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Pennsylvania will allow mail-in ballots this election. Here's all you need to know.
While absentee ballots require the voter to list a reason they cannot vote in person– like traveling out of state during the election, or having an illness or physical disability – anyone can apply for and receive a mail-in ballot.
Penn lab and startup awarded $667,000 NIH grant to improve COVID-19 antibody testing
By improving ELISA technology, the Titan lab and startup AlphaThera will enable faster and more sensitive antibody tests for COVID-19 patients.
Hundreds of Philadelphians protest failure to indict police for killing Breonna Taylor
A grand jury charged one of the involved officers, who had already been fired, for firing recklessly into a neighbor's apartment, but no charges were brought against the officers for killing Taylor.
Lanternflies, ‘a major nuisance on campus,’ have a new foe — an egg-sniffing Penn Vet dog
The Penn Vet dogs are able to detect the eggs' faint smell after rigorous training with up to 95% accuracy.
Penn faculty challenge Penn to pay PILOTs ahead of Thursday Board of Trustees meeting
Four Penn professors held a press conference open to the public on Tuesday to discuss Penn’s obligation to pay PILOTs to Philadelphia public schools.
STEM students report being slammed by hours of added virtual class content
The increased workload and time "in class" has forced students to drop classes, work fewer hours at their jobs, and hone their time-management skills.
CAFSA says Penn’s compliance with latest Title IX policy is ‘extremely unethical’
The new regulations now allow different third party advisors, who may be attorneys, to cross-examine students involved in the complaint, and they make the definition of "sexual assault" more narrow and subjective.
Penn’s insurance requirement and costs frustrate students living away from campus
SHS requires all full-time students to submit a waiver to opt-out of PSIP by Aug. 31 each year, or they will automatically enroll them in the plan.
'Like the apocalypse': Penn students recount tragedies of West Coast wildfires
Penn students from the West Coast — many of whom remain at home due to the coronavirus pandemic — began the fall semester from areas with the most dangerous air quality on Earth right now.
Penn Med study finds nearly one in 10 COVID-19 patients are rehospitalized in Phila. area
According to data collected during the first three months of Philadelphia’s COVID-19 outbreak, 4.7% of people sent home after an initial emergency room visit for coronavirus returned to the hospital within just three days.
Penn students ring in Jewish new year with socially distanced Rosh Hashanah celebrations
Despite the virtual and socially distanced Rosh Hashanah celebrations, students and spiritual leaders said the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a greater meaning to the holiday, which signifies a fresh start and new year.
Some Greek organizations reduce chapter dues this fall in light of lost in-person experience
Chapters such as Phi Gamma Delta, commonly known as FIJI, and Sigma Kappa are only charging partial dues, while Sigma Delta Tau is waiving chapter dues entirely this fall.
Two Hillel chefs were furloughed. Now, they’re launching a Kosher food truck.
The food truck will be stationed near Clark Park and serve dairy foods such as macaroni and cheese, tomato basil soup, quesadillas, chili fries and "build your own" pasta options.
Penn students mourn Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, brace for Trump's Supreme Court nomination
Students fear the political consequences of her death under the leadership of Trump — who is expected to nominate a justice just weeks before the election.
Vegan, vegetarian students say 1920 Commons food lacks variety and freshness
Students said hot vegetarian and vegan meals such as vegan soup, pizza, and pasta tend to run out quickly, and many of the pre-packaged meals lay outside without being replaced for up to a week.
Penn will offer weekly COVID-19 testing for all off-campus students
Although this testing is not mandatory, Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé encouraged all off-campus students, especially those with three or more roommates, to sign up for weekly testing.
Penn falls nine places to No. 13 in 2021 Wall Street Journal college rankings
Penn placed second to last among the eight Ivy League institutions — outranking only Columbia University, which placed 15th.
Penn students found club to boost representation of women in startups
Only 13% of Penn founders are women and raise just 6% of venture capital, according to Wharton Alumnae Founders & Funders Association.
Kamala Harris meets Penn community members, Dem. party leaders while campaigning in Phila.
After spending the morning with Latinx elected officials and community leaders during a closed-door roundtable discussion in Kensington, Harris made a surprise visit to the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee headquarters.