A new Interfaith Fellow  for Mindfulness has just arrived on campus.The Office of the Chaplain introduced the new role to Penn this semester to provide a figure to guide meditation and Buddhist groups on campus.

Tens of millions of books from over 150 Japanese university libraries will be made available at Penn.

Shel Silverstein imagined a Homework Machine in his children's poem. Columbia students just might have made that a reality. 

The combined hackathon allowed participants to build projects using both software and hardware.

Participants discussed a number of issues including homelessness, visibility and representation, gender neutral facilities and support within the juvenile justice system.

Last week, Penn Medicine announced the creation of its new Program for LGBT Health, an initiative dedicated to tailoring health care practices to the specific needs of the LGBT community.

This weekend 1,200 hackers came from around the world to participate in the PennApps Spring 2014 hackathon. One group made a homework machine. Another group improved on Siri. 

From dreadlocks to post-baccs and from rock bands to shaking hands, the “non-traditional” students of five Ivy League universities came together this past Saturday.The second annual 2014 Ivy Returning Students Conference was hosted at the Kislak Center on the sixth floor of Van Pelt-Dietrich Library.

Management 230 hosts Penn Restaurant Week. Featured restaurants include soul food restaurant Honey’s Sit n’ Eat, Pod and Barbuzzo Mediterranean Bar & Grill.

As the first day of PennApps comes to a close, check out some images from the hackathon.

The former participants said their experiences prepared them to make an impact in the world with innovative products, many of which incubated in those intensive 48 hours.

This weekend, the engineering quad will welcome over a thousand hackers for the eighth PennApps, after the first event in Fall 2009. 2500 students applied, and 1300 were accepted.

A 'Bloods and Crips'-themed party sparks outrage and policy changes at Dartmouth.

Penn's Goldring Re-entry Initiative helps men and women who are incarcerated in Philadelphia transition back into the community and avoid repeat offending.

157 students who participated in formal fraternity recruitment did not receive bids.

For Bazaarvoice, Inc. — a software company founded by 1999 Wharton MBA graduate Brett Hurt — the fallout from a federal antitrust lawsuit On Wednesday, the Department of Justice filed a proposal for final judgment in its lawsuit against Bazaarvoice, which, pending court approval, will require the company to sell all assets gained from its 2012 acquisition of PowerReviews, Inc.Bazaarvoice and PowerReviews were businesses that provide internet retailers with ratings and reviews platforms — software systems that allow users to offer feedback about the products available The DOJ’s proposal is a follow-up action to the ruling that Judge William Orrick of the U.S.