Articles by Sejal Sangani
04/12/22 11:46pm
Quad and Stouffer renovations to include accessible entrances, elevators, and ramps
Two elevators and a Limited-Use-Limited-Application lift will be installed in the Quad. Stouffer will become newly accessible with reconstructed entrances, elevators and ramps to the dorm. 03/23/22 12:40am
Asian American Studies Program celebrates 25th anniversary with multi-day event
Saturday's events included opening remarks from School of Arts & Sciences Dean Steven Fluharty, a keynote speech by author Cathy Park Hong, alumni panels, and performances from student groups. 03/20/22 10:41pm
Penn student groups host QPenn, a weeklong event celebrating the LGBTQ community
QPenn 2022 kicked off this Sunday with opening words and a mixer hosted in collaboration with FGLIQ. The week will wrap up on Saturday with Queer Student Alliance’s drag show. 01/13/22 11:41pm
Off-campus apartments face package delivery issues with Amazon
Management from HamCo and The Radian said that their properties have not experienced any significant issues with other delivery or mail services — just Amazon. 10/20/21 11:18pm
Disabilities Services testing accommodation center closure inconveniences students
Students said they did not receive proper accommodations when the center, housed in Biotech Commons, closed for reconstruction. 09/17/21 11:52am
Students with disabilities face challenges accessing campus buildings
Penn’s campus is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, but students with disabilities are struggling to find accessible entrances, navigate buildings without elevators, and secure accessible on-campus housing. 09/14/21 12:19am
New Penn Museum director talks MOVE, Morton Collection controversies, long-term goals
Christopher Woods sat down with The Daily Pennsylvanian to discuss his goals and how the Museum will address widespread criticism — including towards the Museum's "unethical possession" of the Morton Cranial Collection and its handling of MOVE bombing remains — under his tenure. 05/07/21 12:27am
Ten Penn seniors receive $100,000 in funding for community and social impact projects
The prizes are awarded annually to graduating seniors to encourage them to design engagement projects that will make a positive difference in the world in their first year after college. 05/06/21 10:51pm
Philosophy professor Karen Detlefsen to serve as vice provost for education
The vice provost for education oversees undergraduate and graduate education at Penn, designing and implementing policies that promote academic excellence, innovation, and interdisciplinary knowledge. 04/27/21 10:37pm
Six Penn faculty elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The Academy commends outstanding scholars, leaders, artists, and innovators for their work to address the world's most urgent challenges. 04/12/21 9:29pm
Arthur Ross Gallery receives $125,000 donation to perpetually endow lecture series
The donation was made by 1966 College for Women graduate Susan T. Marx to endow the Susan T. Marx Distinguished Lecture Series in perpetuity. 04/06/21 11:54pm
Penn Libraries Wikipedia edit-a-thon aims to improve reliability of online health information
The event, called the #citeNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, takes place in the spring and fall of each year with the goal of updating Wikipedia articles about healthy aging with information from credible sources. 03/15/21 11:39pm
Penn Medicine program integrating mental health treatment into primary care deemed a success
The initiative, started in 2018, helps patients seeking mental health care receive intake, triage, and referral services through their primary care providers. 03/02/21 11:57pm
Penn student-run letter-writing initiative reaches over 13,000 frontline workers
Lockdown Letters has expanded their reach to target all essential workers, after focusing exclusively on health care workers at the start of the pandemic. 02/15/21 11:48pm
Penn Benjamins sees increase in turnout at virtual peer counseling sessions this semester
Without its physical presence in Huntsman Hall and Van Pelt Dietrich Library, the group faced some initial challenges in the fall semester. 02/08/21 12:18am
Penn graduates launch platform to promote mental health through writing
The website, called MindTerra, offers live guided writing and journaling sessions to help users manage their mental well-being. 01/22/21 12:23am
New Penn Museum exhibition features archaeological images taken by students and researchers
The displays showcase many different objects from Penn's laboratories, including both a Neanderthal tooth from 40,000 BCE and a ceramic cooking pot from 1967. 01/17/21 3:40pm
Penn Medicine detects first case of U.K. COVID-19 variant in Philadelphia area
This is the second recorded case of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant in Pennsylvania. 12/02/20 11:43pm
Penn has the Ivy League’s worst COVID-19 dashboard, according to ranking by Yale profs.
Scoring a B-, Penn received six out of 13 available points. Harvard University, Yale University, and Brown University all received A grades. 11/23/20 10:26pm