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How climate change affects roses
Rose garden view with ornamental planters.

A view of the rose garden at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens.

(Image: Rob Cardillo)

  • Q&A

    • How climate change affects roses

    In a Q&A, Erin Conley of the Morris Arboretum & Gardens explains how climate change affects rose growth, as well as what’s new in the Morris’ rose garden. 
    Climate change’s impact on extreme weather events
    Conceptual image of a city hit by extreme heatwave

    Michael Mann, Penn’s inaugural Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science and collaborators found that the effects of climate change on the intensity, frequency, and duration of extreme weather events like wildfires, could lead to massive increases in all three.

    (Image: iStock/Marc Bruxelle)

    Climate change’s impact on extreme weather events

    Michael Mann and collaborators investigated the effects of climate change on the intensity, frequency, and duration of extreme weather events like wildfires, and found that “worst-case” scenario could lead to significant increases in all three.
    Antibody treatment prevents graft versus host disease in advanced preclinical tests
    microscopic view of bone marrow

    (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News)

    Antibody treatment prevents graft versus host disease in advanced preclinical tests

    Penn Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Boston Children’s Hospital research finds single antibody treatment blocked donor T-cell attack and increased survival rates in preclinical models.

    From Penn Medicine News

    Who, What, Why: Tamir Williams on Black visibility in Chicago’s nightclubs
    Tamir Williams sits on outdoor steps, smiling.

    Tamir Williams, pictured outside of the Fisher Fine Arts Library, is a Ph.D. candidate in History of Art in the School of Arts & Sciences. 

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    Who, What, Why: Tamir Williams on Black visibility in Chicago’s nightclubs

    Williams discusses their exhibition showcasing the photographs of Wharton alumnus Michael Abramson, who captured scenes from Black nightclubs in Chicago in the 1970s.
    A legacy of leadership
    The outgoing dean sits in a chair in a lecture hall in the Graduate School of Education

    Outgoing Dean of the Graduate School of Education Pam Grossman.

    (Image: Stuart Goldenberg)

    A legacy of leadership

    Dean Pam Grossman has guided Penn’s Graduate School of Education through a capital campaign, a global pandemic, a historic building expansion, and unprecedented growth with ambition and compassion.

    From Penn GSE

    Who, What, Why: Recent graduate of the College Justin Roberts
    Five people wearing red sweaters with an applique "P" holding clarinets. In front of them, three graduating bandmates sport gowns and regalia

    Justin Roberts (middle, front row) and fellow clarinetists in the Penn Band.

    (Image: Courtesy of Justin Roberts)

  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Recent graduate of the College Justin Roberts

    May College graduate Justin Roberts, who will attend Penn Carey Law School in the fall, discusses his involvement with campus cultural centers and the meaning behind his graduation regalia.

    Kristina García