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Nuclear issues in the Middle East and North Africa
Former Egyptian Ambassador to the U.S. Nabil Fahmy stands at a podium speaking into a microphone in an auditorium at the Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics on Penn's campus.

Nabil Fahmy, former Egyptian Ambassador to the U.S. and former Foreign Minister of Egypt, spoke during the Middle East Center’s conference on nuclear issues in the region.

(Image: Courtesy of Karim Sharif/The Middle East Center)

Nuclear issues in the Middle East and North Africa

Nabil Fahmy, former foreign minister of Egypt and Egyptian ambassador to the United States, spoke on campus about the current state of nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament in that region.

Kristen de Groot

Habit circuits altered in brains of individuals with binge eating disorders
Area in the brain highlighted indicated a particular brain region.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News

Habit circuits altered in brains of individuals with binge eating disorders

New Penn Medicine research finds that altered connectivity may make patients more vulnerable to develop binge eating disorders, and lead to stronger-developed habit circuits.

Kelsey Geesler

A lively in-person Models of Excellence celebration
Members of the audience cheer at the Models of Excellence celebration.

Irvine Auditorium was filled with cheers and red and blue pompoms on April 26th for the 2023 Models of Excellence celebration.

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A lively in-person Models of Excellence celebration

This year’s ceremony honored the dedicated staff who make Penn’s success possible with the energy of a home team win.
How households are locked in by rising mortgage rates
A small lock inside toy blocks in a house shape.

Image: Courtesy of Knowledge at Wharton

How households are locked in by rising mortgage rates

A new paper co-authored by Wharton’s Lu Liu looks at why homeowners become caught in a so-called “mortgage lock-in” and how that impacts their ability to move.

From Knowledge at Wharton

Penn Forward tour makes its final stop
Osagie O. Imasogie and Magill laugh on stage at Constitution Center

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Penn Forward tour makes its final stop

President Liz Magill and hundreds of alumni from the Philadelphia area joined together at the National Constitution Center for an evening of connections and conversation.

Lauren Hertzler

Student climate champions gather to share stories and inspiration
person dressed as a polar bear performs for a crowd

John Jarboe of the Bearded Ladies Cabaret performed as “the last polar bear on Earth” at WHYY headquarters. 

(Image: Emily Kaufman/PPEH)

Student climate champions gather to share stories and inspiration

More than 150 Philadelphia high schoolers came together at WHYY in a climate storytelling event organized by the public media company and the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities.

Katherine Unger Baillie

A detailed look at the history of The Affordable Care Act
President Barack Obama signs the Affordable Care Act surrounded by lawmakers and a young child standing by the table.

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Image: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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A detailed look at the history of The Affordable Care Act

In a new book, Penn political scientist Daniel J. Hopkins offers a detailed study of Americans’ opinions about the Affordable Care Act and examines to what extent political elites can reshape public opinion through their words or policies.

Kristen de Groot

A century of newspaper ads shed light on Indigenous slavery in colonial America
A1726 issue of The New-York Gazette.

A 1726 issue of The New-York Gazette.

(Image: The New York Public Library Digital Collections via Annenberg School for Communication)

A century of newspaper ads shed light on Indigenous slavery in colonial America

A new paper, co-authored by Annenberg Doctoral Student Anjali DasSarma, uses a century of newspaper advertisements to document Indigenous slavery in the American colonies.

From Annenberg School for Communication