Penn Daily: Friday, Sept. 29th briefing

Articles by Ben Binday

09/26/23 11:10pm

Wellness at Penn recommends new COVID-19 booster amid nationwide supply shortages

The new boosters are designed to target the Omicron variant XBB.1.5. and similar strains, the current dominant strain of the virus.

09/08/23 3:32am

Penn Daily: Friday, September 8th briefing

Listen to the top headlines on Friday, September 8th with our newsletter anchor.

09/05/23 10:37pm

Students concerned by on-campus COVID-19 resurgence as Penn reiterates precautionary measures

Some students told The Daily Pennsylvanian that Penn's existing resources and guidance left them disappointed or unsure how to proceed after testing positive for COVID-19.

09/01/23 3:17am

Penn Daily: Friday, September 1st briefing

Listen to the top headlines on Friday, September 1st with our newsletter anchor.

08/21/23 10:05pm

Back to School 2023: A guide to University health, accessibility, and FGLI resources

The Daily Pennsylvanian compiled a guide on campus resources for physical and mental health, accessibility, and first-generation, low-income students.

04/27/23 8:31am

Penn Daily: Thursday, April 27th briefing

Listen to the top headlines on Thursday, April 27 with our newsletter anchor.

04/23/23 11:48pm

Wellness at Penn, MERT call FDA approval of over-the-counter Narcan 'a positive step'

With this approval, the medication will be able to be sold to consumers in convenience stores, gas stations, grocery stores, and online, as well as other locations.

04/13/23 3:49pm

Penn lifts COVID-19 vaccine requirement, removing one of final remaining pandemic policies

Penn is the third Ivy League university to fully lift its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for faculty, students, and staff, following Columbia University and Dartmouth College.

04/11/23 12:12am

Penn pilots co-responder program between mental health clinicians, Penn Police officers

The pilot program will feature a mental health clinician accompanying a Penn Police officer in the event of mental health crises during some overnight periods.

04/06/23 10:54pm

Penn holds i care training, teaching students how to intervene in mental health crises

Penn i care training sessions, which began in spring 2014, teach attendees how to recognize stress, distress, and mental health issues, as well as how to intervene in certain instances.

04/04/23 6:00am

Penn Daily: Tuesday, April 4 briefing

Listen to the top headlines on Tuesday, April 4 with our newsletter anchor.

03/30/23 7:15pm

Penn releases regular decision results for Class of 2027 after record number of applications

Penn received a record of more than 59,000 applications to the Class of 2027 this cycle, over 4,500 more applications than the Class of 2026 and over 3,000 more than the Class of 2025.

03/28/23 10:27pm

Penn ranked happiest college in Pennsylvania, No. 7-happiest in country by new study

The study, conducted by Resume.io, used Instagram and artificial intelligence to do its analysis.

03/28/23 10:26pm

In absence of University-wide guidance, Penn professors vary approaches to AI in academics

Six Penn professors and administrators spoke with The Daily Pennsylvanian about how they are tackling the use of ChatGPT, from banning to mandating its use.

03/28/23 1:07am