This year’s yield rate —the percentage of students admitted to the school who enroll at that college — is exactly the same as the yield rate for the class of 2013, according to Dean of Admissions Eric Furda.

HUP's critical violations of the city health code included raw chicken being found above ready-to-eat foods, refrigeration temperatures of 54 degrees rather than the required 41 to prevent bacteria growth and a dishwasher that did not heat utensils enough to properly sanitize them.

A decision will now allow all professors to bypass the copy protection on clips of DVDs for use in class — as well as media students for coursework.

Apple will open a new store in Center City July 30 at 5:00 p.m.

The Penn Literacy Network — a program in the University’s Graduate School of Education — hosted several elementary and middle-school teachers from Detroit for a week of teaching-based workshops.

Recent College graduate Jimmy Tobias has been in jail for the past week after taking part in a protest affiliated with campaigns Climate Ground Zero and Mountain Justice to stop mining on West Virginia’s Coal River Mountain.

Findings from a recent Penn laboratory study have confirmed that additives in ancient alcoholic beverages carry anticancer properties.

On July 29 at 9:00 p.m., Quakers, Philadelphians and the rest of the world can watch Penn alumna and Philly native Kristin Haskin Simms at work on Lifetime TV’s Project Runway.

For as long as some players can remember summer has meant softball. The group — made up of players of varying ages, genders and skill levels — plays as part of Penn Recreation’s Summer Softball League.

On July 8, Penn President Amy Gutmann answered a request from President Barack Obama by heading a commission of philosophy, law and government experts to discuss bioethical issues in up-and-coming sciences.

Two evangelical Christian missionaries plan to file a federal suit against the University of Pennsylvania for what the missionaries said was an infringement upon their right to proselytize

Andrea Mitchell, host of NBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” and Rosemary Mazanet, CEO of DiabetesAmerica and general partner of Apelles Investment Management in New York have been named co-chairs of “Making History,” Penn’s capital fund raising campaign.

Several stores, including American Apparel, reported a rise in retail theft

After 35-year Office of Student Affairs Director Fran Walker retired this spring, newcomer Hikaru Kozuma has accepted the position.

In a press conference held Wednesday, members of the Netter Center announced a three-year $900,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and the Office of Minority Health to fund Growing Together, a new nutrition-focused internship program.

Under Dow and Kothari’s leadership, the RDP — sponsored by Penn’s Greenfield Intercultural Center out of the office of the Vice Provost for University Life — will function as a grassroots organization aiming to compel the average student to think about race.

Rabbi Josh Joseph has been named the Vice President of Yeshiva University in New York City. This role will be added to his current position as YU Chief of Staff.