Fels Institute of Government professor and former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Margolies entered the race for her old seat in Pennsylvania’s 13th congressional district last week after months of speculation.

The gallery “Black Bodies in Propaganda: The Art of the War Poster,” which opened this past Sunday, traces the depiction of black bodies in politically driven campaigns.

Several members of Penn’s Turkish community were only blocks away from the violence of the protests in Taksim Square, while others have friends and family nearby.

The Wharton School announced on June 5 that Georgette Phillips was stepping down from her position as vice dean of Wharton undergraduate programs. Simon and Midge Palley Professor of Management Lori Rosenkopf will take Phillips’ office on July 1.

The exhibit “Each One As She May: Ligon, Reich, and De Keersmaeker” in Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art is the culmination of the year-long Spiegel Contemporary Art Freshman Seminar.

Smoke could be seen billowing over campus on Tuesday afternoon as a junkyard at the intersection of Grays Avenue and 49th Street caught fire.

Katie Bonner, former associate director of student affairs in the Office of Student Affairs, will succeed Hikaru Kozuma as director of the OSA.

Marjorie Margolies officially jumped into an already crowded congressional race on Thursday, in an effort to win back the seat she lost almost 20 years ago.

Anil Rustgi, chief of gastroenterology at the Perelman School of Medicine, was recently elected president of the American Gastroenterological Association Institute.

The redevelopment of Penn’s South Bank campus will transform the property into a home for commercial and research facilities tied to the University.

Federally subsidized student loan interest rates are set to double on July 1, from 3.4 percent annually to 6.8 percent.

Emerging Leaders in Science & Society is a competitive fellowship that, in its inaugural year, will be open to graduate and professional students at four campuses across the United States.

An estimated six-week construction project at the Wawa on 38th and Spruce streets began on May 29.

A petition from the UniteHere union asked that Wharton’s San Francisco campus stop patronizing le Méridien hotel—the site of a lengthy labor dispute and economic boycott.

On Tuesday, the Law School announced the establishment of the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice, which aims to “catalyze long-term structural improvements to the U.S. criminal justice system” through an “interdisciplinary, data-driven, scientific approach.”

Two recent robberies inside the Penn Patrol Zone are examples of a growing national problem of criminals seeking smartphones.

Evan Robinson, a senior in the College, has been running a photo business since junior year of high school.