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Takeaways from the Wyoming, Alaska primaries
Liz Cheney speaks at a podium outside as sun sets

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) speaks Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at a primary Election Day gathering at Mead Ranch in Jackson, Wyo. Cheney lost to challenger Harriet Hageman in the primary. (Image: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Takeaways from the Wyoming, Alaska primaries

John Lapinski, a political scientist in the School of Arts & Sciences and director of elections at NBC News, discusses the election results and what they could mean for November’s midterms.

Kristen de Groot

For new DPS VP, it’s all about ‘actions, not words’
Kathleen Shields Anderson leans against the wall of DPS headquarters

Kathleen Shields Anderson, vice president of the Department of Public Safety, outside of the DPS headquarters.

For new DPS VP, it’s all about ‘actions, not words’

Following a national search, Kathleen Shields Anderson was named vice president of Penn’s Division of Public Safety.
Understanding the Inflation Reduction Act
Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, and Joe Manchin at a bill signing. Biden is sitting at a desk with the Presidential Seal. Schumer and Manchin are standing behind him. Behind all three are two American flags and a third other flag.

President Joe Biden hands the pen he used to sign the Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Understanding the Inflation Reduction Act

Penn experts explain the climate, health care, and economic aspects of the legislation that President Biden signed into law this week, plus the politics of getting it passed.

Katherine Unger Baillie, Michele W. Berger, Kristen de Groot, Dee Patel

Targeting impulsivity early in adolescence could prevent later behavioral disorders
Four adolescents sitting on the top of a skate ramp.

Targeting impulsivity early in adolescence could prevent later behavioral disorders

Tendencies toward impulsivity in early adolescence are linked with a variety of poor outcomes in later adolescence. By mid-adolescence, it may be too late to target impulsivity to prevent those developments.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

Who, What, Why: Kimeze Teketwe brings Luganda to Penn
Kimeze "Dickson" Teketwe Kimeze “Dickson” Teketwe is a master’s student in the International Education Development program at the Graduate School of Education. He is also a graduate fellow in the Center for Africana Studies and lecturer in the Penn Language Center in the School of Arts & Sciences.

Who, What, Why: Kimeze Teketwe brings Luganda to Penn

The GSE master’s student from Uganda taught the first ever course on this language in the spring of 2022. This fall the program continues with another intro class, followed by an advanced class next spring.

Michele W. Berger

Severe COVID-19 increases risk of life-threatening blood clots
Hospital patient with IV in arm.

Severe COVID-19 increases risk of life-threatening blood clots

A new Penn study finds the clotting condition, venous thromboembolism, was more common in those hospitalized with COVID-19 compared to those hospitalized with influenza.

Alex Gardner

Navigating travel with someone who has dementia
Back view of family and dog walking together down an empty beach

Navigating travel with someone who has dementia

With the right planning, and proper expectations, Penn Medicine experts say a family vacation can accommodate the needs of individuals with dementia.

From Penn Medicine News

New analysis shows how sulfur clouds can form in Venus’ atmosphere
The planet Venus shown against a black background

New analysis shows how sulfur clouds can form in Venus’ atmosphere

An international research team, including atmospheric chemists from the School of Arts & Sciences, used computational chemistry methods to identify a novel pathway for how sulfur particles can arise high in the atmosphere of the second planet from the sun.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Cooler temps and northern climes associated with increased diabetes diagnoses in dogs
A reclining dalmatian dog is examined by a provider with a stethoscope

A team from Penn Vet has identified an association between colder weather and climates and diabetes diagnoses in dogs. A parallel link is seen in diagnoses of Type 1 diabetes in people. 

Cooler temps and northern climes associated with increased diabetes diagnoses in dogs

Mirroring a finding in humans, diabetes diagnoses in dogs were more common in colder areas of the U.S. and during winter, according to a new study led by School of Veterinary Medicine researchers.

Katherine Unger Baillie