These Penn students, along with developers and representatives from tech companies and NGOs came together as part of Hack the Change, a three-day hackathon dedicated to solving social issues related to international development, atrocities prevention and humanitarian aid.

Dan Wolfe helped to launch the annual QPenn — a week-long celebration of the LGBT community at Penn that began March 18. This year’s QPenn theme is “Do Ask, Do Tell” — a mantra that encourages LGBT youth to disclose their sexual orientation.

The BFS course design grants were launched in May 2011, and the BFS program accepted proposals for new courses through March 16.

The Penn South Asia Society celebrated these years in Irvine Auditorium on March 18 through dance and music in their 21st annual spring cultural show, Jawani: The Best Years of Your Life.

The Student Technology Advisory Board chose a winner for their application contest. Nicholas Boccardi submitted the winning idea of a mobile application that would help campus visitors find their way around.

During reading days every year, Rodin College House hosts “Destress with Dogs,” an event where students can play with therapy dogs, certified dogs with people-friendly temperaments. The idea is that petting animals helps people reduce stress.

Gupta — the host of Sanjay Gupta MD and a frequent contributor to programs like Anderson Cooper 360 — will speak in Irvine Auditorium on Apr. 3.

Two Penn students won a $10,000 award for their work on an organization that is bringing together American and Middle Eastern students from the comforts of their own dorm rooms.

Volunteers from Penn attended a three-day Soil Kitchen, in which they tested the pH levels of soil samples, the presence of lead and other heavy metal contaminants and the nutrient levels in the soil.

29 year old graduate students Khadijah White was arrested in Center City on March 15 on charges of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and harassment when she and others protested a Department of Public Health proposal that would require organizations to get training and permits to distribute food to the public.

Bike-sharing project PennCycle was launched March 16 by a group of five undergraduates.

The Muslim Students Association hosted an event called “Know Your Rights,” where ACLU representatives explained people’s rights when confronted by law enforcement issues.

Almost 300 people stopped by the Hall of Flags in Houston Hall on March 15 to celebrate the beginning of spring.

Arthur Caplan, one of the country’s most prominent bioethicists, will be leaving Penn for New York University.

Communications doctoral student Khadijah White was arrested in a protest Thursday and spent a day in police custody.

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