Math 104's new engineering curriculum prompts over 500 students to petition its reversal

Students criticize the change, saying that a lot of the content is specific to engineering fields and the videos are difficult to follow. The Math department, however, will not revert Math 104 to its old curriculum. 

Penn lab and startup awarded $667,000 NIH grant to improve COVID-19 antibody testing

By improving ELISA technology, the Titan lab and startup AlphaThera will enable faster and more sensitive antibody tests for COVID-19 patients. 

Some professors list Penn InTouch courses as asynchronous to accommodate course conflicts

Designating a course on Penn InTouch as "asynchronous" removes its meeting times from students' schedules and allows students to register for another class offered in the same time slot.

Penn launches virtual shopping period that allows access to all courses' Canvas pages

The Virtual Shopping Period, which is from Sept. 1 to Sept. 15, will give undergraduate students access to all courses' Canvas pages as an "observer" to view any published material.

From pig dissection to biodiversity scavenger hunt: Inside a remote summer lab course

Students said some labs were difficult to follow given the absence of immediate help and feedback from a teaching assistant who would typically oversee the labs in person.

Penn Abroad advises students in Milan to leave due to coronavirus, but some choose to stay

Penn Abroad advised students abroad in Milan to leave the city following the CDC's level three advisory on Feb. 28 – although some students are choosing to stay in the city with the hope their school will reopen.

Institutional racism and minimal recognition: Inside Du Bois’ complicated history at Penn

Legendary sociologist and writer W.E.B Du Bois notably worked at Penn over a century ago, and his legacy is celebrated at the University with the dorm that bears his name. But the experience of one of America's foremost Black thinkers at Penn is fraught with more discrimination than is often recognized. 

'Helpful' or 'triggering': Students discuss merits of Nursing daily diet tracking project

As part of NURS 065, Fundamentals of Nutrition, students were required to track their calories, fat, food intake, and general nutrition using a diet-tracking app. 

Penn Medicine researchers find genetically-edited immune cells can fight cancer

The research team found that manufactured cells were able to kill cancer months after their original infusion, Penn Medicine News reported.

Penn Medicine study finds link between birth month and risk of disease

Informatics assistant professor Mary Regina Boland found links between a person's birth month and a variety of cardiovascular, respiratory, and neurological diseases.

GRIP China programs will relocate in light of coronavirus outbreak

The two programs, Law and International Affairs in Beijing and Engineering in Shenzhen, will place students at Seoul companies in their respective fields.

The Wistar Institute joins global effort to create coronavirus vaccine

The Wistar Institute announced its partnership with Inovio Pharmaceuticals on Jan. 23 to accelerate vaccine development for the recent coronavirus outbreak. 

PennApps replaces annual spring hackathon with smaller workshop

Director of PennApps and College junior Claudia Haddad said the group decided to try something new this semester to bring the PennApps experience to a younger, more entry-level audience.

Wharton to continue actuarial science concentration for 3 years following student backlash

Although the actuarial science concentration was removed from Wharton's web homepage late last semester, the program is now expected to continue for three more years. 

Penn unlikely to follow NYU in covering medical school tuition

Although New York University became the first top United States medical school to cover tuition for all students over two years ago, a December 2019 survey deems the model "largely a pipe dream" for most other medical schools.

Drexel University prof. arrested for using cancer research funds at strip clubs and bars

Nwankpa spent $185,000 in federal grant money from the Department of the Navy, the Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation for various personal entertainment purposes, ABC Philadelphia reported.

Penn mandates students return from study abroad in Hong Kong amid escalating protests

All of Penn’s partner universities in Hong Kong suspended in-person coursework and shifted to an online setting for the rest of the term.

Penn's new payroll site is visually pleasing but lacks key timesheet features, students say

Penn students who work on-campus jobs say they can no longer automatically set their hours in Workday and they do not receive notifications for deadlines to submit their hours, features that were previously provided through "eTimeSheets." 

Award-winning Marketing professor Cait Lamberton on why she chose to teach at Wharton

Lamberton will serve as the inaugural Alberto I. Duran President’s Distinguished Professor in Wharton’s Marketing Department. Lamberton previously taught at the University of Pittsburgh for more than 10 years.

Seven minutes of mindfulness a day can improve mental health, Wharton study finds

Wharton Management professor Lindsey Cameron’s research concluded that employees are more likely to donate their time and money to their co-workers when they practice mindfulness.