Anthropology professor Claudia Valeggia was honored by President Barack Obama Sept. 26 with an award considered the highest honor for young researchers.

Former U.S. Sen. and Penn alum Arlen Specter is teaching a seminar this fall entitled, “Congress, the Constitution and the Supreme Court” at the Law School.

Sunday evening, The International Affairs Association and Penn Friends of Israel hosted 150 students, faculty and community members in Bodek Lounge in Houston Hall to hear U.N. Watch Director Hillel Neuer highlight what he sees as problems with the U.N.

Penn’s newest students and candidates for the 2015 Class Board and Undergraduate Assembly elections enjoyed pancakes, bacon and scrambled eggs in Houston Hall to mark the beginning of voting season.

In line with a U.S. Department of Education requirement, Student Financial Services is set to unveil its version of a net-price financial aid calculator by the federal deadline, Oct. 29.

Saturday’s carnival was held in the Hall of Flags due to inclement weather, but the Holy Fuck concert remained outdoors in the original location on College Green.

Known for “brunch all day” at its Italian Market and Fairmount locations, Sabrina’s Café has a new location on Drexel’s campus.

Leroy Nunery — a Penn parent, graduate and faculty member — was appointed acting chief executive officer and superintendent of the Philadelphia School District just before the start of the academic year.

Penn dedicates a full-time police officer to one of the 26 Police Athletic League centers across Philadelphia which serve as after-school programs for local communities.

Representatives from fine arts groups in Philadelphia dispensed information and free giveaways in the annual fair.

Penn is accused of a high number of repeat and severe violations of the Animal Welfare Act in a report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

The seven-story glass and steel structure is due to arrive on Penn’s campus in 2014.

Since then the Rotunda’s goal has been to connect Penn students with the greater West Philadelphia community, Rotunda Director Gina Renzi said, adding that they were “trying to mix it up and get a bunch of different people in the room.”

The sixth annual festival will bring together students from Penn’s 12 graduate schools with a week of food, fairs, and fun.

The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter, home to interdisciplinary scientific research, was awarded a six-year grant that is tied as one of the largest in the center’s history.

Facebook executive Daniel Slotwiner visited the Annenberg School to discuss how Facebook has transformed online marketing.

Penn President Amy Gutmann announced Friday that the University’s “Making History” fundraising campaign reached its $3.5-billion goal this week — 15 months before the campaign’s official end.