The Wharton School and the Perelman School of Medicine — which are among the largest of the University’s 12 graduate and professional schools — held their rankings of third overall and second among research-oriented medical schools in the nation, respectively.
Office of Admissions pushes for broader outreach
The Office of Admissions is making more of a push to reach out to students who don’t have the resources to take an extensive look at the campus.
A 5,000-mile quest for love
Bent Button Productions, a student film production group, must raise $30,000 in donations by the end of March to fund the documentary they plan to make out of Luke Kelly’s journey to Brazil.
Employers look to social media for recruitment
A study released by Bullhorn Reach, a division of the recruiting software company Bullhorn Inc., reveals that social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are set to become important recruitment tools for employers.
Office of Admissions pushes for broader outreach
The Office of Admissions is making more of a push to reach out to students who don’t have the resources to take an extensive look at the campus.
A 5,000-mile quest for love
Bent Button Productions, a student film production group, must raise $30,000 in donations by the end of March to fund the documentary they plan to make out of Luke Kelly’s journey to Brazil.
Penn Law in legal battle with Louis Vuitton
A Law School student group got itself into haute water with Louis Vuitton.
Philadelphia Police Department creates surveillance center
Now one of about 10 cities in the nation with a real-time crime center, Philadelphia installed a surveillance center in the lobby of the police headquarters at 8th and Race streets.
New liquor store to open on 43rd and Chestnut streets
A new liquor store is scheduled to open within the next few months in the 43rd and Chestnut streets plaza, University City Review reports.
Charles Gray no longer eligible for alternate delegate position
After being challenged by a fellow student, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania declared that Charles Gray will no longer be on the ballot for the April primaries.
Law School students study legal advocacy through documentaries
A group of future lawyers is using its more creative side to bring public interest advocacy to the movie screen.
Penn approves increase in gender-neutral bathrooms
The Lambda Alliance and Undergraduate Assembly have gained another victory in the fight to improve gender non-specificity on campus.
Penn celebrates 66th anniversary of world's first computer
This year, Penn is celebrating the 66th anniversary of the world’s first computer which was created by a Penn professor and grad student.
Penn Dems petition for women's access to birth control
In response to a potential limit to women’s access to contraception, Penn Democrats began an online petition on Change.org to protect women’s access to birth control and oppose the Blunt amendment.
Students pursue social good through new Wharton program
Having landed an investment banking internship with RBC Capital Markets the summer after her junior year, Wharton senior Lauren Cuzzaniti was, by traditional standards, on track to start a promising financial career. The only problem? She hated it.
Critics respond to dismissal of ghostwriting accusations
Some bioethics experts are criticizing Penn’s dismissal of the research misconduct charges levied by a psychiatry professor against two of his colleagues in the department.
VIPER receives high volume of competitive applications
VIPER — the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research — was announced in the fall and is currently working to finalize its curriculum and admit its first freshman class ever. VIPER will combine courses from the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science to educate students on alternative energy resources.
Penn receives Presidential Award for community service
For its commitment to service learning in the past year, Penn has received a Presidential Award of the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Penn was one of five higher education institutions to receive the Presidential Award. The five awards were granted out of 14 finalists, and 513 were admitted to the honor roll.
Voter identification bill passes in PA Senate, draws debate
The voter identification bill that passed in the Pennsylvania Senate last week is drawing heated debate among policy makers and voters. The Senate passed a bill on Mar. 7 requiring voters to present valid photo ID at the polls to be eligible to vote. HB 934 passed by a margin of 26 to 23.
Students gear up for NASA robotics competition
The UPenn Space, Mobile, and Autonomous Robotics Team is preparing to blast off into a National Aeronautics and Space Administration-sponsored competition in June. Founded last year, the team — which consists of 30 members — has received support from Penn’s globally recognized General Robotics, Automatic Sensing and Perception Lab.








