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Penn officially renames school of design after Stuart Weitzman in a ceremony Thursday
The ceremony took place amid controversy surrounding the University’s decision to rename the school after current design graduate students sharply criticized the renaming.
Amazon reportedly set to open new grocery store in Philadelphia
In 2016, the e-commerce giant opened Amazon@Penn, a delivery and shipping center located underneath the 1920 Commons dining hall.
Penn program lets students work with polling data leading up to 2020 election
Some PORES fellows in past years have had the opportunity to visit NBC News on election night, making predictions and crunching data at the decision desk.
Two Philadelphia schools close temporarily after testing positive for asbestos
The two schools, which share a campus in Spring Garden, will undergo additional air tests to ensure that occupied areas are safe, Action News reported.
Philadelphia’s ban on cashless stores went into effect Tuesday
In addition to Sweetgreen, located on 39th and Walnut streets, the bill will also impact stores in Franklin’s Table, located on 34th and Walnut streets.
John Legend and comedians headline ‘Stand Up and Vote’ event at Penn
Stand Up and Vote featured performances from 1999 College graduate John Legend and comedians Mike Birbiglia, Michelle Wolf, Roy Wood Jr., and Aparna Nancherla.
Six of the seven Penn alumni in Congress support the impeachment inquiry against Trump
At the heart of the issue is a July call between Trump and Ukraine's president, in which Trump asked the leader to investigate Joe Biden, a Democratic presidential candidate and a former Penn Presidential Professor of Practice.
Four students resign from grad student assembly exec board, prompting special elections
Four members have resigned from the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly executive board, prompting a special election to fill the empty positions on Wednesday evening.
‘We were completely blindsided': PennDesign students frustrated by the school’s renaming
Students critiqued the University's decision to rename the school after Weitzman, a fashion icon and 1963 Wharton graduate, because his profession as a designer is not related to any academic program offered at Penn.
At Perry World House event, authors discuss adapting democracy to 21st century challenges
At the event, Berggruen and Gardels explored how democracy could be adapted to deal with challenges of the 21st century.
New Van Pelt Library exhibit highlights aesthetics of Indian manuscripts
The exhibit will run from Sept. 9 to Dec. 13. and is located in Kamin Gallery on the first floor of Van Pelt Library.
Penn Museum rebrands itself as a 'gift for the city' after recent renovations
The museum will fully re-open to Penn students on Nov. 13, and to the general public on Nov. 16, with redesigned galleries and a refurbished main entrance and auditorium.
An inside look at bestselling author Nova Ren Suma's creative writing class at Penn
Suma, known for young adult novels like "A Room Away from the Wolves" and "The Walls Around Us," is teaching at Penn for one semester through the Creative Writing program.
Annenberg dean and students produce documentary about Southern gay black men
The film is an adaptation of Northwestern University professor E. Patrick Johnson's book, "Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South." The documentary explores the lives of Johnson and six other gay black men whose stories were originally told in Johnson's work.
Two Penn professors named Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania
The annual Distinguished Daughter event has taken place since 1948 and recognizes women who demonstrate exceptional service through their career or volunteer efforts.
Penn Abroad now offers free passports to undergraduates receiving financial aid
The program partnered with the Council on International Educational Exchange – an nonprofit promotes studying abroad – to offer passports for U.S. citizen students, according to a Penn Abroad website. The passports are traditionally valued at $145.
Annenberg professor calls on scientists to be more transparent in their research
Annenberg professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson calls on scientists to be more transparent about their methods and to abide by scientific norms to counter the public's waning trust in scientific research.
New course registration PATH app will replace Penn InTouch in 2021
PATH will have an app that allows students to plan their four-year academic path at Penn on worksheets.
Penn junior Brandon Nguyen represents Canada at UN Youth Climate Summit
Nguyen was previously recognized for his efforts in 2017 by being named a Top 25 Environmentalist Under 25, and in 2018, a Top 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leader.