Drunk, maskless, uncooperative: Student parties place police officers at risk

As students continue to host in-person gatherings in off- and on-campus locations, Penn Police Department officers responding to the parties are voicing concerns over contracting the virus while on the job.

In this week’s crime log: Thefts from ACME and CVS, robberies, and an escaped prisoner

Penn's Division of Public Safety responded to a number of crimes between Feb. 13 and Feb. 19 including bike theft, retail theft, and robberies. 

Smokey Joe’s reopens with stricter policies after forced closure due to COVID-19 violations

Smokey Joe’s, which normally welcomes throngs of Penn students in a night, has reopened with tighter restrictions in place after enduring nearly a week of temporary forced closure.

Penn sees decrease in crime during 2020 despite citywide increase

The Daily Pennsylvanian Analytics team analyzed more than 990 crimes reported to the Division of Public Safety between September 2019 and November 2020.

Influx in package deliveries prompts delays in Penn’s mailrooms

Students and University employees expressed frustration with campus mailrooms' recent delays in package delivery. 

The Class of 2024 has arrived. They’re having fun — but don’t know how long it will last.

Students said they were excited to finally come to campus, but expressed concerns about the clarity and effectiveness of Penn's Quiet Period COVID-19 guidelines. 

Penn Med staff among first frontline healthcare workers in U.S. to receive COVID-19 vaccine

Penn Medicine's frontline health workers and researchers have begun receiving COVID-19 vaccinations — including the Penn scientists whose findings on mRNA technology laid the groundwork for the vaccines to be developed.

‘The status quo has been failing us’: Phila. councilmember speaks on working class activism

Philadelphia Councilmember Kendra Brooks spoke to Penn nursing students on Monday about the importance of civic engagement. 

Penn students, faculty launch telehealth program to aid Bangladeshi refugee camp

College and Wharton sophomores Henry Le and Ananya Dewan started the Connected Care Initiative, which aims to bring medical care to vulnerable refugee populations through telehealth.

Phila. Fed president and former Wharton dean predicts full economic rebound by 2023

Harker said his prediction depends on a sustained decline in the rate of new infections, the availability of a vaccine by the end of 2021, and an additional trillion-dollar stimulus package.

Student-curated Penn Museum exhibit showcases Oceanic cultures

The exhibit, titled “Living with the Sea: Charting the Pacific,” was curated by College senior Kia DaSilva and 2020 College graduates Ashleigh David and Erin Spicola.