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How biology creates networks that are cheap, robust, and efficient
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How biology creates networks that are cheap, robust, and efficient

Physicists describe how vascular networks, collections of vessels that move fluid, nutrients, and waste, balance robustness with “cost” to create a diverse array of structures and designs.

Erica K. Brockmeier

Angela Davis ‘refuses to give up’
Gina Dent, Angela Davis, and Margo Natalie Crawford seated in discussion on stage

Gina Dent, Angela Davis, and Margo Natalie Crawford on stage at the 19th annual MLK Lecture in Social Justice.

Angela Davis ‘refuses to give up’

Angela Davis and Gina Dent joined Margo Natalie Crawford of the Center for Africana Studies for this year’s Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice.

Kristina Linnea García

First Ivy League Quechua Fulbright scholar elevates Indigenous values
Man wearing traditional Andean clothing stands in front of mosaic

Nico Suarez Guerrero stands in front of a mosaic at La Casa Latina, wearing a poncho woven by his mother. In the Andes, it is traditional for mothers to weave a poncho for each of their children, which includes colors or details specific to their home region, as a way of connecting the children with their family and heritage. (Image: Américo Mendoza-Mori.)

First Ivy League Quechua Fulbright scholar elevates Indigenous values

Nico Suárez-Guerrero of the School of Arts and Sciences is the first Quechua Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant in the Ivy League, and the only one currently in the United States.

Kristina Linnea García

Drug epidemic likely ‘killing more Americans than we think’
Open, overturned prescription drug bottle with pills spilling out on dark table.

Drug epidemic likely ‘killing more Americans than we think’

Research from Penn and Georgetown shows that the estimated number of drug-associated deaths in the U.S. in 2016 was approximately double the number of deaths attributed to drugs.

Michele W. Berger

Penn alum named head coach of Cleveland Browns
New Cleveland Browns Head Coach Kevin Stefanski arrives at the Cleveland airport after being named Browns coach.

Penn alum named head coach of Cleveland Browns

Kevin Stefanski, a 2004 graduate and former offensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings, has been hired to coach the NFL franchise.

Penn Today Staff

Philly water straight from the tap
Two smiling people with a pitcher of water stand next to a sign saying "Philly Water Bar"

As part of a partnership including Penn’s ImpactED and Water Center, trained neighborhood ambassadors shared the benefits of drinking tap water in their local communities, both at formal events and in informal interactions. (Image: Tiffany Ledesma for PWD) 

Philly water straight from the tap

A collaborative city-wide campaign that included ImpactED and the Water Center at Penn helped spread the word that Philadelphia tap water is safe and healthy to drink.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Bolivia: Coup or election fraud?
Bolivian flag flying on high rocky terrain with mountain peaks in background

Bolivia: Coup or election fraud?

Quechua scholar Américo Mendoza-Mori and political scientist Tulia Falleti discuss the ousting of the country’s first indigenous president and the tumultuous state of Bolivian politics as the country prepares for elections in May.

Kristina Linnea García

The 25th annual MLK symposium
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Angela Davis (left) and Gina Dent (right) head the 19th annual keynote conversation with Margo Natalie Crawford of the Center for Africana Studies.

The 25th annual MLK symposium

Across campus, students, faculty, and staff will gather for the 25th annual Commemorative Symposium honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. from Jan. 15 through Feb. 1.

Kristina Linnea García

A history of U.S.-Iran relations
Pedestrian on the sidewalk walking past the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran.

Former U.S. embassy in Tehran.

  • Q&A

    • A history of U.S.-Iran relations

    John Ghazvinian, interim director of the Middle East Center and an expert on Iran/U.S. relations, talks about the countries’ historical relationship and what led to the current situation.

    Kristen de Groot

    Coral reef resilience
    Marine biologist Katie Barott with tanks containing corals in her lab at Penn

    Marine biologist Katie Barott investigates the strategies  certain corals may use to tolerate the warmer temperatures and acidic waters that climate change is bringing to the world’s oceans.

    Coral reef resilience

    With coral reefs under threat from climate change, marine biologist Katie Barott studies how some corals may prove resilient to warming temperatures and acidifying oceans.

    Katherine Unger Baillie