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South Korea crisis, explained
A crowd of people are gathered in a public square, facing left, holding candles and carrying signs in a vigil calling for the South Korean president’s resignation.

People gather in Seoul, South Korea, for a candlelight vigil to call for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s resignation on Dec. 4, following his short-lived martial law declaration.

(Image: Kyodo via AP Images)

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    • South Korea crisis, explained

    South Korea plunged into a state of national crisis this week over a six-hour martial law declaration by President Yoon Suk Yeol. Roiled by his own sinking popularity and now facing an impeachment inquiry, Yoon’s political future is now on the line.
    A greener, cleaner way to extract cobalt
    A large setup infrastructure for mining gold and other minerals in Australia.

    (Image: Alfio Manciagli)

    A greener, cleaner way to extract cobalt

    Penn researchers led a collaborative effort pioneering safer, more sustainable technique to extract elements critical to battery-powered technologies. Findings pave the way for getting value from materials that would otherwise be considered waste.
    Jeffrey Kallberg named interim dean of Penn Arts & Sciences
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    Jeffrey Kallberg is the the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Music, and has been appointed deputy dean of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences.

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    Jeffrey Kallberg named interim dean of Penn Arts & Sciences

    Jeffrey Kallberg has been named interim dean of the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, effective Jan. 1. Kallberg currently serves as deputy dean and the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Music.The announcement was made today by Interim President J. Larry Jameson and Provost John L. Jackson Jr.
    Who, What, Why: David Clark and the Peer Wellness Coaching program
    David Clark sits at a curved desk at Wellness at Penn

    David Clark, a Penn Nursing student, works in Wellness at Penn’s new Peer Wellness Coaching program.

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    • Who, What, Why: David Clark and the Peer Wellness Coaching program

    David Clark, a student in the School of Nursing, works in Peer Wellness Coaching. The program from Wellness at Penn is designed to help student well-being in a nonclinical setting.

    Kristina García

    Rivers in a changing world
    Penn students and Sayre high school students wading in a river in Cobbs Creek.

    Sayre ninth-grade science teacher LaRon Smith (center) is a former landscape gardener from South Philadelphia who switched careers to mentor a younger generation. “I think my passion is for them to be better individuals, better human beings,” Smith says.

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    Rivers in a changing world

    A new Academically Based Community Service class brings Penn and William L. Sayre High School students together to learn environmental science and engineering.

    Kristina García

    Is ‘bypassing’ a better way to battle misinformation?
    Cartoon images of grownups in failed negotiations over a laptop.

    Image: iStock/Visual Generation

    Is ‘bypassing’ a better way to battle misinformation?

    Bypassing involves offering accurate information that has an implication opposite to that of the misinformation. New research from APPC finds bypassing may be superior to correction in forming beliefs, but not in attitude about the delivered information.

    From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

    The draw of internal medicine at Penn Vet
    Veterinarians Daniela Luethy and Austin Castellano examine a goat.

    Penn Vet’s Daniela Luethy and fourth-year student Austin Castellano perform a physical exam on a patient.

    (Image: Courtesy of Penn Vet’s Bellwether Magazine)

    The draw of internal medicine at Penn Vet

    At Penn Vet, internal medicine and specialty sections, including ultrasound and cardiology, diagnostic pathology, and radiology, work together to provide the most efficient information and the highest level of care for a patient.

    From Penn Vet