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The television and the President
A black and white image of Harry Truman speaking in front of a microphone.

The first televised presidential speech was given by Harry Truman on Oct.5, 1947. (Image: AP Photo/Herbert K. White)

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    • The television and the President

    On Oct. 5 1947, Harry Truman delivered the first televised presidential speech. Communications expert David Eisenhower looks at the history of politics and media and the significance of this moment 75 years later.  

    Kristina Linnea García

    Iran protests, explained
    Protesters and cars jam a street in Tehran, Iran.

    On Sept. 21, 2022, a crowd chanted slogans during a protest over the death of a woman who was detained by the morality police, in downtown Tehran, Iran. Iranians saw their access to Instagram, one of the few Western social media platforms still available in the country, disrupted on Wednesday following days of the mass protests. (Image: AP Photo)

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    • Iran protests, explained

    Historian Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, an expert on modern Iran and gender in the School of Arts & Sciences, discusses what sparked the protests and why they’re important.

    Kristen de Groot

    Emma Hart on the death of Queen Elizabeth II
    Queen Elizabeth II, smiling.

    Buckingham Palace announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-reigning monarch, on Sept. 8. (Image: Jane Barlow/AP Photos)

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    • Emma Hart on the death of Queen Elizabeth II

    The Penn historian and early modern Britain expert shares her thoughts about the British monarch who reigned for 70 years.

    Louisa Shepard

    Ukraine nuclear power plant caught in war’s crossfire
    Person seen walking in a town across the river from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine

    A pedestrian crosses the street near the Dnipro river and Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Station on the other side in Nikopol, Ukraine, Aug, 22, 2022. The Zaporizhzhya plant, Europe’s largest, has been occupied by Russian forces since early in the war, and continued fighting nearby has heightened fears of a catastrophe that could affect nearby towns in southern Ukraine or beyond. (Image: AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

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    • Ukraine nuclear power plant caught in war’s crossfire

    The School of Arts & Sciences’ Anna Mikulska, an expert on the geopolitics of energy, discusses the situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Station, Russia’s aims, and what she’s most concerned about.

    Kristen de Groot

    Career services helps students find ‘the right fit’
    Two people work on laptops at a conference table.

    To get hired, it’s important to understand how your skills translate to the job market, says Barbara Hewitt, executive director of Penn Career Services. “To do that, you have to have a really good self-understanding, along with a good understanding of what the industry requires,” she says.

    (Image: Courtesy of Penn Career Services)

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    • Career services helps students find ‘the right fit’

    In a Q&A, Barbara Hewitt of Career Services explains why it’s helpful to understand industry trends, cultivate a wide skill set, and trust that the right opportunity will emerge.

    Kristina Linnea García

    A historical look at Diana, 25 years after her death
    A book entitled "Diana, the People's Princess" with a photo of her face is being held by a man in a suit

    A royal fan holds a book to remember the late Diana, Princess of Wales, outside Kensington Palace in London, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, at a tribute on the 20th anniversary of her death, in a car crash in Paris on Aug. 31, 1997. (Image: AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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    • A historical look at Diana, 25 years after her death

    Emma Hart, director of the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, offers her perspective on the history of royal celebrity, the British monarchy’s current role in public life, and how history might view Diana, Princess of Wales.

    Kristen de Groot

    Takeaways from the Wyoming, Alaska primaries
    Liz Cheney speaks at a podium outside as sun sets

    Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) speaks Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at a primary Election Day gathering at Mead Ranch in Jackson, Wyo. Cheney lost to challenger Harriet Hageman in the primary. (Image: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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    • Takeaways from the Wyoming, Alaska primaries

    John Lapinski, a political scientist in the School of Arts & Sciences and director of elections at NBC News, discusses the election results and what they could mean for November’s midterms.

    Kristen de Groot

    How ideologically divided is the American public?
    A drawing of two people shouting at each other from castle turrets, which are placed on top of silhouetted heads. Ladders are on the side of each head, and in the background are clouds, sky, and plant fronds.

    Image: iStock/VectorMine

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    • How ideologically divided is the American public?

    The Polarization Research Lab, a new initiative from Annenberg’s Yphtach Lelkes and colleagues at Dartmouth and Stanford, will work to answer that question through surveys and partnerships with community organizations.

    Michele W. Berger

    An international effort to curb provider burnout and improve patient care
    Scene of a hospital lobby. Most people are blurry, but two are clear, a person in a lab coat talking to a person in scrubs.
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    • An international effort to curb provider burnout and improve patient care

    In a Q&A, Penn Nursing’s Linda Aiken describes how a hospital earning Magnet designation creates a better, safer experience for patients and clinicians, plus the push to expand such credentialing beyond the U.S.

    Michele W. Berger