First case of monkeypox confirmed in Philadelphia

The global outbreak, first detected in a British citizen, currently numbers 1,088 cases across 29 countries. In the United States, 35 cases of the disease have been confirmed.

Perelman School of Medicine adds five HBCUs to PASS program to increase diversity in medicine

Launched in 2008, the PASS program is designed to increase the number of physicians from groups underrepresented in medicine.  

"Level Up" funding stream will give Philadelphia schools $119 million

Wolf also plans to give $1.25 billion to all 500 districts to distribute equal funding to Pennsylvania's most struggling school districts.

Five Penn students awarded Goldwater Scholarship

College juniors Allison Chou and Andrew Sontag and Engineering juniors Laila Barakat Norford, Shriya Karam, and Joshua Chen are among the chosen 417 students.

Philadelphia expands street sweeping program and will ticket parked cars

First started in 2019 and expanded in 2020, the 2022 Phase II street sweeping program will take place in 14 neighborhoods, including West Philadelphia.

United Nations and NASA officials discuss the space age at Perry World House event

Nakamitsu and O’Keefe’s event focused on three main aspects of the space age: space debris, space technology and development, and power competition in space.

Wharton professor Judd Kessler awarded inaugural Howard Marks Endowed Professorship

The Howard Marks Endowed Professorship is awarded with the purpose of encouraging and supporting those like Kessler to explore an intersection of business and behavior in the industry sector and apply the results to society.