Josef Wegner of the School of Arts & Sciences and Penn Museum led a team of American archaeologists working with Egyptian researchers to unearth the tomb of an unknown pharaoh at an Egyptian necropolis in ancient Abydos.

Alumna Jennifer Weber, choreographer of the Broadway musical “& Juliet,” which is at the Academy of Music until April 6, is profiled.

A study from the Wharton School estimates that foreign executives are able to dodge losses of more than $10 billion through undisclosed insider trading while leaving devalued stock in the hands of American investors.

In a Q&A, Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses preparations for the next pandemic and advancements in vaccine research, including his past work with Katalin Karikó.

César de la Fuente of the Perelman School of Medicine and School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues are using frog secretions to develop synthetic peptides with antibiotic capacities against pathogens that resist current drugs.

Rachel Werner of the Perelman School of Medicine and Leonard Davis Institute says that two-thirds of people older than 65 will need long-term care at some point in their lives.

A study by Anuja Dokras of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that women with polycystic ovary syndrome and a diagnosis of depression are 56% more likely to develop metabolic syndrome compared to women without depression, increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

In an opinion essay, Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine says that reducing, rationing, or closing Medicaid services will be catastrophic for patients with dementia and their families.

A study from the Perelman School of Medicine indicates that a common test for ovarian cancer is less effective for Black and Native American women than for others.

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