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Israel’s new coalition government
A man with short gray hair wearing a dark blue suit jacket, white shirt and light blue tie is seen in profile in front of an Israeli flag

An upcoming vote in Israel’s parliament could end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 years in power. (Image: Press service of the president of the Russian Federation)

  • Q&A

    • Israel’s new coalition government

    Middle East expert Ian Lustick discusses why this power play is happening now and what the coalition government means for the future of Israeli politics.

    Kristen de Groot

    For early amphibians, a new lifestyle meant a new spine
    Paleontologist in a lab with a sign saying "Dinosaurs" and fossil specimens in the background

    Aja Carter and colleagues found that amphibian vertebrae acquired modifications as their habitat shifted from water to land and back. (Pre-pandemic photo)

    For early amphibians, a new lifestyle meant a new spine

    Moving from water to land and back again corresponded with distinct changes in animals’ spinal morphology, according to a new study led by paleontologist Aja Carter.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    A year later: Penn LDI COVID-19 rapid response research grant projects
    Nurse in full PPE including a face shield.

    Image: iStock/Boyloso

    A year later: Penn LDI COVID-19 rapid response research grant projects

    The Rapid Response Grants for COVID-19 research projects have produced important new insights relevant to current pandemic response, as well as preparations for future infectious disease emergencies.

    Hoag Levins

    How news coverage affects public trust in science
    Person wearing a face mask seated on a park bench reads the newspaper while holding head in concern.

    How news coverage affects public trust in science

    News media reports about scientific failures that do not recognize the self-correcting nature of science can damage public perceptions of trust and confidence in scientific work.

    From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

    Connecting a star’s chemical composition and planet formation
    a start in the center of a dark sky surrounded by orbiting planets and a ring of dust

    Connecting a star’s chemical composition and planet formation

    Along with developing a new statistical method for studying exoplanets, researchers from Penn found that the majority of stars in their dataset are similar to the sun, implying that many stars in the Milky Way could host their own Earthlike planets.

    Erica K. Brockmeier

    In the backyard at the Philadelphia Flower Show
    Abdallah Tabet grips rake in garden Abdallah Tabet, a lecturer in the Weitzman School of Design, designed the 1,000-square-foot exhibit “Philly-Beirut” (pictured) for the 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show.

    In the backyard at the Philadelphia Flower Show

    Abdallah Tabet of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design is one of 34 major exhibitors at this year’s Philadelphia Flower Show.
    A link between childhood stress and early molars
    A person standing on a stairwell, being photographed from above.

    Allyson Mackey is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology in the School of Arts & Sciences. She runs The Changing Brain Lab and is a researcher in MindCORE.

    A link between childhood stress and early molars

    Penn researchers discovered that children from lower-income backgrounds and those who go through greater adverse childhood experiences get their first permanent molars sooner.

    Michele W. Berger

    The winners and losers in post-Socialist Europe
    Book cover of Taking Stock of Shock: Social Consequences of the 1989 Revolutions.

    The winners and losers in post-Socialist Europe

    Kristen Ghodsee and Mitchell Orenstein, professors of Russian and East European Studies, discuss their new book, “Taking Stock of Shock.”

    From Omnia

    Researchers study thought process behind revealing Alzheimer’s test results
    Gloved hand holding a scan of four brains

    Researchers study thought process behind revealing Alzheimer’s test results

    Two qualitative studies try to understand individuals’ decision-making process as they choose whom, why and how to share information regarding their Alzheimer’s disease biomarker and genetic testing results.

    From Penn Memory Center