Some students volunteer to help with move-in and NSO — but not without incentives

“The biggest benefit was not having to deal with the chaos of moving in when everyone else moves in."

Out of 89 majors, Economics and Biology are two of the most popular.

According to education site College Factual, the top five undergraduate majors come from the College, Nursing and Wharton. 

From throwing toast to biting hats, here are some of Penn students' favorite traditions

“Hey Day was truly the biggest expression of school spirit I've ever seen at Penn,” College junior Catherine Oksas said. “And it lasted almost a full 2 hours. It was crazy.”

Members of Penn marched with other supporters of science in response to policies from the Trump administration

Two of the speakers at Penn's March for Science have associations with Penn: Paul Offit, who is the director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania, and Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Neuroscience.

Some students are earning course credits and 'earning easy money' by participating in experimental research

Wharton freshman Linda Zhang said she has participated in over 10 experiments from the Wharton Behavioral Laboratory this year, earning about $100. “You can earn easy money," she said. "Like if [I] have an hour in between classes, that’s usually what I do."

A student group from Harvard is inviting controversial speakers to campus in pursuit of free speech

Harvard sophomore and President of the group, Conor Healy told the Harvard Crimson that the groups hopes to “[test] the university’s policies on free speech." 

Students scramble to find plans after three summer abroad programs are canceled

Executive Director of the College of Liberal and Professional Studies David Bieber said that the programs were canceled because not enough students had signed up.

Adam Grant has criticized Penn as 'hyper-competitive.' But he teaches one of the hardest classes to get into.

There was an extensive application process to gain admission to the course, and students were notified via email whether or not they had been accepted. According to the email sent out to applicants, over 250 people applied for only 70 spots.

These engineering seniors are using their skills to keep Syrian refugees warm

“This is an attachment that attaches onto the exhaust pipe of the wood burning stove, and it captures some of the heat that is being lost through the exhaust,” Engineering senior Kellen Sanna said.

Four Penn professors among select few granted prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship

After being approved by The Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 173 Guggenheim Fellowships were awarded on April 6th to a diverse group of scholars, artists, and scientists from the United States and Canada.

Wall Street summer internships? Not for these Penn students

Robertson will be working as a camp counselor for eight weeks, during the months of June and July. When she returns home in May, she will start her weekend shifts working her second job at an Italian ice shop.

Meet the professor who teaches a 7-hour-long class called Existential Despair

Each week, the class will spend 4 1/2 hours reading a book in silence before eating dinner they cook for one another.

Pit Bull recently treated at Penn Vet has a more heroic story than most pets

When two men tried to enter Nina Teller and Leroy Buchanan’s home in West Philadelphia in February, the couple’s pet pit bull, Blue, tried to protect his owners.

Professors' tactics for dealing with post-snow syllabus fallout vary widely

“It was extra weird since we didn’t have class during spring break or this week, so it just seems like a very long time to not have class,” Trubowitsch said. 

Penn to stop giving credit for two more AP courses in the fall, following a trend in recent years

Credit for Biology 091 and Chemistry 091 will no longer be offered to students enrolling in fall 2017.

Why some Penn students decide to graduate in three years

“The cost of going to Penn for another year as opposed to making money was a major factor,” College junior Gabrielle Jackson said.

Penn cancer center forms research partnership with Incyte pharmaceutical company

Incyte Corporation, a pharmaceutical company, will be having a multi-year research partnership with the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania.

Students stand against anti-Semitism in midst of vandalism of Jewish graveyards and bomb threats at community centers

In a statement released prior to the event, Hillel condemned “these overt acts of hatred, which have no space on our campus or in our country.”

The College Board is cracking down on cheating and test stealing

Because of test-stealing and other forms of cheating, College Board will have an international security increase for the SAT.

This undergraduate student is teaching an Engineering course on virtual reality

Engineering senior Sacha Best has the unusual privilege of teaching as an undergrad.