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New UA leaders to push for more Black student group funding, better COVID-19 communication
The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with the two new leaders over Zoom to discuss their goals for the year, which include increasing accountability for administration and the UA.
Penn reports 76 COVID-19 cases from Sept. 5-12, tripling the previous week’s tally
Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian that the positivity rate uptick was driven mostly by three groups of students in shared community circles.
Photo Essay | Trump’s Phila. town hall met with chants, fists, and signs from protesters
Around 200 demonstrators lifted signs, chanted “Out Now!“, and called for political and social reform as 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump visited the National Constitution Center for a town hall on Tuesday evening. Here’s how the protest played out.
Resisting student pressure, Penn stands by decision to scrap fall break
While all seven other Ivy League institutions either have at least one day off in the middle of the semester, a week-long Thanksgiving break, or both, Penn's fall semester only features a four-day Thanksgiving break.
Chemistry department will not pause admissions for Ph.D. students next academic year
While the Chemistry department must endure the same budget cut as the other SAS departments, Chemistry Ph.D. students are typically supported by research grants from government agencies.
‘Out now!’: Penn students join protests outside President Trump’s Philadelphia town hall
Outside the venue, at least 200 people gathered for an anti-Trump demonstration organized by Refuse Fascism Philly and the Penn Community for Justice.
Penn sophomores launch Tinder-like app to help students make friends remotely
The app has garnered over 1,000 profiles since Aug. 29, when they began allowing students to create them before the official launch.
Penn partners with medical device provider to develop new healthcare technology
The partnership aims to develop new technical solutions for health care challenges including critical care, diabetes, mental health, and cardiology
Effort to oust Penn prof. Carlin Romano from National Book Critics Circle narrowly fails
Romano previously came under fire in July for disagreeing with part of the NBCC’s statement in support of Black Lives Matter.
SAS will not admit new Ph.D. students next academic year due to COVID-19 financial loss
Pausing admissions for the 2021-2022 academic year will allow SAS to allocate available funds towards current graduate students who need more time to complete their degrees.
Some professors list Penn InTouch courses as asynchronous to accommodate course conflicts
Designating a course on Penn InTouch as "asynchronous" removes its meeting times from students' schedules and allows students to register for another class offered in the same time slot.
Here’s how Penn’s six cultural centers plan to support students remotely this fall
The DP spoke with the directors of all six cultural resource centers to discuss their programming for the online fall semester.
Cory Booker, Pa. AG Josh Shapiro headline Penn Dems virtual kickoff event
The event was held over Zoom Monday night, and is part of Penn Dems' effort this semester to encourage as many people as possible to vote.
College senior Mercedes Owens elected Undergraduate Assembly President
The election took place from Sept. 12 to 14 after being postponed from earlier this spring by the Nominations and Elections Committee due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Man with firearm prompts Monday night UPennAlert
According to the Division of Public Safety's website, around 5:45 p.m. two men in a black Dodge Charger engaged in an argument about parking with another driver, with one displaying a firearm before leaving the area.
Penn falls two places to No. 8 in U.S. News & World Report university ranking
Penn was surpassed by Stanford University and the University of Chicago this year, both of which share the No. 6 spot.
Penn will not pay contracted dining workers in financial blow to Bon Appétit employees
While Bon Appétit workers will not receive pay this semester, the 113 dining workers directly employed by Penn are not furloughed and will continue to be paid for their typical 40-hour work week.
Penn to temporarily stop reporting daily COVID-19 testing data with shift to new platform
Penn has moved the coronavirus testing data to the COVID-19 Dashboard and is currently only reporting weekly positive results.
Penn will not excuse student poll workers from class on Election Day
Penn Democrats, College Republicans, Penn for Biden, and the Wharton Politics & Public Policy Club sent a letter to Provost Wendell Pritchett requesting that Penn adjust all classes' attendance accommodations for students seeking to work the polls.