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.

Two SEAS '08 and two Wharton '08 grads sold the company they founded as undergraduates.

Despite increasing numbers of women in the educational pipeline and workplace, the gender gap at the top of the corporate ladder remains wider than ever.

In an ever more globalized market, growing numbers of students and working professionals are flocking to overseas firms and organizations for internship experience.

Students graduating from the School of Social Policy and Practice weren’t the only ones who had the chance to see Vice President Joe Biden when he spoke at the SP2 commencement.

At the State of the School, leaders of the six student government branches spoke about past accomplishments, their plans for the spring and their creative talents.

University officials still do not know the cause of College senior Kenneth Nwannunu’s death last Wednesday. The Philosophy, Politics and Economics major passed away while studying abroad in Shanghai for the semester.

Theft June 7 - A male student, 24, reported at 9:30 p.m. that an unsecured personal item was removed from the door of his residence at 3900 Irving Street. June 8 - A female student, 23, reported at about 12:45 p.m. that her bike, secured with a U-Lock, was removed from Meyerson Hall, located at 210 S.

Police have arrested one male for allegedly attacking a 53-year-old maintenance mechanic during the May 30 flash mob around South Street. Stephen Lyde, 21, allegedly knocked the victim off his bike, rendering him unconscious with "internal injuries and skull, rib and facial fractures," Capt.