Emily Whitehead — a Penn first year — was the first child to receive the Penn-pioneered cancer treatment, which has since treated more than 20,000 patients worldwide.

The committee will oversee the reappointment processes for School of Dental Medicine Dean Mark Wolff and Penn Vet Dean Andrew Hoffman.

Scales — who is currently the associate vice president for Business Services at Temple University — will succeed Marie Witt in the position.

Around 20 Penn and Philadelphia community members, as well as former residents of the UC Townhomes, gathered at the property on 40th and Market streets on Tuesday to witness the process. 

Also, Russia sanctioned a Penn professor and five other affiliates.

The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly voted to extend $25,000 of funding for this year's Penn Fight Night, which is scheduled for April 6.

Professor of Russian and Eastern European Studies Mitchell Orenstein and five Penn alumni were on the list of 227 Americans banned from entering Russian territory.

The Daily Pennsylvanian collected a list of easy classes for next semester — all of which have difficulty ratings of less than 2.1 on Penn Course Review.

Energy Week at Penn, which took place this year from March 11-15, aims to expose students and faculty to different aspects of energy research. 

DPS has advised students to consider alternative routes to get to campus and other destinations.

Also, a "Hamilton" star will speak at Penn this month.

Swisher spoke with the DP on March 13 after participating in an Authors@Wharton event with Wharton Professor Adam Grant.

Parker, a 2016 Fels School of Government graduate and the city’s first woman mayor, wrote in her proposal that Penn is currently working with the City on public health issues for vulnerable residents. 

Diggs will address the Penn community through a moderated conversation and audience Q&A at Irvine Auditorium on March 26 at 7 p.m. 

The Legacy Award was created by The Diana Award organization in 2017 — the 20th anniversary of the passing of Diana, Princess of Wales — and is awarded every two years to young leaders around the world for their social action. 

Karabel, a professor emeritus in sociology at UC Berkeley and author of “The Chosen: A Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton," led the discussion.

Also, Penn's presidential commission shared initial recommendations.