In a departure from recent funding trends, Penn and its peer public institutions will likely avoid the state budget axe for the upcoming fiscal year.

The Wharton School announced on Jan. 30 that Ellen and Richard Perlman have contributed $1.65 million to the Wharton Business Plan Competition to go towards funding the grand prize of the competition, now titled the Perlman Prize.

The Penn Communications Operations Center is a conduit that handles 111,000 emergency calls a year and monitors security footage from a total of 123 closed circuit television cameras across campus.

See what incidents occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone last week.

After 35 years, Alpha Sigma Phi is back.

More than two centuries after the original was signed in Pennsylvania, a new Bill of Rights has been drawn up.

Clio, the Greek muse of history, has found her way into the Penn Museum.

A new minor is in the works for students interested in the early history of our nation.

Those seeking information about the City of Brotherly Love are finding their lives much easier as of late.

After closing for the month of January, Lil Pop Shop reopened on Feb. 1 to offer artisanal popsicles to the West Philadelphia community.

Cross Currents, an idea proposed by Vice Dean of Wharton Georgette Phillips, is a new set of classes being created that will focus on current events.

Groups at Penn are working to bridge the gap between religion and sexuality.

Not everyone on the premed track plans on heading to medical school after graduation. While many students at Penn follow what might be typically termed a “premed” academic path, not all of those students plan on becoming doctors, or even entering the health care field.

The University announced Monday evening that Ronald Perelman has donated $25 million to create a new center for political science and economics on campus.

The Weiss Tech House hosted the Elevator Pitch Challenge on Friday. 19 teams had 120 seconds to present their business idea.

As the manager of New Media Communications hired by the University Communications Office last February, Griffin oversees Penn’s social media efforts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and YouTube, and creates posts on behalf of the University.

PRI, according to the Netter Center, is the first reading program nationwide that has produced a measurable impact on youths.