The Alzheimer’s Institute of America, which filed a lawsuit against Penn last fall over the use of a patented type of lab mice, will go to court with the University.

An interactive map of crime around campus last week.

A city-wide curfew designed to limit the number of violent flash mobs is likely to end in a few days, but Penn Police aren’t fazed by the prospect of flash mob appearances on campus.

Sixteen parties were shut down this year during New Student Orientation, including 11 off campus and five on campus.

In addition, alcohol-related incidents fell about 32 percent compared to last year.

The annual welcome reception for new graduate and professional students was held at the Annenberg Center lobby. The two-hour reception was organized by the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, the Office of the President and the Graduate Student Center.

For the first time, College freshmen in the Benjamin Franklin Scholars program are living together in Riepe College House and taking a class together every day. The class will integrate different disciplines, including the humanities, sciences and social sciences, said BFS Director Peter Struck.

Penn students looking to transfer into the Wharton School now have to prove themselves through words, not just numbers.

WebCafé — which is used by the majority of Wharton students and professors to organize their coursework — may be increasingly challenged by Canvas, a new system that has been gradually introduced since last spring.

City Council members have until Sept. 9 to come up with a district map of Philadelphia. This year, five Philadelphia groups collaborated to create FixPhillyDistricts.com, a website where citizens can log on and redraw the district map for themselves.

Tuesday evening, over 2,500 freshmen and transfer students escaped the rain and huddled into the Palestra for the University’s 272nd Convocation.

This fall, Elmhurst College applicants will have the option to answer a question about their sexual orientation. Since Penn has been recognized as a leader among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender-friendly colleges, students and administrators wonder whether the University will follow suit.

Federal grants for student financial aid, the way graduate students will be able to pay off loans and federal research funding have been affected.

Ten percent of the class of 2011 reported that they were still seeking employment, compared to 14 percent at the same time last year.

New bathrooms, hallways, furniture and floors were installed in the college house this summer. The roof, stairs and lighting were updated and student rooms were repainted and outfitted with new window coverings.

Police restrained a woman before she could jump from the garage’s 10th floor roof Sunday night.

Incoming freshmen need not worry that the temporary 9 p.m. Philadelphia curfew will interfere with New Student Orientation.