An email sent by Provost Wendell E. Pritchett, Executive Vice President Craig R. Carnaroli, and Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé read that all students who traveled to China within the last 14 days and developed cough, fever, or difficulty breathing should contact Student Health Services immediately.

The Office of the University Architect is currently working to add gender inclusive bathrooms in David Rittenhouse Laboratories and Levine building, according to a statement from University Architect Mark Kocent. Houston Hall will undergo similar renovations in summer 2020.

Penn received 42,191 applications for the Class of 2024, nearly 3,000 less than last year's applicant pool, breaking nearly a decade of steady growth. 

The Ideathon was launched to give students an experience similar to a hackathon, an event where coders collaborate on software projects, but with a business focus. 

The No War on Iran! global protest demanded action for the removal of U.S. forces from Iran and other countries. People attended despite the heavy rain in support of the anti-war movement.

Graduate and Professional Student Assembly held the event as part of a monthly entrepreneurial speaker and networking series called "Venture Beyond Comfort." 

Legacy students comprised only 5% of Johns Hopkins University's incoming freshman class in 2014, down from 12.5% in 2009.

Although the actuarial science concentration was removed from Wharton's web homepage late last semester, the program is now expected to continue for three more years. 

Although New York University became the first top United States medical school to cover tuition for all students over two years ago, a December 2019 survey deems the model "largely a pipe dream" for most other medical schools.

The fire, which erupted in a dumpster behind Harnwell College House, was extinguished at approximately 1:40 p.m.

Penn Dining administrators said Penn has offered sufficient ways for students to use the swipes and that they have a responsibility to actively seek out these alternate solutions.

Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George cited several reasons why climate change is difficult to write about, including verb tense issues and the waste created by theatrical productions.

Annenberg Public Policy Center Research Director Dan Romer published a study that found no correlation between the release of the Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" and an increase in suicide rates among adolescent boys, contrasting data from another study that went viral last April.

Residents have become increasingly concerned by dust entering the hallways from the construction, which may contain lead paint from the original structure built in 1920, and construction material blocking fire escapes.

Founded in spring 2019, CAFSA's mission includes expelling fraternities from their houses on Locust Walk and replacing them with cultural centers and wellness spaces, including Penn Violence Prevention, which was moved off campus in September.

Kaupas said his focus for the spring semester will be working with the administration to create a transfer student floor in the high rise residence halls.

Members of the architectural project and construction teams signed the beam to mark the midway point of the construction project which began in spring 2018.