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Sikh Organization hosts first ‘Langar on Locust’ turban-tying event to raise awareness at Penn
Roughly 200 attendees stopped by to eat over four different dishes at the event.
Penn English Department celebrates 400 years of Shakespeare
The Shakespeare Sonnet Contest commemorates the 400th anniversary of the publication of William Shakespeare’s First Folio.
Penn, Temple community members reflect on end of Temple graduate student strike
TUGSA’s new contract includes a pay increase from $19,500 a year to $24,000 a year for graduate student workers with nine-month appointments.
Former Penn professor, President Joe Biden announces 2024 re-election campaign
Biden’s announcement comes weeks after his visit to Penn earlier this month.
How Pam Grossman changed Penn's Graduate School of Education in her eight years as dean
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with Grossman, her colleagues, and GSE students about how GSE has changed in the past eight years.
Students raise concerns about professor's approach to teaching course about gender and sexuality
Students enrolled in the course have voiced their concerns to the LGBT Center, the Anthropology department, and the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies program.
The status of reproductive care at Penn after the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Reproductive care provided by Wellness at Penn currently includes pregnancy testing, STI and HIV testing, and counseling.
Penn's city councilmember Jamie Gauthier endorses 1993 College graduate Helen Gym for Phila. mayor
Gym launched her community safety plan, addressing gun violence and school safety, at the endorsement event.
UC Townhomes residents call settlement a win but express concern about details of agreement
During the conference, five residents spoke to a crowd about how they are pleased with the allocation of land to affordable housing, but want more to be done.
A look inside Penn Traditions
Located in Sweeten Alumni House, Penn Traditions aims to “promote and inspire lifelong Penn pride.”
Penn researchers identify key mechanism of kidney disease
Penn scientists mapped metabolite changes in healthy and diseased mice and human kidneys, allowing them them to identify differences between the healthy and diseased kidneys.
Four Penn professors awarded 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships
The fellowship is awarded to distinguished scholars in various subject areas and artistic fields.
Over 1,900 Penn student workers begin unionization effort, citing inadequate support
Students cited low pay, insufficient health benefits, and a lack of support for international students.
Philadelphia 76ers’ arena proposal near Chinatown and Penn student protests, explained
Throughout its long history, Chinatown and its residents have faced numerous challenges from groups of developers looking to redevelop Center City and the Chinatown area.
Penn names 8 students to receive President's Engagements, Innovation prizes
The prizes are awarded annually to Penn seniors for the development and undertaking of a post-graduation project that aims to positively impact the world.
Wellness at Penn, MERT call FDA approval of over-the-counter Narcan 'a positive step'
With this approval, the medication will be able to be sold to consumers in convenience stores, gas stations, grocery stores, and online, as well as other locations.
School of Design selects new chair for Department of Architecture
Rossana Hu, a current professor at Tongji University and co-founder of architecture practice Neri&Hu, will lead the Department of Architecture starting next year.
Penn professor elected as president of American Academy of Dermatology
Taylor is the sixth woman and the first person of African American descent to serve as president of the AAD.
Penn graduates earn highest income among financial aid recipients in Ivy League
Federally aided Penn students earned a median of $103,246 at ten years after matriculation, a higher annual income than financial aid recipients from any other Ivy League university.