The holidays might make you think of hot cocoa and cookies more than peer-reviewed papers. But for some Penn professors, American holiday culture is a hotbed for research.

College junior Sean Egan, newly elected president of Penn College Republicans, sat down with The Daily Pennsylvanian to discuss the election, his goals and plans for the coming year. 

After since Facebook bought Oculus, a virtual reality gaming start-up, for two billion dollars back in 2014, virtual reality has dominated news cycles and tech speculation

In a statement posted to Facebook, PAGE blasted the protest, saying it worked to "traumatize and shame” people who’ve had abortions.

For the first time in Penn's history, half of students admitted to the School for Engineering and Applied Sciences in the Early Decision round are female.

Philadelphia has three snow chances between today and next weekend. 

In his first public appearance since being elected into Trump’s Cabinet, Ben Carson spoke to students and faculty at Yale on Thursday night. Carson, a Yale alumus from the class of ‘73, discussed plans for his new political position.

Keep your coat, gloves and scarves handy: the below-freezing weather isn’t going away anytime soon. The city of Philadelphia and Montgomery County have declared a Code Blue, in effect until 6 a.m. Monday.

Harvard will not label itself a sanctuary campus, President Drew G. Faust said at a faculty meeting Tuesday.

Harvard President Drew G. Faust released a statement deciding not to name the Cambridge campus a “sanctuary” for undocumented immigrants, coming as a shock to many at Harvard. The decision is in stark contrast to statements made by Penn President Amy Gutmann earlier this month. But some religious campuses closer to home are following Penn’s lead.

A new bill in California could require transfer students to include any history of sexual assault on their transcripts.

Penn President Amy Gutmann declared Penn a sanctuary for undocumented students in a Nov. 30 email. Federal immigration agents, she said, will not be permitted on campus unless they have warrants.

Wharton graduates Craig Elbert and Akash Shah launched a service last month aimed at guiding customers to purchase the right vitamins, according to Philadelphia.

2016 College graduate Tiffany Trump toured Harvard Law School Wednesday, Politico reported. She was seen by multiple students on campus, who said that she was escorted through the student center with the Secret Service, according to the article.

Five undocumented students met with high-level administrators for two hours to discuss the University’s commitment to undocumented students.

TableTalk, a student group dedicated to promoting conversations among students, held a forum Wednesday night on how students can become better allies for marginalized groups.

SCUE may not be the most well known of student government branches — but Engineering junior Shawn Srolovitz wants to change that.