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gritty and the penn quaker welcome incoming penn president liz magill

With open arms, a hearty welcome to Penn’s incoming president

M. Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Magill was confirmed as the University’s ninth president at a March 4 Trustees meeting. A cheerful procession down Locust Walk followed.

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Pandemic shifts: Oliver Kaplan on outing and education policy

The pandemic led Oliver Kaplan, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, to reconsider his academic path. He changed his major to philosophy and now hopes to shape educational policy for LGBTQ+ students.

Penn Trustees approve 2022-2023 undergraduate charges and financial aid budget

The University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees has approved a 2.9% increase in tuition and a $288 million undergraduate financial aid budget for the coming year.

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The effects of critical illness in early childhood on neurocognitive outcomes

A four-year sibling-matched cohort study examines whether infants and young children may be uniquely susceptible to adverse neurocognitive outcomes after invasive mechanical ventilation.

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How fracking could cushion oil price shocks

A Wharton research paper makes the business case for fracking as a viable mitigating factor to soften the impact of oil and gas price shocks fueled by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, from disruption of gas flows to oil companies caught amidst sanctions.

From left, Anna Kalandadze, Catherine Buroker, and Lia Thomas pose with their Ivy League Championship medals.

Record number of Penn swimmers headed to NCAA Championships

Lia Thomas, Catherine Buroker, and Anna Kalandadze of the women’s swimming & diving team will compete in Atlanta from March 16-19.

Four people seated on stage at Perry World House.

‘War in Europe: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine’

In an expert briefing hosted by Perry World House and moderated by Lightning Scholar Jane Vaynman, former NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow, political science professor Rudra Sil, and Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin discussed sanctions, the humanitarian crisis, and whether diplomatic solutions are realistic.

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Six takeaways from two years of online learning

As two full years of this explosion in virtual learning approaches, Penn GSE associate professor and director of the Penn Center for Learning Analytics Ryan Baker shares some thoughts on best practices, and which practices should be avoided.

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Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic engage local businesses

ELC students gain hands-on legal practice while supporting organic economic growth in local neighborhoods.

People and Places at Penn: Winter solace

From the Class of 1923 Ice Skating Rink to La Casa Latina, four students speak to what motivates them through the season.

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