The program will use $10 million of the new donation for the existing scholarship fund and put $1 million toward other initiatives, including establishing an annual philanthropy challenge. 

During the talk, Mahdawi spoke about her personal experiences with harassment while working as a journalist, particularly while reporting on the Israel-Hamas war. 

The webinar recognized Sadler’s career in health education, community outreach, and mentorship. It also launched the next round of nominations for Penn Nursing’s annual alumni awards.

Nitrous oxide production typically increases in the absence of oxygen, but Sun’s research shows that this relationship is not smooth and instead a result of competition between different microbes. 

The messages marked a higher level of transparency with the University's stakeholders in comparison to Penn's prior dealings with the government — including its July resolution with the Department of Education.

The agenda for the Oct. 22 meeting in Houston Hall included the proposed renaming of the “Committee on Diversity and Equity” to the “Committee on Belonging” — which would require a change to the Council bylaws.

The notice follows the school’s February decision to reduce admissions by one-third amid uncertainty over federal funding.

The AAUP-Penn executive committee wrote that these meetings have discouraged free speech while promoting overly vague definitions of on-campus antisemitism.

The John Scott Award, which Fajgenbaum is set to receive by the American Philosophical Society, is presented to individuals whose inventions have improved the “comfort, welfare, and happiness” of humankind. 

The newly elected members from Penn are CHOP pediatrics professor Gerd Blobel; biostatistics, epidemiology and informatics professor Enrique Schisterman; and nephrology and genetics professor Katalin Susztak. 

The discussion focused on the creation and possible outcomes of a peaceful two-state solution between Palestine and Israel. 

Passed in July 2025, the legislation establishes a three-tiered endowment tax system for the nation’s wealthiest private universities. Penn will fall in the middle bracket at 4%.

Biden reportedly underwent weeks of treatment at Penn Medicine’s Radiation Oncology clinic in Philadelphia.

Two days after the Oct. 20 deadline to provide feedback, seven of the nine universities initially asked to sign the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” have rejected the proposal.

According to a recently filed disclosure, Penn lobbied the federal government on multiple issues, including National Institutes of Health and research, international student visas, and student financial aid.

According to Penn Course Review, each class listed has under a 1.5 out of 4 average difficulty rating and under a 2 out of 4 average workload rating.

During the conversation, Habeck discussed climate policy, democratic governance, and the personal dimensions of political leadership.