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From racial inequality to Game of Thrones, here's a recap of Penn's 263rd commencement
Penn President Amy Gutmann gave the opening speech for the ceremony after 2019 College graduate Shiv Nadkarni performed the national anthem.
Retiring 'PAACH mom' Kusum Soin helped generations of students find a home at Penn
Now having laughed with, worked in, and befriended the Penn community for more than 18 years, Soin is retiring from her position as the first lone staff member at the Pan-Asian American Community House.
An astronomer, architect, and nursing dean: spotlighting Penn's honorary degree recipients
This year’s cohort of recipients includes singer Jon Bon Jovi, Nobel Prize-winning doctor Denis Mukwege, animal rights and autism advocate Temple Grandin, astronomer Jill Tarter, and recently deceased Senator Richard Lugar.
Finance, consulting, and tech remain top industry choices among 2018 Penn grads
While students pursuing finance decreased over the years, the share of students working in the technology sector has doubled since 2011, jumping from 7% to 14%.
Former Clinton aide Jennifer Palmieri urges young women to be unapologetic at Penn event
At the event, Palmieri explained how women in leadership are subject to “deeply enlarged gender biases” and urged them to be unapologetic about their identities despite this.
Photo Essay | A tour of the 20 best outdoor study spots on campus
With finals season and warmer weather now here, The Daily Pennsylvanian has scoped out some of the best outdoor study spots on campus. Some are old favorites, others less known. Some are secluded, and some are known as "see-and-be-seen" spots.
Penn professors call for global moratorium on controversial gene editing research
The Penn professors said they signed the letter because of the potential dangers of embryonic gene editing, adding that it is too early to know what the risks are.
As Jess Mertz departs from Penn, she leaves behind a legacy of fighting sexual violence
Mertz first came to Penn in 2009 to work in the Penn Women’s Center as a violence prevention educator.
New sophomore tradition, U-Night, draws 1,000 students to celebrate class unity
The event featured speeches from Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett, as well as a ceremony where attendees lit lanterns to demonstrate class unity.
Penn researchers find a city program to close homeless encampments can curb opioid use
Penn researchers conducted a study of the Encampment Resolution Pilot, an eight-month long initiative to close homeless encampments and offer social services to evicted residents.
Penn researchers create microrobots to help clean plaque from teeth
These microbots can be valuable in improving dental treatment by reducing oral infections and tooth decay.
The UA focused on transparency and community engagement this year. What were the outcomes?
Throughout the past year, Krone and Andrews prioritized transparency initiatives like holding open forums, as well as community engagement projects such as raising voter turnout in the midterm elections.
Richard Lugar dies at 87, will receive his honorary degree posthumously this May
Lugar, a former Republican senator from Indiana, was scheduled to receive an honorary doctor of laws degree at this May's commencement ceremony.
From Angela Merkel to Bill Nye: commencement speakers across the Ivy League
Many universities chose commencement speakers who are also alumni, including 2002 Princeton graduate Ellie Kemper and 2001 Brown graduate John Krasinski.
Photo Essay | Fans at the 125th Penn Relays
Victory was always celebrated, although often the team mattered less than the accomplishment. Viewers seemed more intrigued by demonstrated ability than by the name on a jersey, and fans honored those all who managed to inch out the competition.
NCHW construction pushes Hey Day from traditional beginning at high rise field
Although the high rise field is now closed off for the construction of New College House West, Penn's record-breaking $163 million new dorm, Class Board leaders said it will not affect the long standing tradition.
Penn Museum will move its 12.5-ton Egyptian Sphinx — the largest in the Western Hemisphere
The Sphinx is scheduled to be moved from the Museum's Egypt Gallery to its main entrance hall on June 12.
Rabbi Josh Bolton will leave Penn to direct Brown RISD Hillel
Bolton, known around campus as “Rabbi Josh,” has been at Penn Hillel for eight years.