The Latest Breaking News from Penn

Teaser spots feature ‘SportsCenter' anchor Scott Van Pelt

Disney stock climbs Thursday. The Dow giant plans to buy the remaining Hulu stake for $8.61 billion, reveals date for ESPN Bet sportsbook launch.

University once reportedly discouraged Katalin Karikó from pursuing mRNA research that later helped create Covid vaccines

Katalin Karikó, now a vice-president at BioNTech, saw her research undermined for years before the 2005 breakthrough that led to the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to two scientists whose work led to mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

“Chris was born to be a receiver,” Morgan Park coach Chris James said.

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts warns 'Palestine Writes' festival over unauthorized use of logo

The "Palestine Writes Literary Festival" is being held at the University of Pennsylvania later this week. This has attracted severe criticism from Jewish groups and individuals within and without Penn because some of the speakers have a history of engaging in antisemitic rhetoric. The Penn administration acknowledges that people have…

Penn leaders allow the event to proceed despite some speakers’ antisemitic history