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Three things to know about the fall midterms
Man in sunglasses with earbuds walks throught a field covered in campaign posters

A voter walks through a field of signs alongside Park Lane to participate in the primary election at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Emil Lippe)

Three things to know about the fall midterms

Political scientist Marc Meredith shares his thoughts on redistricting, turnout, and races to watch.

Kristen de Groot

Protecting a singular ecosystem in the Galápagos
Giant tortoises on the Galápagos Islands.

The Galápagos giant tortoises at the the Charles Darwin Research Station on the Galápagos Islands. (Image: Elias Rovielo)

Protecting a singular ecosystem in the Galápagos

Michael Weisberg, the Bess W. Heyman President's Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, students, and Ecuador's Ambassador to the United States reflect on the momentous expansion of the Galápagos Marine Reserve.

Blake Cole

No-click system doubles hepatitis C screening orders
Tray of vials used for hepatitis c screening.

No-click system doubles hepatitis C screening orders

A Penn Medicine study finds that screening rates climbed to 80% for patients whose doctors didn’t need to opt in to order a screening.

From Penn Medicine News

Keepers of the cultural memory
An old and large book upside down on a table, being held by two sets of hands, one gloved, the other not. There are boxes and other materials all around.

Workers at the rare manuscripts and old printed books department of the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum store them in cardboard boxes to reduce the risk of damage in the event of an attack in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Friday, March 4, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

AP Photo/Bernat Armangue

Keepers of the cultural memory

In wartime, saving human lives is a top priority. But secondary considerations often include preserving the cultural heritage also under siege. Penn experts offer their thoughts as the situation in Ukraine continues to unfold.

Michele W. Berger

Researchers find topological phenomena at high technologically relevant frequencies
a close up of a needle etching stars into a blue membrane with a Z down the middle

Researchers find topological phenomena at high technologically relevant frequencies

A collaborative new study led by researchers in the School of Arts & Sciences demonstrates topological control capabilities in an acoustic system, with implications for applications such as 5G communications and quantum information processing.

Erica K. Brockmeier

Seeking justice, support for incarcerated Pennsylvanians
Five people stand in a group smiling outside.

(Homepage image) Left to right: Carson Eckhard, Jessica Gooding, Terrance Lewis, Sarah Simon, and Natalia Rommen in Center City, Philadelphia, outside the Criminal Justice Center on the day of Jehmar Gladden’s hearing. (Image: Courtesy of Project HOPE)

Seeking justice, support for incarcerated Pennsylvanians

As winners of the 2021 President’s Engagement Prize, Carson Eckhard, Natalia Rommen, and Sarah Simon provide hope for wrongfully convicted people and a roadmap for inmates set for release.

Kristen de Groot

CAR T cells suppress GI solid tumor cells without toxicity to healthy tissue
Microscopic view of T cells.

CDH17 CAR T cells attack a tumor but spare healthy tissue. (Image: Penn Medicine News)

CAR T cells suppress GI solid tumor cells without toxicity to healthy tissue

New research finds that CAR T cells can eliminate solid tumors, but do not damage healthy, normal tissues that also express a tumor antigen, because the tumor antigen is sequestered and hidden between the normal cells.

Caren Begun