Philadelphia
Wharton prof. Eric Orts speaks with the DP about U.S. Senate race, climate change
Orts said that his campaign focus is on climate change, which he considers to be the most pressing issue facing the world today, and said he would use his position to enact meaningful climate reform.
Philadelphia School District will require students, staff to wear masks
Students will be returning to in-person classes this fall, with a remote learning option for those who wish to continue online.
Penn Vet, Pa. Game Commission investigate cause of mysterious songbird deaths
Initially, Penn Vet solely tracked the cases of sickness and death, but they are now focused on finding the underlying source of the illness, the Centre Daily Times reported.
Penn Museum workers to vote on unionizing, alleging poor working conditions
The Penn Museum allegedly began a campaign earlier in the summer encouraging workers to vote against forming a union. In an emailed statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian, however, the museum wrote that it “supports its employees’ rights to make an informed decision about the voting process."
Penn-sponsored 'Vaccine Street Team' goes door-to-door to combat COVID-19 vaccine myths
The team visited 9,161 pre-mapped homes and reached over 250 individuals who were initially hesitant to get vaccinated, as of July 13.
Pa. State Representative elected to reform 190th district implicated in deed fraud
Amen Brown allegedly purchased a row house in the Point Breeze neighborhood in Philadelphia despite the owner of the home having been deceased for over 10 years.
Philadelphia issues Air Quality Alert as smoke sets in from West Coast fires
Smoke from the wildfires along the West Coast has travelled all the way to Philadelphia, prompting an Air Quality Alert in the region.
Penn Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art partner to offer summer discounts for visitors
Visitors can purchase discounted tickets until Labor Day on Sept. 6 and will be provided with a one-use voucher that can be utilized until Sept. 20.
Philadelphia City Council passes 2022 budget with emphasis on violence prevention
The budget allots a total of $155 million to work against gun violence and $22.3 million towards police reform.
David Cohen’s term as Board of Trustees chair comes to an end
Cohen — who served on the Board of Trustees for almost 12 years — will be replaced by 1981 College and Wharton graduate, 1984 Penn Law graduate, and investment banker Scott Bok.
Democratic Rep. and Penn alumnus Conor Lamb considers running for Pennsylvania Senate seat
There have been multiple reports that Conor Lamb, a Penn Law alumnus and moderate Democrat, will run for a Pennsylvania Senate seat in the upcoming midterm elections.
Fatal accident kills a construction worker in University City near Penn Museum
After a drill rig collapsed in University City, the rig operator was injured and a 56-year-old worker, identified as Kirankumar Mistry, was killed.
Some students say they feel comfortable attending Made in America, citing vaccination rates
Some Penn students that plan on attending the festival said that concert reopenings generally felt safe as more Philadelphia residents become vaccinated.
Bill Cosby released from prison after Pa. Supreme Court overturns sexual assault conviction
Cosby, who held a now-revoked honorary degree from Penn, was released from prison after the court ruled that he had been denied his due process rights in his 2018 trial.
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts rebrands to ‘Penn Live Arts’
The rebranding will give the center the opportunity to grow and expand programming beyond Penn's campus by holding upcoming performances at Morris Arboretum and the Church of the Holy Trinity.
City of Phila. reaches milestone as 70% of adults receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
The City of Philadelphia is shifting from mass vaccination sites to smaller close-to-home clinics in order to get more residents vaccinated by meeting them where they feel most comfortable.
More than 200 petition Penn to pay reparations to victims of Kligman’s prison experiments
The petition has five demands as part of the reparations process including a formal apology from Penn President Amy Gutmann to the victims and their families and financial reparations for those affected.
Republican lawmakers threaten to cut funding from Penn Vet due to COVID-19 vaccine requirement
Republican lawmakers are threatening to cut $32 million in funding from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine for requiring employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
CHOP ranked second best pediatric hospital in the country by U.S. News and World Report
It is the 15th consecutive year that the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been ranked among the nation's top children's hospitals.