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10/31/2025

Penn’s Graduate School of Education has continued its collaboration with the School District of Philadelphia to connect academic research with classroom practice.

Strunk described the efforts as “research with consequence,” emphasizing that universities must not only produce knowledge but improve the lives of others.

10/31/2025

Penn’s $17.8 million renovation of Fisher Fine Arts Library is scheduled to be finished by winter 2026, according to University officials.

The building restoration — which began in spring 2025 — aims to restore the library to how it looked when it was “first built,” according to Penn’s Facilities and Real Estate Services Executive Director Chris Kern. 

10/31/2025

BREAKING: Penn appears to have experienced a cybersecurity breach on Friday after a series of mass emails were sent to students, faculty, alumni, and parents from accounts linked to the Graduate School of Education.

The emails — which appeared to be sent from a variety of individuals linked with Penn GSE — were addressed to the Penn community and contained criticisms of the University’s security practices and institutional purpose. 

10/31/2025

Opinion | Columnists Ananya Shah and Jesse Van Doren argue that applying to Penn through Early Decision actually hurts more than it helps.

Columnists Ananya Shah and Jesse Van Doren posit that applying in the early decision cycle may not be the best course of action for applicants.

10/31/2025

Penn has entered into a cooperative artificial intelligence advising agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The partnership was announced on Oct. 30 by Penn President Larry Jameson and Pennsylvania’s Chief Transformation Officer Ben Kirshner and aims to guide how Pennsylvania uses AI to improve public services and support responsible innovation.

10/31/2025

Watch as Penn students share what they wrote about in their college admissions Common Application essay.

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10/31/2025

School of Nursing postdoctoral research fellow David Yu was named one of this year’s STAT Wunderkinds on Oct. 17, an annual honor recognizing early-career researchers reshaping biomedical science.

The STAT Wunderkinds program by health and science newspaper honors rising researchers across North America who are driving innovation in medicine and public health.

10/31/2025

Daniel Kelly, director of both the Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Cardiovascular Institutes, was recently named a 2025 Distinguished Scientist by the American Heart Association.

The AHA grants this designation to scientists who advance research in cardiovascular, stroke, and brain health.

10/30/2025

The Wharton School recently published a study finding that generative artificial intelligence tools have seen increased mainstream daily usage across large United States-based companies.

It was issued by the Wharton Human-AI Research in collaboration with GBK Collective, an analytics consultancy, and assessed more than 800 business decision-makers at companies with annual revenues above $50 million. 

10/30/2025

Voter's Guide | Ahead of Election Day on Nov. 4, The Daily Pennsylvanian compiled Pennsylvania’s policies on several key voting issues — many of which have drawn nationwide controversy.

Several measures — including mail-in ballots, voter identification laws, and statewide redistricting — will affect Pennsylvania voters this election cycle.

10/30/2025

Voter’s Guide | On Nov. 4, Pennsylvania voters will have the opportunity to decide whether to retain three state Supreme Court justices in a race that has drawn increased national political attention.

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with civil liberties organizations, legal experts, and scholars to understand the long-term impacts of the Pennsylvania retention election.

10/30/2025

Voter’s Guide | Ahead of Election Day, The Daily Pennsylvanian has compiled a comprehensive ballot guide to all of the candidates on the state and municipal ballots, along with where you can go on campus to vote for them on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

Ahead of Election Day, The Daily Pennsylvanian has compiled a comprehensive ballot guide to all of the candidates on the state and municipal ballots.