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9/19

Middle East Film Festival

A movie poster showing person with shadowed images of other people as art effect.

The Penn Middle East Center, in collaboration with Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, Cinema & Media Studies, Jewish Studies, and Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, presents the 2022 edition of New Middle East Cinema. The festival is a free-admission series of screenings and English subtitles are available for all films.

6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

9/16

Health Care and Abortion

The Leonard Davis Institute hosts a panel of experts to discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, and what it means for abortion access and equity in the U.S. Experts include Courtney Schreiber, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Perelman School of Medicine; Aletha Akers, VP at Guttmacher Institute; Raegan McDonald-Mosley, CEO of Power to Decide; and Heather Shumaker, director at National Women’s Law Center.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Virtual

9/16

Water Forum Speaker Spotlight

At left, a windmill on a sunny day. At right, an energy facility aerial view.

The Water Center presents three Penn alumnae to discuss their careers and how Penn’s graduate program impacted their choice of working in the water and sustainability sectors. Moderated by Emily Newton, manager of procurement at Bristol Myers Squibb, the panel features research professional Chantal Victoria Bright and climate resilience consultant Kambiri Cox.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Virtual

Fox 4 (Kansas City)

Remembering Princess Diana

In a video interview, Emma Hart of the School of Arts & Sciences speaks on Princess Diana’s legacy and continued impact 25 years after her passing.

Associated Press

FDA still skeptical of ALS drug ahead of high-stakes meeting

Holly Fernandez-Lynch of the Perelman School of Medicine says that Canadian regulators’ decision to approve Amylyx’s ALS drug puts FDA regulators in a precarious position.

Associated Press

Should you get a new COVID booster? If so, when?

John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine advises people who recently received COVID boosters to wait for their antibodies to wane before receiving an updated one.

WION (New Dehli)

Predisposition to alcohol abuse is inherited, needs personalised treatment: Addiction expert

A study by Henry Kranzler of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that treatment for excessive drinking should be tailored according to individual genetic makeup, with predisposition to alcohol abuse partially inherited from relatives.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Monkeypox vax has disproportionately gone to white Philadelphians. This clinic sought to balance that

Med student Elle Lett of the Perelman School of Medicine, who established Philly MPX Action to assist with monkeypox outreach, says that expanded effort for vaccine clinics is needed.