographics influence access to higher education in places such as Havana, Cuba; Cape Town, South Africa; Ferguson, Missouri; and Rochester, New York.

The Wharton School announced that nearly 52% of its incoming MBA students will be women, a 5% increase in the number of women enrolled since the program's most gender-equal Class of 2021.

James Farrell, who played for Penn men's lacrosse from 2015 to 2018, was one of five victims of a car accident on Long Island last Saturday along with his brother Michael Farrell.

The team of Penn students also worked with government officials to adopt more robust water quality testing and mapped trails through the islands' national parks.

Columnist Daniel Gurevitch argues that MLK Drive should remain closed to cars even after pandemic restrictions lift, citing benefits to Philadelphians' mental and physical health.