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Penn graduate Wendy Bach to discuss her new book on poverty, opioid epidemic at KWH event
KWH Faculty Director Al Filreis will host the conversation, which will take place at the Arts Café at 12 p.m. and will be livestreamed on YouTube.
Environmental student group shifts focus to climate education after Penn’s ‘partial divestment'
Student Sustainability Association at Penn hopes that by shifting the focus of their work, they will be able to bring more students into the fight against climate change.
Climate scientist Michael Mann to join Penn faculty, lead new center for climate media
Mann is the first appointment made for Penn’s Energy and Sustainability Initiative, which will provide resources to 10 faculty members working in key climate areas.
Campus Health brings back online self-help programs during spring semester
Following encouraging feedback from former participants, Campus Health has decided to bring back “Sleep Well” and “Sex Well," two popular self-help programs, for a second cohort this semester.
Here are five tips to help you navigate Path@Penn
The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with Rob Nelson, Executive Director for Academic Technology & Planning, on March 24, who shared five tips for navigating Path@Penn.
Penn Climate Ventures hosts second annual competition
In this year's competition, there are over 200 participants ranging from high school to graduate students from 14 countries and more than 90 schools.
Penn club raises money for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in 24-hour video game livestream
From 7 p.m. on March 5 to 7 p.m. on March 6, club members streamed games on Twitch
Cornell moves to increased COVID-19 precaution level following spike in cases
The rise in cases is likely due to an eased masking requirements, the new BA.2 variant, and social activities, according to the University statement.
Philadelphia School District announces plan to improve aging buildings
On March 22, the district announced the Facilities Planning Process, a plan to renovate Philadelphia school buildings and meet students' educational needs with community input.
United Nations and NASA officials discuss the space age at Perry World House event
Nakamitsu and O’Keefe’s event focused on three main aspects of the space age: space debris, space technology and development, and power competition in space.
Penn graduate donates $10 million to establish Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
Hanson and Perlman's donation will be used to support curriculum development and delivery, workshops, research, and even offer financial support for University graduates.
7B groups in discussions to relocate Penn cultural centers to ARCH, VPUL buildings
At the town hall, representatives from the 4B discussed the pros and cons of moving the cultural centers, and students shared their thoughts on the proposal.
Penn pauses plan to lift classroom mask mandate on Monday
Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé told The Daily Pennsylvanian that the decision was implemented following consultations with “student and faculty stakeholders on campus.”
The DP analyzed three years of UPennAlerts. Here’s what we found.
In 2021, the Division of Public Safety issued a total of 67 UPennAlerts, up from 58 alerts in 2020 and 34 in 2019.
Philadelphia high schools shift to a later start time
The decision arrives in response to a nationwide shift toward later school start times in order to accommodate teenage sleep patterns and enhance academic performance
Chestnut Street Bridge reopens following two years of construction closures
The bridge — which crosses the Schuylkill River, connecting Center City to University City and West Philadelphia — first closed its traffic in early August 2019
Penn professor Mia Bay wins prestigious Bancroft Prize
Bay’s book, "Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance," tells the history of how discrimination in transportation conflicted with Black Americans’ fight for civil rights.
Philadelphia Police Department reports a recent decrease in carjackings
The rate — which was on the rise earlier this year — fell to a record low of 20 carjackings in the week of March 9 to March 16.
Students, professors report ‘very mixed feelings’ as Penn prepares to go mask optional in classes
While some students are excited about a return to normalcy, other students still have concerns for at-risk populations who are much more vulnerable to infection.