Six Philadelphia public schools and an early learning center have closed since September due to hazardous asbestos damage, and numerous Penn students who attended these schools are worried about their health.
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Penn wrestling ekes out pair of road wins against Ivy League rivals Brown and Harvard
Penn wrestling traveled to Rhode Island and Massachusetts this weekend to compete with Ivy League rivals Brown and Harvard, and ultimately came away with a pair of wins.
Penn men's and women's fencing continued their dominance at Brandeis’s Eric Sollee Invitational this past Saturday, recording the best combined score of the tournament.
Penn prof. leads project in Sydney to protect biodiversity from fires and city expansion
The goal of Weller's project was for students to design a conservation sanctuary using the layout of Sydney's Centennial Park to preserve biodiversity.
Penn wrestling ekes out pair of road wins against Ivy League rivals Brown and Harvard
Penn wrestling traveled to Rhode Island and Massachusetts this weekend to compete with Ivy League rivals Brown and Harvard, and ultimately came away with a pair of wins.
Penn men's and women's fencing continued their dominance at Brandeis’s Eric Sollee Invitational this past Saturday, recording the best combined score of the tournament.
Penn professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson to receive National Academy of Sciences award
Jamieson said her work, specifically in political and scientific communication, combats the potentially negative consequences of misleading scientific data in political debates on topics like climate change and vaccinations.
Top 5 Penn basketball plays of the week: Harvard and Dartmouth edition
With the first of six straight Ivy weekends having reached its conclusion, Penn men’s and women’s basketball have plenty to celebrate.
Fatigue proves to be a major factor for Penn men's basketball in Ivy Weekend sweep
Although Penn men’s basketball impressed with a weekend sweep of Harvard and Dartmouth, the Quakers also showed that they may be plagued by one of the same issues that doomed them last season — fatigue.
Penn student stranded in Wuhan says coronavirus outbreak is 'like a zombie apocalypse'
College sophomore Zhexuan Huang is stuck in his coronavirus-stricken hometown. He has not been able to leave his apartment, let alone the city of Wuhan, for weeks and must take a leave of absence from Penn this semester.
This weekend, Penn men's and women's squash were in action again against talented Ivy League competition.
Penn gymnastics records first win of season in road victory over Cornell
After going 0-2 to start the season but still showing flashes of brilliance, the Quakers arrived at Cornell to take on the Big Red seeking their first win of 2020.
The Wistar Institute announced its partnership with Inovio Pharmaceuticals on Jan. 23 to accelerate vaccine development for the recent coronavirus outbreak.
Weeks before Iowa caucus, Penn for Pete's leaders quit to join Penn for Warren
On Jan. 22, Penn for Pete announced its new co-coordinators, Wharton sophomore Manoj Simha and first-year Engineering graduate student David Yastremsky. The group's previous leaders were College junior Sam Kaufmann and College junior Sarah Jones, who left to join Penn for Warren.
Six UA members resign mid-term, prompting NEC to appoint reps. and hold a special election
To fill the single UA Nursing seat, which was uncontested last spring, the NEC will hold a special election this week.
Penn Leads the Vote amps up efforts to increase student turnout for Pa. primaries
This semester, Penn Leads the Vote will put most of its efforts into hosting voter registration drives and educational events for the presidential primaries on April 28. The group is optimistic about this year's student voter turnout, because on-campus voting has increased 400% since 2014.
Penn men's and women's swimming and diving defeat West Chester in home meet
Penn men and women’s swimming and diving competed against West Chester in an exciting meet at Sheerr Pool on Saturday afternoon.
Penn senior wins Churchill Scholarship to study at Cambridge University
The scholarship grants one year of graduate study at University of Cambridge in England and is awarded annually to only fifteen students in the U.S. for “outstanding academic achievement” in science, mathematics, and engineering.
Penn Women's Center strives for inclusivity one year into new director's role
Director of the Penn Women’s Center Sherisse Laud-Hammond said that the number of events, meetings, classes, and tours held at PWC has increased from 292 to 382 in the past year.
Penn track and field puts up another impressive performance at Villanova Invitational
Penn traveled to Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility in Staten Island, N.Y. to compete in the Villanova Invitational on Saturday.



















