After delays and confusion, SEPTA settles on lottery for Papal Visit passes

SEPTA announced on Wednesday that it will use a lottery system to sell 350,000 Regional Rail Passes for the weekend of Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia. 

Penn Dental School's Evans Building gets a makeover

The Evans Building, home to Penn Dental Medicine for one hundred years, is slated for a $34 million reconstruction in the hope of lasting another hundred years.

Penn Graduate, Larry Liu, is Named Cooke Foundation’s First Oxford Scholar

From the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) to Oxford University, Larry Liam Chiung Liu, 23, continues his remarkable scholastic journey after being named the Cooke Foundation’s first Oxford Scholar.

Engineering professor wins grant to study brain

Electrical and Systems Engineering Professor Lee Bassett received an exclusive Seed Grant from the Brain Research Foundation.

Penn joins edX online learning platform

Penn students can now learn about everything from property law to limb anatomy to global business with nothing but a thirst for knowledge and an internet connection.

Penn researchers hope to discover planets similar to Earth

Astronomy assistant professor Cullen Blake and graduate student David Sliski hope to discover planets orbiting stars other than the Sun.

Water purification plan among President's Engagement Prize winners

The five inaugural winners of the President's Engagement Prize will use this summer to prepare for their respective community engagement projects across the world. The President's Engagement Prize was announced last summer as part of Penn President Amy Gutmann's vision for students to engage with the world, as set forth in the Penn Compact 2020.