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AWS failure causes campuswide Canvas disruptions at Penn

At approximately 10 AM on October 20, 2025, Instructure’s Canvas, Penn’s preferred learning management system, began experiencing technical difficulties as a result of an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage that started around 3:11 AM EST. 

Wharton professor injured in e-bike collision, prompting policy change

Itamar Dreschler, Professor of Finance at Wharton was hit by an e-bike in Norristown, Pennsylvania last June, suffering a traumatic injury which has sparked a broader dialogue regarding the safety of electric bicycles. He has since had to take a temporary leave of absence from teaching.

White House unfreezes $175 million in federal funding

The Trump administration released $175 million in previously frozen federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania. This followed a resolution agreement made earlier that day between Penn and the U.S. Department of Education to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

May it please the Court | Volume VIII

This final edition of May it please the Court will cover a selection of cases from the March and April Sittings. A total of 19 cases were heard during both sittings—a relatively packed schedule.