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Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon on the war in Ukraine
Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon.

Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon, Ph.D. student in history. (Image: OMNIA)

Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon on the war in Ukraine

The Ph.D. student in history, and former resident of Ukraine discusses the nation, how things got to this point, and what’s being overlooked in the discussion about the war.

Alex Schein , Susan Ahlborn

Quakers wax Dartmouth on Senior Day
Seniors on the women's basketball team stand at midcourt at the Palestra with posters of them in front. Family and friends are behind them.

Quakers wax Dartmouth on Senior Day

The women’s basketball team defeated the Big Green 79-54 on Saturday at the Palestra. Sophomore guard Jordan Obi led all scorers with 16 points.
Solidarity walk for Ukraine
Person holding a Ukrainian flag at a solidarity with Ukraine rally on Penn’s campus.

The organizers played a recording of the Ukrainian national anthem to conclude the event. Many participants joined in, singing.

Solidarity walk for Ukraine

More than 100 members of the University community joined a student-led walk in support of Ukraine, rallying awareness and calling for action.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Hostility among friends can come from surprising places
Two friends walking outside with backpacks and books.

Hostility among friends can come from surprising places

Sherelle Ferguson, and Annette Lareau, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Professor in the Social Sciences, find that “hostile ignorance” can come from surprising places.

From Omnia

Penn Law reacts to the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a U.S. Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in her office at the court in Washington. (Image: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Penn Law reacts to the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

President Joe Biden has selected the Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit as his nominee to the Supreme Court.

From Penn Carey Law

Russia’s attack on Ukraine, through the lens of history
Two people walk in front of a wall engraved with scenes of WWII soldiers in Kyiv, Ukraine

People walk through the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War in Kyiv in 2022. (Image: STR/NurPhoto via AP Images) 

Russia’s attack on Ukraine, through the lens of history

Historian Benjamin Nathans offers background on Putin’s use of history in justifying his war in Ukraine

Kristen de Groot

Six tips to help explain the realities of war to children
A concerned young child sitting on a couch listening to an adult.

Six tips to help explain the realities of war to children

Explaining the complex emotions and realities of war to children is a daunting and challenging task, but not impossible, says Penn GSE’s Marsha Richardson.

From Penn GSE

Bridging Wikipedia’s gender gap, one article at a time
Person’s hand using a mouse and a keyboard at a computer.

Bridging Wikipedia’s gender gap, one article at a time

Wikipedia has a major gender inequity problem. In a new study, Annenberg researchers evaluate how feminist interventions are closing the gap, and how they could improve.

From Annenberg School for Communication

Interaction with lung cells transforms asbestos particles
Side-by-side panels labeled with 1 nanometer scale bar show atomic structure of asbestos

Interaction with lung cells transforms asbestos particles

To better understand what happens once asbestos enters a human body, researchers in the School of Arts & Sciences took a nanoscale look at the mineral.

Katherine Unger Baillie