Sharon Luo

Nursing students used iHuman, an online nursing simulation, and listened to a free podcast called "Serial" in lieu of in-person clinical rotations this past spring and summer terms.

Two Penn Medicine students have raised over $7,000 to send medical supplies to Wuhan, China.

Penn Global International Student and Scholar Services released a YouTube video titled "Stay Strong, Penn" which features Penn administrators and students leaders from groups like the Assembly of International Students and the Undergraduate Assembly offering reassurance, information about on-campus resources, and warnings against xenophobic targeting. 

As of Thursday night, 1090 students, both undergraduate and graduate, at Penn have signed up for Datamatch, a Harvard-created matchmaking service for students on Valentine's day.

The Tangen Hall Furniture Competition, spearheaded by Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Karl Ulrich and the Venture Lab, allows individuals and teams to submit furniture designs for the lobby of Tangen Hall, an entrepreneurship scheduled to open in fall of 2020. 

Penn's Stuart Weitzman School of Design will offer a new degree program this fall that combines robotics and architectural design. The new program is known as Master of Science in Design: Robotics and Autonomous Systems (MSD-RAS), and it is one of the few architectural programs in the nation to use robots and artificial intelligence in design.

The American Academy of Dermatology honored Penn Med physician Cory Simpson as a national "Patient Care Hero" for his work at Puentes de Salud, a non-profit community clinic serving patients who may experience cultural, language, economic, or legal barriers to medical care. 

Rice engaged in an interactive discussion with attendees to figure out strategies for improving self-esteem and learning to value oneself and others. 

Legend also questioned why many men feel intimidated by the prospect of having a female president.  

Authors Saidiya Hartman, Erín Moure, Jenna Wortham, and Wesley Morris will visit Penn's campus as part of the Kelly Writers House Fellows program.