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A student took over the @PennLaw Twitter. Now, the school has shut down the parody account.
A law student at Penn swiftly claimed the original @PennLaw Twitter handle and turned it into a parody account.
Wharton MBA graduate develops app that rewards you for safe driving
The app — “This App Saves Lives” — offers rewards for safe driving in the Philadelphia region that can be redeemed at popular restaurants.
Giant Food Stores opens Philadelphia's third Heirloom Market
The store is located in the Northern Liberties neighborhood north of Center City, and sells products from local vendors such as High Street and Claudio Specialty Foods.
New environmental humanities minor expands how students can learn about the environment
Since 2017 the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities has been planning on creating a minor in environmental humanities, which was recently approved.
Freshmen say 'Take Your Professor to Lunch' should allow larger groups to participate
Many freshmen said they feel Take Your Professor to Lunch could be better adapted to freshmen through increased advertising and allowing larger groups to participate.
Sadiq Davis speaks about the difficulties of life after incarceration at Penn event
The groups showed the film “The Honest Struggle,” which follows the life of Sadiq Davis when he was released from prison in 2013 after spending over 25 years behind bars.
Penn's new payroll site is visually pleasing but lacks key timesheet features, students say
Penn students who work on-campus jobs say they can no longer automatically set their hours in Workday and they do not receive notifications for deadlines to submit their hours, features that were previously provided through "eTimeSheets."
Penn Wharton Budget Model projects Warren's wealth tax will reduce economic growth
The Penn Wharton Budget Model revealed Thursday that the tax could cause the nation’s annual economic growth to decrease by 0.2 percentage points each year over ten years.
Penn alum Jon Huntsman Jr. announces his Utah gubernatorial bid
The announcement comes just three months after Huntsman Jr. announced his resignation from his position as the United States ambassador to Russia.
Penn professor gives talk on how shared values can help reduce anti-immigrant bias
Sambanis, founder and faculty director of the Penn Identity and Conflict Lab, shared his research on the question of whether shared norms and ideas can reduce ethnic discrimination.
Stand-up comedian Ronny Chieng performs at Penn for Asian Pacific American Heritage Week
Chieng first performed a comedy routine and later took questions from the audience about his career path and his experiences as an Asian American in contemporary media.
New digital humanities class aims to bring more humanities students to computation
English professor Whitney Trettien said the new course will serve as a softer entry point for humanities students to learn how to apply tools and technologies to 'big picture' questions.
This Penn religious fellowship teaches undergrads about Jewish values in the workplace
The weekly seminar — Jewish Executive Track — brings in Jewish executives and managing directors to speak about their experiences in the business world.
Speaker Cheryl Rice talks self-esteem at Nursing World Kindness Day event
Rice engaged in an interactive discussion with attendees to figure out strategies for improving self-esteem and learning to value oneself and others.
Woman hit by car between 40th and 41st and Spruce streets
Police announced to bystanders at the scene that the woman was taken to the Penn Presbyterian Hospital. Penn Police and the Penn Medical Emergency Response Team responded to the scene.
NEC amends UA resolution to demand Penn bar Amy Wax from teaching instead of firing her
Some student government leaders said the change made their demands more tangible, acknowledging that Wax's tenured status made her firing unrealistic.
Penn to rename BBB major 'neuroscience' starting this summer
Current BBB students said the name change is a welcome shift that will make their major more easily explainable to the wider public.
Penn changes course after claiming Civil Rights Act doesn't apply to transgender people
The lawyers' latest arguments were filed on Wednesday in court proceedings for a lawsuit submitted on July 2.
Photo Essay | Penn First Plus hosts inaugural celebration for first-gen, low-income students
The celebration helped to foster more inclusion, support, and recognition of FGLI students.