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What comes next for Syria
Perry World House held a discussion featuring Penn experts to confront the future of Syria after the fall of the Assad regime and what the world can expect.
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Vietnamese language program expansion builds cultural community
The expansion into the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations has been partly driven by heritage speakers seeking to connect with their families and cultures.
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Mark Cuban’s take on prescription drug pricing models
In late November, hundreds of students, researchers, faculty, and staff from Penn’s Wharton School Health Care Management attended a discussion between entrepreneur Mark Cuban and Ezekiel Emanuel.
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An illuminating celebration to a brighter, greener future
Members of the Penn community celebrated an energy research milestone: the unveiling of the new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology.
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A champion for period products in Pennsylvania schools
Kayla Cook ensures that all middle and high school students in a Lancaster school district have access to dispensing bins, which hold tampons, pads, and liners in every individual women’s or gender-neutral bathroom stall.
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Q&A with Penn Vet’s Karen Verderame
Verderame, an outreach educator at the School of Veterinary Medicine, discusses her kinship with misunderstood animals, introducing students to veterinary medicine, the black market for insects, her favorite part of her job, and the dreaded spotted lanternfly.
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Keto diet metabolite may power up CAR T cells to kill cancer
Laboratory studies reveal a potentially low-tech intervention to improve personalized cell therapy.
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A decade-plus legacy of Penn Arts & Sciences
In recognition of the end of Steven J. Fluharty’s term as dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, a look at the School’s growth and innovation over 12 years.
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The quest to find actionable data for policymakers in developing countries
A collaboration between the Penn Development Research Initiative and the DevLab@Penn is on the ground in developing nations to generate better evidence that can influence real-world decisions.
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The future of finance
Hosted by Wharton finance professor Itay Goldstein, this four-part podcast series takes a deep dive into the cutting-edge insights and pioneering perspectives of innovation experts in the finance industry.