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Postdoc Kristen Brown diving in the reef to obtain samples

Environment influences coral’s resilience to acidification

Ocean acidification is an effect of climate change that threatens the health of coral. A new study examines how coral samples from the Great Barrier Reef fare in acidic conditions.

Outside picture of Wharton School building.

Four Hispanic student perspectives at Wharton: The journey to an MBA

Students share their perspectives on what it’s like to be Hispanic in The Wharton MBA Program for Executives.

Two men stand outside against Philadelphia backdrop both holding a basketball between them

Penn Medicine to become official health care partner of the Philadelphia 76ers

The multiyear partnership brings together two iconic brands with the shared goal of making an impact on health care in the Philadelphia community.

Artist John Dowell stands in the gallery with his artworks behind him surrounded by several people.

‘Paths to Freedom’: A new exhibit by John E. Dowell

In a new Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition, Philadelphia artist John E. Dowell imagines attempted escapes by enslaved ancestors through his photographs of North Carolina cotton fields at night. “Paths to Freedom” includes 26 artworks, an installation of fabric panels, and a soundscape.

Kristen Kurtis and Liz Magill talking in recording studio

President Magill talks music interests on WXPN

Penn President Liz Magill stopped by WXPN’s ‘Friday Morning Mixtape’ with Kristen Kurtis to share a 13-song playlist, what about music grabs her, and more.

Wharton Dean Erika James and Lynn Perry Wooten.

‘The Prepared Leader’: Erika James and Lynn Perry Wooten

Wharton Dean Erika James and Simmons University President Lynn Perry Wooten discuss their new book, 'The Prepared Leader,' and how they found the motivation and the staying power during the pandemic to write it.

Two drone-like robots. A smaller one is on the left. A larger one is on the right. The larger one is making a 3D printout of something that looks like white foam.

3D printing drones work like bees to build and repair structures while flying

Researchers including Weitzman’s Robert Stuart-Smith have made a swarm of bee-inspired drones that can collectively 3D print material while in flight, allowing unbounded manufacturing for building and repairing structures.

Five people sit in chairs on a stage at Perry World House

Russia ramps up war effort as Ukraine makes gains

Perry World House hosted a panel of experts to discuss the state of Ukraine after seven months of conflict, looking at how international support can be most effective.

A woman wearing a mask and a white lab coat sits at a table covered in a colorful tablecloth, pills, and packages of medication

Sex workers’ rights

A Fulbright award augments Toorjo Ghose’s work to document and support the social movement happening among sex workers in India against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Left: Roberta Iverson; right: book cover titled What Workers Say.

SP2’s Roberta Iversen on labor history and innovating for the future

In her new book, Iversen proposes that a different future could be possible in areas such as civic engagement and infrastructure for the benefit of both workers and their communities.

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