Hailing from Australia and a political scientist, the incoming Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett’s “unusual” background is said to be beneficial for the school.

As the University prepares to permanently switch to Canvas software on May 30, many faculty members are feeling mixed emotions about the end of Penn’s Blackboard usage.

While plans are becoming concrete, construction is still months away for the development coming to 43rd Street and Baltimore Avenue.

Fatima Rahman, a 2011 Masterman graduate who went missing in January. Her body was found in March in the Schuylkill in late March

Multicultural Scholars Days runs from April 6-7, which then becomes Quaker Days for all students admitted regular decision from April 7-9.

Penn Libraries announced Wednesday that it has received two grants totalling $530,000 from the NEH to work on systems to index and digitize manuscripts in the library’s collections.

Penn Vet announced last Wednesday that it would be adding a new residency program in reproductive medicine for cats, dogs and other companion animals.

The ranking system is controversial and some charge it does not give a full picture of a college's worth.

Tony Sinanis, a student in a three-year program that allows people with full-time jobs as educational leaders to attend GSE classes, was recently named New York State Elementary Principal of the Year.

Ten Penn students are competing in the inaugural year of the Philadelphia Public Policy Case Competition.

The Natural Sciences division is participating in an Evolution Cluster hire.

Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan is "boring" guy in real life.Or so he says. "When I'm writing is when I get to be exciting," he said.

Israel might be creating some of its own biggest challenges, according to writer Peter Beinhart.On Tuesday, Penn students gathered in the upstairs lounge of Hillel to listen to a presentation from Beinart, an author and columnist for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

The Division of Public Safety kicked off its annual “Share the Road” bicycle safety campaign with an event at the Penn Bookstore yesterday.The campaign is designed to educate members of the Penn community about local laws, traffic violations and best practices pertaining to cyclists riding in Philadelphia streets.

A patient comes in and complains of cold-like symptoms. Her past medical history includes an open reduction internal fixation of the right hip — more commonly known as a hip replacement. Her CO2 levels and her white blood cell count are both elevated, and her hemoglobin and platelet counts are normal. This is a typical scenario given to Penn students in simulation labs, a class that composes a core part of the School of Nursing's curriculum.

Penn Medicine, in an attempt to meet its ever-growing needs, is adding a number of new buildings and spaces.

For the first month of her final semester at Penn, Carissa Lundquist wasn’t sure she was a student. Her story sheds light on some of the shortcomings with how the University handles students who say they have been victims of sexual assault and who experience mental health issues.