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Mikhail Gorbachev’s legacy

Penn experts share their thoughts on Gorbachev’s impact on the Soviet Union and the world, and how history will remember him.

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Advocating for labor rights

Through a Peggy Browning Fellowship, Penn Carey Law student Julian Lutz spent his summer working at Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 Philadelphia.

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‘In These Times’ explores the intricate riddles of life through art

Episodes 6 and 7 of the latest season of the OMNIA podcast explore how art like music and dance have been the pulse of social movements, and how individual artistic experiences impact mental health and well-being.

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Deep brain stimulation shows promise against binge eating disorder

A pilot Penn study finds that an implanted brain-stimulating device dramatically reduces bingeing episodes and helps patients lose weight.

Q&A

What’s in the semiconductor bill?

In a Q&A, Morris Cohen of the Wharton School explains the content of the CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law on Aug. 9.

Penn President Liz Magill speaks with three graduate and professional students outside on Penn’s campus.

Graduate, professional students introduced to array of Penn resources

A welcome event brought together new graduate and professional students, multiple University groups, President Liz Magill, and Interim Provost Beth Winkelstein.

A sign calls for the cancellation of student debt at a rally

What is the impact of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan?

A Graduate School of Education expert and faculty director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model’s take a look at the budgetary costs and distributional impact of the U.S. President’s initiative.

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Who wants government health care and unemployment programs to expand?

A study by Penn LDI fellows finds that people who felt most at risk from COVID-19 tend to favor expansions, regardless of their political attitudes.

Person seen walking in a town across the river from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine

Q&A

Ukraine nuclear power plant caught in war’s crossfire

The School of Arts & Sciences’ Anna Mikulska, an expert on the geopolitics of energy, discusses the situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Station, Russia’s aims, and what she’s most concerned about.

Penn President Liz Magill shakes hands with a new student’s parent.

New Student Orientation

The Class of 2026 and other new students attended myriad events to get to know the campus and each other.

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