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Genomic differences selected through evolution may offer clues as to why COVID-19 outcomes vary widely

Weitzman Plaza dedicated as ‘one of Penn’s great gathering places’

Quakers ante up for postseason play

A heart start for Milkshake, the fainting goat
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Weitzman Plaza dedicated as ‘one of Penn’s great gathering places’

City planning students gain critical perspective on the carceral state

‘Abortion and Women’s Rights 1970’: A film that’s newly timely

Penn announces plan for Stuart Weitzman Hall at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design

Penn junior Ha-Nam Yoon named a Udall Scholar

New journal focuses on how the mind and brain process language
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Dirk Trauner appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor

NROTC graduates transition from students to leaders

Class of 2022 Ivy Day

A celebration of the ‘resilient creativity’ of the Class of 2022

25 students and recent graduates awarded 2022 Fulbright grants

Class of 2022: By the numbers
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Wharton expert explains the crashing crypto market

Why more companies are standing up on social issues

Facing climate change with optimism

ToxiSense wins 2022 Venture Lab Startup Challenge

Reactions to leaked SCOTUS decision on the future of Roe v. Wade

Can the U.S. avoid a recession?
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Program issuing mailed kits doubles rate of leftover opioids disposal

Genomic differences selected through evolution may offer clues as to why COVID-19 outcomes vary widely

Elucidating the developmental origin of life-sustaining adrenal glands

A heart start for Milkshake, the fainting goat

Both nature and nurture contribute to signatures of socioeconomic status in the brain

COVID mortality age patterns changed significantly during pandemic
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Prioritizing environmental justice while capturing carbon from the air

Making chemical separation more eco-friendly with nanotechnology

With plants as a model, studying the ‘complexity and reproducibility’ of developmental biology

In the Galápagos, training community scientists to monitor water quality

Regulating the regulators of the immune system

Lead toxicity risk factors in Philadelphia

Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Black histories and Black futures
Professors and students reflect on 50 years of Black studies at Penn.
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No Ocean Between Us
“No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & The Caribbean,1945– Present” is an exhibition at Arthur Ross Gallery that features modern and contemporary art by Latin American and Caribbean artists of Asian descent.
Ends May 23, 2022
Walter Licht
Walter Licht, the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History in the School of Arts & Sciences, is celebrating his retirement after 44 years at Penn. In celebration of his contributions to scholarship, teaching and mentoring, and service to the University and the community, the Department of History will host sessions for discussion of Walter Licht’s “American Capitalisms: A Global History (forthcoming).”

Charles C. Leighton Memorial Lecture
Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, the first woman, person of color, and Millennial to represent her district in Congress, delivers the virtual 2022 Charles C. Leighton, MD Memorial Lecture. As the youngest African American woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives, she discusses her experiences in conversation with Antonia Villarruel, the Margaret Bond Simon, dean of the School of Nursing.
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