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Wellness groups at Penn host Be Kind to Your Mind Night
The event aimed to give students an opportunity to discuss their mental health in a supportive environment and decompress from the strain of daily life at Penn.
Quad and Stouffer renovations to include accessible entrances, elevators, and ramps
Two elevators and a Limited-Use-Limited-Application lift will be installed in the Quad. Stouffer will become newly accessible with reconstructed entrances, elevators and ramps to the dorm.
Following public outcry, Penn lifts hold on former Rhodes Scholar Mackenzie Fierceton’s master’s degree
Fierceton told the DP she believes the decision was a result of nationwide media coverage and activism by Penn students, faculty members, and other advocates.
Philadelphia reinstates indoor mask mandate amid rising COVID-19 cases
The reinstatement of the mandate will take effect on April 18 to give businesses a one-week “educational period” to adjust. Penn has not yet announced plans to reintroduce indoor masking.
Penn Medicine breakthrough immunotherapy technique could reduce cost of cancer treatment
The Penn Medicine scientists were able to reduce the time it takes to train the body's immune cells to find and fight cancer from approximately 9 to 14 days to just 24 hours.
Penn Museum hosts concert series featuring Penn music groups
The Garden Jams series consists of three performances — each from a different live band in the Penn Music Department.
Take Back the Night honors survivors of sexual assault in person for the first time in two years
The event, which has been virtual since 2019 due to COVID-19, was held starting 5 p.m. in the Graduate School of Education tent and featured a rally followed by a survivors' vigil.
Amy Wax repeats racist rhetoric on national television amid ongoing University investigation
Penn Law representatives told the DP that they will withhold public comment on the controversy until the faculty review process of Wax has concluded, in adherence to University policy.
President Joe Biden extends student loan forgiveness
This pause on student loan payment will help 41 million borrowers avoid accruing further interest and prevent 7.5 million people from defaulting on their student loans.
Philadelphia may reinstate indoor mask mandate
Officials from the Philadelphia Department of Health have said that the city's COVID-19 response level could move from Level 1 to 2 if cases continue to rise.
Four Penn professors awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships
The four fellows were among the 180 scientists, writers, scholars, and artists selected from a pool of 2,500 applicants.
Carson Sheumaker, Alex Eapen elected president, vice president of Undergraduate Assembly
The Nominations & Elections Committee announced the results of the recent election on April 9.
Admitted students set to flock to campus this week as Quaker Days return
Quaker Days will have sessions for admitted students on five days between April 11 and 19. Campus visits include information sessions and a campus tour led by the Kite and Key Society.
Public Health and Wellbeing oversees another semester of online self-help programs
Sleep Well hosts the seven-week “Refresh” program, and under Sex Well, students can enroll in a six-week “Penn’s Declassified Sex Survival Guide” program.
Penn's cultural centers to host graduation celebrations for the Class of 2022
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with the seven cultural centers at Penn to find out how they will be celebrating graduating students this spring.
Wharton’s Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Club to host a Phase Zero Grant Competition
Winners of the competition will be able to join the 10-week HAX Phase Zero grant program, which gives startups $10,000 of funding and pairs them with mentors, industry partners, and angel investors.
Wharton professor Lawrence Hrebiniak dies at 78
An Emeritus Associate Professor in the Management Department at the Wharton School, Hrebiniak was an international lecturer, author, and expert in corporate management strategy.
Philadelphia expands street sweeping program and will ticket parked cars
First started in 2019 and expanded in 2020, the 2022 Phase II street sweeping program will take place in 14 neighborhoods, including West Philadelphia.
Perry World House director takes leave of absence to helm new Department of Defense office
Horowitz departed the University yesterday to begin his federal service as the inaugural Director of the Office of Emerging Capabilities Policy.