On June 17, Mark G. Allen was named the inaugural scientific director of the Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology.

Trustee Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Applied Science and Director of the University of Pennsylvania Nano/Bio Interface Center Dawn Bonnell was appointed Vice Provost for Research today.

Mickelson attempted to fight off the nightmare of Open’s past, but inevitably succumbed to the same fate, finishing tied for second place at 3-over after two double bogeys early and a few poor shots late.

Starting this year, Wharton students will have the option to access their emails directly through Google@Wharton accounts rather than through the on-premise Microsoft Exchange server that Wharton students currently use.

Last month, Pakistan held national elections for a new National Assembly and prime minister. These elections saw victories and defeat for six Penn alumni vying for office overseas.

Students in the “Philadelphia School Reuse Studio” course at the School of Design, developed a plan to reuse school Philadelphia school buildings after they close in less than two weeks.

The Lee’s Hoagie House on Penn’s campus closed its doors on Wednesday, although the franchise will still operate in other locations.

Although dozens of pre-meds return to campus or go to other institutions to work as research assistants during the summer months, medical schools do not require summer research and many Penn students seek alternative summer employment — like working in a summer camp.

Last Thursday, the University of Pennsylvania Libraries announced the six winners of the 2013 Seltzer Family Digital Media Awards. The awards were founded to support Penn undergraduate students’ academic research projects by encouraging creative use of technology.

Graduate School of Education student and College House Computing IT Support Specialist Yanatha Desouvre ecently co-authored a children’s book titled “Big Sister, Little Sister” with his daughter, Reanna.

Navy Commander Pamela Herbig Wall is pursuing a doctorate in nursing at Penn while stationed with the 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

On Sunday, Penn alumni ran in the ODDyssey half marathon in honor of their friend, 2001 College graduate Ari Johnson, who committed suicide in February of this year. Team Ari raised over $65,000 for Active Minds, a mental health organization located on college campuses across the country.

Earlier this week, the NCAA released last year’s Academic Progress Rankings, used to assure that every collegiate squad maintains strong enough standards. If a score falls below a certain number, the school is penalized.

Joe Dey was there 83 years ago when historic golfer Bobby Jones took to Merion Golf Club, just miles outside of Philadelphia, to win the U.S. Amateur title, completing the only Grand Slam in golf history.

Even though the first men’s hoops tourney is played in Memphis, the Palestra will remain a potential site for future tourneys, since both the women’s and men’s tournaments are both expected to move on a rotating basis.

Like a high school freshmen, the newly-formed American Athletic Conference has a few issues.

As I looked down at my pins, I started thinking about my need to physically display my personality. Why was it so important to me that people could recognize the pride colors on my wrist, the Guatemalan flag on my books, the soy product brand on my bookbag? Thinking back to PrideDay, I realize that this need might not be unique to me.