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News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy
President Mokgweetsi Masisi spoke with Penn Professor Wale Adebanwi at the second annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies.
News・ Education, Business, & Law
Higher education conference emphasizes importance of international collaborations
L. Rafael Reif, president emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was the keynote speaker at “The Future of Global Higher Education” conference at Perry World House, marking the 10th anniversary of Penn Global.
News・ Campus & Community
Who, What, Why: Sarah Kane finds ways to represent data as sound
Fourth-year Sarah Kane participates in research mapping the galaxy and converting astronomical data into sound for the visually impaired.
News・ Health Sciences
More cancers may be treated with drugs than previously believed
Using a Penn-designed neural network called PocketMiner, a Penn Medicine research team has identified hidden protein pockets that can provide new opportunities for cancer drugs to bind to.
News・ Sports
Werchan, Baker awarded weekly Ivy honors
The outfielder and infielder on the baseball team helped the Quakers go 3-1 over the last week in games against Villanova and UMass.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Democracy in Israel
Perry World House hosted a conversation to look at how the proposals from Israel’s new far-right government could weaken the country’s democracy.
News・ Sports
Gymnastics team wins second straight GEC Championship
The Quakers vanquished seven other schools at the conference championship on Saturday in Virginia to claim the crown.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
How have women in the workforce fared, three years into the pandemic?
Despite hopeful signs that this demographic is returning to work, certain female-dominated sectors, like the care economy, still haven’t recovered, signaling there’s more to learn about COVID-19’s full effect.
News・ Campus & Community
Honoring women of color
The 36th annual Women of Color at Penn award ceremony celebrated the achievements of women of color at Penn and in the broader community, highlighting this year’s theme of self-care and healing.
News・ Health Sciences
Pregnancy complications tied to higher risk of death as long as 50 years later
Even decades after delivering pre-term or with conditions like gestational diabetes or high blood pressure, those with complications in pregnancy or birth have a higher risk of death.