Penn women’s basketball kept it close to start, but it was all Notre Dame after the first quarter, leading to a 75-55 loss to the defending champion Fighting Irish. Despite the blowout defeat, there are many takeaways from the Quakers’ battle against the nation's No. 1 team.
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Penn squash defeats in-state competition in Pennsylvania Classic win
For the second straight year, Penn squash handily dominated its competition in the Pennsylvania State Classic Squash Tournament hosted by Franklin & Marshall.
AJ Brodeur named Ivy Player of the Week after his stellar start to the season
On Monday, Penn men’s basketball junior forward AJ Brodeur was named Ivy Player of the Week after his dominant performances in the Quakers’ wins this week over George Mason and Rice. Against the Patriots, Brodeur scored 19 points to go along with 10 rebounds and three assists, and against the Owls, he posted 23 points, 6 rebounds, and five assists.
Is Stat So? | November 12
In this week's edition of Is Stat So?, both Penn and women's basketball saw key contributions from bench players, football struggled to hold onto the ball, and men's soccer finished its season the way it knows best.
Penn squash defeats in-state competition in Pennsylvania Classic win
For the second straight year, Penn squash handily dominated its competition in the Pennsylvania State Classic Squash Tournament hosted by Franklin & Marshall.
AJ Brodeur named Ivy Player of the Week after his stellar start to the season
On Monday, Penn men’s basketball junior forward AJ Brodeur was named Ivy Player of the Week after his dominant performances in the Quakers’ wins this week over George Mason and Rice. Against the Patriots, Brodeur scored 19 points to go along with 10 rebounds and three assists, and against the Owls, he posted 23 points, 6 rebounds, and five assists.
Entitled "In the Name of Hate," the nearly hour long episode featured interviews from Bernstein's friends and family.
Grad student Laronnda Thompson looks to expand disability initiatives in Penn's 12 schools
As GAPSA's Equity and Access Chair, Laronnda Thompson plans to expand resources for graduate students with disabilities and students seeking to incorporate disability studies into their work.
Penn ModLab is developing robots that can change their shapes in response to surroundings
The robots use high-level planning to respond to obstacles and accomplish high-level tasks autonomously.
Penn Medicine to participate in study linking Apple Watch to patient recovery times
The study is administered by Apple and Zimmer Biomet Holdings and will test in health systems across the country if Apple Watches and mobile health apps can improve recovery care.
Letter to the Editor from Penn Athletics | Response to physical education editorial
Penn Campus Recreation is poised to assist in this endeavor and we look forward to the continuing dialogue regarding elective physical education classes.
Virtual reality program lets cancer patients at Penn Med watch the sunrise from their waiting room
This new program from Penn's Radiation Oncology Department is changing the waiting room experience.
All students will now be required to enroll in two-step verification for Penn logins
The University required all faculty to enroll in the verification system by Oct. 31.
Last week, Wharton students got their own CAPS clinician. Here's what students think.
Some have expressed support for Penn taking steps to support more mental health support, and others pushed back on the idea of singling out Wharton over the other undergraduate schools.
Two dominant performances from AJ Brodeur earn him DP Sports Player of the Week
Brodeur was the Red and Blue's shining star this past week, scoring 42 points and picking up 16 rebounds in the team’s two season-opening wins.
Lock Haven University launches 'pet-friendly' dorm where students can live with their pets
Pets are currently not allowed in Penn dorms.
Kaliyah Dorsey | ’The Hate U Give’ takes black girlhood seriously — we should all take a hint
I’m not just saying that the people with the most power neglect the narrative of the black girl, though they do. I’m saying that we, as a society, fail to take black girlhood seriously.
From one generation to the next: Quaker families at Homecoming
For some Penn students, Homecoming weekend is a family affair. Meet some of the multi-generational Quakers who braced the cold on Saturday to attend the festivities.
Penn men's soccer ends season on high note with double-overtime win over Harvard
But thanks to a goal in double overtime by sophomore defender Alex Touche, assisted by junior midfielder Brandon Bartel, the Quakers ended the season on a positive note, beating the Crimson 1-0.
Happiness 101: Penn's first large-scale positive psychology class for undergrads coming next semester
Although it is listed as an inalienable right in the Declaration of Independence, the pursuit of happiness is not often explicitly present in Penn's class curriculums. Penn professor James Pawelski hopes to change that by offering a new class next semester.



















