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SHS Director Giang Nguyen will leave Penn to lead Harvard’s Health Services
Nguyen will assume a new role as executive director of Harvard University Health Services on Nov. 18, Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé announced Thursday.
CAPS promotes Batsirai Bvunzawabaya to Associate Director for Outreach and Prevention
Batsirai Bvunzawabaya replaces former Director for Outreach and Prevention Meeta Kumar in the latest turnover in CAPS leadership.
Weeks after Amy Wax's 'dangerous' claims, students urge UA to start diversity programs
“I was really appalled that we even had a professor [at] this University making such derogatory comments,” said Nancy Ibrahim, vice president of the Muslim Students' Association and a College junior.
Upcoming UA elections will include a seat reserved for new transfer students
The NEC will also be holding a special election to fill four vacant Engineering seats on the UA.
Perry World House fall colloquium to feature former Secretary of State John Kerry
The colloquium, titled "How Emerging Technologies are Rewiring the Global Order," will feature speeches and panel discussions with other prominent government and technology leaders.
Penn Institute for Contemporary Art Director Amy Sadao steps down
Sadao will now be pursuing a book project on museums, an ICA press release said.
Penn names biologist César de la Fuente as a Presidential Assistant Professor
MIT Technology Review recently named de la Fuente as one of their “35 Innovators Under 35” for 2019.
Director Jazmyn Pulley leaves Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life after one school year
OFSL is currently without a director and is being temporarily led by Assistant Vice Provost for Student Affairs Tamara Greenfield King.
Penn Med prof. Katherine Nathanson receives $3 million grant for cancer research
Nathanson's research looks at BRCA gene mutations, or specific genetic changes associated with increased rates of breast, ovarian, prostate, and pancreatic cancer.
Penn adds a design major for undergraduates starting this semester
The University announced the creation of a new undergraduate program in fine arts and design in late August, which offers the new design major and a revamped fine arts major for students in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
For the new GAPSA president, restructuring for an expanding organization takes priority
A sixth-year ancient history Ph.D candidate, Greg Callaghan has been involved in student government for the previous five years.
Penn Student Government members push for internal diversity training
Maria Curry, who serves as director of the Undergraduate Assembly’s Dining, Housing, and Transit committee, said the UA does not reflect upon its own diversity standards frequently enough.
Penn virtual reality lab offers space for experiments, from prosthetics to interior design
Through coding virtual reality into experiments, Penn researchers have been able to measure psychological reactions to architectural features and help alleviate pain in patients who have prosthetic limbs.
Amid a national epidemic, Penn launches a center to study opioid addiction
“The opioid crisis is a catastrophe for the country, which many people have suffered and lost their lives,” said Henry Kranzler, director of the Center for Studies of Addiction at the Perelman School of Medicine.
Penn GSE professor allegedly investigated for sexual misconduct and racist behavior
Marybeth Gasman, who ran the Center for Minority Serving Institutions and studied historically black colleges and universities, was investigated the Penn. She will be starting a new position at Rutgers on Sept. 1.
Sixteen students transported to hospital for excessive drinking during NSO
Sixteen students were sent to the hospital for issues related to high alcohol intake this year, Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush said.
Penn no longer plans to eliminate Van Pelt bag checks
The current bag check procedure has been working well, and there aren't any changes that need to be made, Associate Vice Provost and Deputy University Librarian Jon Shaw said.
Student organizers hope to draw freshmen to campus activism through a 'disorientation guide'
Seven student groups and four community organizations distributed the guide to students throughout NSO including at Freshman Convocation.
Penn institutes new policy for revoking degrees from graduates
The policy, which was published in the Penn Almanac on Aug. 27, outlines the process for revoking any degree conferred at Penn.