Jennifer Mindrum

Whoever said that December is the most wonderful time of the year was probably not a college student.

Sharon Ravitch, a Penn Graduate School of Education lecturer, has been named senior advisor to the Haitian Ministry of Education.

Andrew McDonald, a third-year Earth and Environmental Sciences graduate student, was responsible for naming two new dinosaur species discovered by a Utah State-led team.

Marybeth Gasman was appointed to Success for Kids' Education Advisory Board. Madonna was recently appointed chairwoman of its Board of Directors.

Penn professor John Katz died Friday, Nov. 26 of complications from renal failure. He was 72.

The Philadelphia Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan, implemented in two stages, aims to make Philadelphia streets more bike-friendly.

Construction on Clark Park A began in September, and officials set Thanksgiving as the tentative completion date. However, waiting for inspectors’ reviews caused the project to fall behind schedule.

While the two-year reconstruction of the South Street Bridge had many University City residents seeing red, some South Street businesses found it difficult to stay out of the red.

Philadelphia International Airport is now among the 65 airports using this technology, and reactions remain positive.

Houston Hall's salad bar wasn’t the only place with longer lines during the lunchtime rush. Poll workers said they were 'pleased with the turnout' at the most convenient polling place for students.