The 12-week paid program will consist of a cohort of 18 students who will train to work in biotech laboratories and in manufacturing cell and gene therapies. 

The Wharton School and the School of Nursing once again earned top rankings in the report’s lists of undergraduate business schools and nursing programs respectively.

The event was held on Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. and featured 1983 PhD graduate Andreas Albrecht, now a physics professor at the University of California at Davis.

Katz grew up in Jersey City, N.J., and took a gap year before coming to Penn.

The new prompt, intended to be a “feel-good exercise” for applicants, was announced by Penn Admissions on Aug. 1. 

Kathleen Shields Anderson, who previously served as interim vice president of Penn's Division of Public Safety, was selected from a competitive pool of applicants for the position. 

Several students opposing his return walked out of his class while dozens of others congregated on campus to protest his professorship.

Philadelphia City Councilmembers Helen Gym and Kendra Brooks released a joint statement in support of extending the federal contact with HUD and "committing city dollars" to ensure affordability.

The “Send Silence Packing” interactive display tours college campuses across the country and partners with local student volunteers to raise mental health awareness.

The report found that 75% of the plan's benefits will fall to households that make less than $88,000 annually.

A recent inspection of the building found multiple instances of mice feces and a live mouse, as well as an accumulation of debris and grease in several areas of the store. 

The reopening event included a ribbon-cutting ceremony and remarks from Penn President Liz Magill.

The DP spoke with 30 people who know Magill — and the president herself — to understand how she emerged as the “clear consensus” candidate to be Penn's ninth president.

Penn remains the top-ranked school in Pennsylvania this year, and No. 4 among the Ivy League.

The two-day event, founded by rapper and music industry executive Jay-Z, has been a staple in Philadelphia since its inception in 2012. 

Philadelphia beat out second- and third-rudest cities Memphis, Tennessee and New York as the rudest city in the United States.

Neal Nathanson, former Microbiology Department chair at Perelman School of Medicine, died in August due to complications of leukemia and pneumonia.