Close to home but a world away for many Philadelphia high school students, Penn's high standards make it nearly impossible for many students to apply or to be accepted at the university.

Twins might normally be compared for their similarities and differences, but only one set of twins can say they have been studied for their reactions to space flight versus time on Earth.

An old adage may say that “all politics are local,” but interest in politics is clearly not.

On Monday, an estimated 2500 students were required to attend an anti-hazing speaker event in the Palestra.

Whether you love to cook, live to eat, or loath 1920 Commons’ herb-marinated chicken dinners, LocalStove will cater to the culinary interests of the Penn community.

Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik gave a talk about their book "Notorious R.B.G.: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg" on Tuesday night in Golkin Hall. 

New research from the U.K. Higher Education International Unit shows that in the last decade, the number of international students going to college in the United States has dropped by over 6 percent.

As the city’s top private employer, Penn created one out of every nine jobs in Philadelphia, totaling up to 90,400 jobs created directly and indirectly in 2015.

The outages come less than a week after an electrical explosion closed an entire block.

On Monday night, the three candidates running for UA President met for their second debate, butting heads on a number of issues and calling for change within the UA.

In an effort to promote more diversity among its students, Penn has imposed a quota on the number of students from Westchester, New York it can admit — just 45 percent of every incoming class.

In response to a petition signed by over 3,000 Penn alumni and current students, the University has decided to fix the Button. 

Admission to Penn may have just gotten more equitable.

A fitness room and showers will be installed so students who dread the walk home never have to leave.

In what will likely be a controversial decision, Career Services has announced that starting this fall, Penn students will no longer be able to participate in on-campus recruiting, or OCR.

His current battle for the Supreme Court will be the subject of his course at Penn, which will be called “Confirming Supreme Court Nominees: A Case Study.”

Riepe College House had its affiliation with Penn revoked this past weekend and will move off campus next semester.