Housing at Penn has undergone significant transformations over the years. From the earliest on-campus housing in the Quadrangle to the newly-renovated Hill College House, The Daily Pennsylvanian explored just how much Penn dorms have changed.
Penn's summer library schedule creates study headaches for some students
According to some students, reduced library hours during the summer make it difficult for them to find study spaces.
At campus Starbucks, Penn grad student is alleged victim of stuttering discrimination
On June 27, a Penn graduate student was allegedly mocked for his stutter by staff at a University City Starbucks. The National Stuttering Association also responded to the alleged incident, which circulated around social media.
Graduate School of Education student Kristina Krull, 25, died in her home
Krull received a bachelor's degree in Applied Exercise Science from Springfield College before earning a master's degree in Exercise and Sport Science from Merrimack College.
Penn's summer library schedule creates study headaches for some students
According to some students, reduced library hours during the summer make it difficult for them to find study spaces.
At campus Starbucks, Penn grad student is alleged victim of stuttering discrimination
On June 27, a Penn graduate student was allegedly mocked for his stutter by staff at a University City Starbucks. The National Stuttering Association also responded to the alleged incident, which circulated around social media.
Too lazy to work out? These Penn professors are looking for a way to change that.
In a wide-scale new experiment, Psychology professor Angela Duckworth and Wharton professor Katherine Milkman are looking into how Penn students can be left wondering just how they can motivate themselves to stay in shape.
DK Sushi in Franklin's Table lauded for its ‘excellent omakase’
The meal features 13 courses at a price of $35, with an array of dishes including “delicate hamachi brightened with lemon and layered with cucumber and tempura crisp, flash-cured salmon loin rubbed with ginger, broiled freshwater eel atop a sushi rice hashbrown, and a piece of Wagyu beef tataki dotted with heart of palm salad maki and tender sea urchin,” according to Food and Wine.
Over the summer months, construction heats up on Penn's campus
This summer, University construction projects include repairs to sidewalks, updates to building facades, and renovations of academic facilities.
Under new visa policy, Penn's Chinese graduate students face increased fees and fears of rejection
The Associated Press reported that under the new policy, only one-year visas will be given to Chinese students studying fields such as robotics, aviation, or high-tech manufacturing in the United States.
At Penn Law, journalists discuss the state of media in the Trump era
The panel discussed a number of challenges facing the media, including echo-chambers and the loss of credibility.
Penn Law hires a Director of Social Justice Programs to expand service initiatives
Emily R. Sutcliffe, a graduate student who is earning her Ph.D. in Anthropology at Penn, was hired for the position.
New Penn Museum program brings tour guides from around the world
The new program features three tour guides from Iraq and one from Syria, each of whom leads visitors through the museum’s new Middle East Gallery.
New ranking finds Penn has produced the third-largest number of billionaire alumni
The 2018 ranking, which extracted data from the the Wealth-X Billionaire Census 2018, showed that Penn issued 64 degrees to now-billionaires.
Meek Mill's judge will remain on case, despite request for her removal
Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Genece E. Brinkley sentenced Mill to two to four years in prison in November 2017 and repeatedly denied Mill bail, prompting the proliferation of the nationwide #FreeMeekMill movement.
Thirty institutions are now part of the Sponsored Academic Research Agreement, including Harvard University, Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Cornell University.
Meet the two Penn students who will be Pulitzer Center fellows this summer
Every year, two student applicants from Penn are selected for the fellowship, one in conjunction with Penn’s Middle East Center and the other through the South Asia Center.
Penn Law among law schools with highest employability, according to new report
The American Bar Association reported that 90.6 percent of Penn Law’s 2017 graduating class have jobs that require passing the bar, far surpassing the national law school average of 69 percent.
Six Penn alumni were up for election on May 15, and three out of the four victorious primary candidates ran uncontested in their races.
The operation utilized robotic surgery techniques invented at Penn to remove benign and malignant tumors of the mouth and throat.

















