The University of Pennsylvania and Uber announced Monday a new program that aims to ease travels for the Ivy League school’s students, staff and faculty while trekking around campus or heading home from The Palestra.

San Francisco-based Uber Technologies Inc. teamed up with Penn to establish a dedicated pickup area at the historic basketball stadium in University City and improve pickups for other well-trafficked locations on the Ivy League campus – like a dorm where a passenger will receive an…