In its first-ever live-streamed general body meeting, the Undergraduate Assembly turned its attention toward a number of projects in the midst of freshmen elections. UA also covered G.O. system.

Between Jan. 1 and Sept. 16 of 2011, there were 19 thefts from building in Van Pelt. In the same time period in 2012, there were only five.

In 2012, the University as a whole has so far spent $382,513 on the education industry throughout the first two lobbying quarters. The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania have spent $292,513, and the School of Medicine — which has its own government affairs office — has spent $90,000.

The first ever Y-Prize competition, a collaboration between the Wharton School, Penn Engineering and the GRASP Laboratory, allows students to submit proposals on how robotic technologies developed at Penn can be put to use.

Through the use of open-source 3-D printers, researchers at the Tissue Microfabrication Lab have come up with a cheap and innovative way to create a model of an effective blood vessel network, which is vital to the survival of any organ.

The policy now includes more detailed requirements for reporting to the National Institutes of Health as a funding source, as well as for the management and documentation of any hypothetical conflict-of-interest issues.

Robinson visited an Obama campaign office in Northwest Philadelphia Saturday morning to “rally the troops,” promote voter registration and make sure that the staff and volunteers knew that the First Family appreciated their efforts.

Last Friday, the six-month-old Wharton Supply Chain Organization hosted its inaugural conference, bringing together students, faculty and senior professionals from major companies to talk about managing the journeys of different products from seed to shelf.

A fire on the fourth floor of Du Bois College House late Saturday night has caused 32 occupants to be displaced from their rooms for at least two days. The Division of Public Safety said the fire was contained to one room.

The official Eco-Reps program kick-off took place on Saturday, and included a trip to the Schuylkill River to plant four trees, among other activities.

Shameem Balakrishnan is a graduate of the School of Nursing and has begun graduate studies in the Graduate School of Education’s Counseling and Mental Health Services program.

College Green buzzed with energy Saturday afternoon as students, campus-goers and a Ben Franklin impersonator milled around Skimmer Fest, a combination of Skimmer and Fall Fest.

This school year, Penn’s Student Health Service created a new Campus Health Initiatives department, which will use education, outreach and research to promote the health of Penn students.

A fire broke out in a fourth floor room in Du Bois College House late Saturday evening.

On Friday, the University announced a 1.6-percent endowment return for fiscal year 2012, which ended on June 30. Penn’s modest return follows two stronger years of investment performance.

The School of Arts and Sciences is looking for new leadership. SAS Dean Rebecca Bushnell will end her tenure at the close of the academic year, returning to the faculty after holding the position for eight years.

While FRES worked previously to reduce the environmental impact of large sporting events on campus, this program is a concerted effort to reduce Penn Athletics’ ecological footprint.