Penn suspends operations, modifies COVID-19 testing schedule Thursday as winter storm looms
All classes will be held online, but COVID-19 testing will continue with a modified schedule at a limited number of sites.
All classes will be held online, but COVID-19 testing will continue with a modified schedule at a limited number of sites.
The decision comes after the University observed that the majority of students who have been exposed to COVID-19 end up testing positive on their 10th day in quarantine or before, if they test positive at all.
Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé emphasized that while the University's lower positivity rate is encouraging news, it does not signify that community members can become complacent in adhering to COVID-19 guidelines.
In his book, titled "Love, God," Gabriel Angrand discusses the importance of humility to combating social issues.
The decision comes after the University observed that the majority of students who have been exposed to COVID-19 end up testing positive on their 10th day in quarantine or before, if they test positive at all.
Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé emphasized that while the University's lower positivity rate is encouraging news, it does not signify that community members can become complacent in adhering to COVID-19 guidelines.
Hundreds have taken to a Change.org petition to voice dissatisfaction with the policy. A petition calling for the cancellation of the policy garnered more than 400 signatures as of the evening of Feb. 16.
When MERT arrives at the scene of an emergency, they screen the patients for COVID-19 symptoms from a distance before approaching to administer care.
The arrival of many international first years on to campus this spring was filled with obstacles, as the closure of consulates abroad last year blocked students' ability to obtain a student visa necessary to enter the country.
Without its physical presence in Huntsman Hall and Van Pelt Dietrich Library, the group faced some initial challenges in the fall semester.
Authors of the study focused on contributing factors to the disparities, including lack of access to breastfeeding resources, disparities in culture-based care, and stereotyping in the industry.
Even amid the overall lack of increase in donations, Penn received several large donations during the previous academic year.
The change is intended to complement Penn's Second Year Experience program, which requires sophomores to live in on-campus housing starting in fall 2021.
Penn received a record increase in international applicants for the Class of 2025, even as international student enrollment in the United States saw a drastic decrease this year amid the pandemic.
The DP spoke to seven professors about their takeaways on a virtual education.
At the panel Penn Law School professor Dorothy Roberts proposed incremental steps to reform the criminal justice system.
Penn President Amy Gutmann discussed the ethical and practical implications of the COVID-19 pandemic at a virtual event on Thursday.
Around 20% of Saturday's vaccines were reserved for those who lacked internet access to register online for an appointment.
CAPS onboarded three new hires who will serve as clinicians and one who will join the Student Health Service behavioral health consulting program.
The Senate voted to acquit Trump in his second impeachment trial on — falling short of the two-thirds majority needed for conviction.