Additional recommendation letters may boost or harm an application, according to admissions experts.

Last year, 43 percent of surveyed companies increased their staff sizes, a 26.5-percent increase from 2010, the report added.

The online platform allows users to ask questions to certified professionals and receive reliable answers.

The investigation following an armed robbery on a student which occurred on April 8 has come to a close.

An interactive game that educates soldiers about the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder is among 10 different games that will be presented at the School of Nursing’s Game Solutions for Health Care competition today.

Professor Americus Reed’s “Consumer Behavior” class gives students a chance to interact with real-world clients and develop ways for companies to improve their marketing efforts and better understand consumer preferences.

This is not the first time the Zoning Board has rejected a state liquor store in the past five years. In 2007, the Zoning Board rejected a state liquor store at a site at 43rd and Walnut streets.

The program works in conjunction with the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department as well as the Pennsylvanian Horticultural Society to increase the region’s overall tree count.

Two Pennsylvania Democrats introduced another bill, HB 2313, in the House of Representatives today which would repeal the controversial voter ID law, which passed on March 14.

In a move that will put Penn at the forefront of an online education movement making waves throughout higher education, 12 Penn professors will open versions of their most popular courses to a global internet audience.

On Tuesday evening, students at the Fels Institute of Government used Skype to chat with former President Bill Clinton.

Muhammad, a 2006 College graduate and former associate director of the Greenfield Intercultural Center, was scheduled to host a Get Out the Vote pizza party at Allegro Pizza, but was forced to move to another venue down the street.

Check out what crime happened on and around campus last week.

John Detre, the director of the Center for Functional Neuroimaging, criticized the extent of resources tied exclusively to recruitment that cannot be tapped into by existing faculty. RELATED: Penn appoints new ‘Penn Integrates Knowledge’ professor

Wharton San Francisco, which moved to its new campus on Jan. 2, features a myriad of high-tech classrooms, conference rooms and other resources that the previous campus did not provide.

Yesterday morning at Philadelphia’s City Council budget meeting, a hearing was held to convince the city to increase funding for Philadelphia parks by $8 million.

The Pan-Asian American Community House will have to wait another year to have a new director.