The re-loadable debit card system will be used for Thanksgiving, winter, and spring break for this academic year. 

The Penn First Graduate Association formed earlier this semester to support first-generation, low-income graduate students. 

Peterkin Bell's profile from the Annenberg website has been deleted. The course listing for her course Urban Communications is no longer on PennInTouch. 

Professors from Penn and other local institutions help devise experiments to solve Philadelphia-specific problems such as littering and voting turnout.   

Flooding is not the only environmental issue threatening Eastwick. Some Penn faculty and students are examining the health implications of nearby landfills and energy plants.  

Formerly a student-run organization, PennImmersive is now a Penn Library initiative that has been exposing students to virtual reality throughout the past semester. 

Lead author Rajat Deo, an associate professor  in the Perelman School of Medicine, said the study illustrates a necessity for more resources in areas with large black populations.

Launched by sophomores at Drexel University, the company’s reach has exploded to include 48 markets across the US, and the Philadelphia headquarters is estimated to create 150 full-time jobs for the city.

Researchers analyzed more than 100,000 Yelp reviews posted between 2005 and 2017 and found that urgent care centers had higher percentages of five-star reviews compared to emergency departments.

Organized by Penn’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, the study surveyed nurses at 535 hospitals in Pennsylvania, Florida, New Jersey, and California. 

The designation is meant to recognize hospitals and health systems for their work in using healthcare technology effectively to improve care for patients. 

Cheney, whose research exposed the complex thinking of primates, was praised as a 'spectacular scientist,' The New York Times reported. 

A representative from Penn's Facilities and Real Estate Services said two entrapments in five months is not an issue. "I think that the Harnwell elevators are in great shape," he said.

The $70 million suit, filed on Nov. 15 by seven women, alleged the professors sexually assaulted, harassed, and discriminated against the women while they were graduate students. 

Wesley Chan of Wong Fu Productions said while Asian Americans sometimes do pursue "comfortable" stereotypical paths, the problem lies with media representation, which often perpetuate stereotypes. 

The conversation was part of a day-long Perry World House event, where officials from cities across the nation gathered to discuss changing local and national immigration policies. 

Penn does not have any standing sustainability professors — only lecturers, adjunct, and visiting professors — and professor Irina Marinov is the only standing faculty member studying climate science.