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Penn at COP26: By the numbers
The midnight sun shines across sea ice.

The midnight sun shines across sea ice along the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. (Image: AP Photo/David Goldman)

Penn at COP26: By the numbers

A look at who is representing the University at this global conference, what they’re focused on, and how it fits into the bigger picture of worldwide climate action.

Michele W. Berger

Cary Coglianese on the challenges facing the Paris Agreement
A masked crowd of protesters marching holding cardboard signs, one reads CHANGE POLITICS NOT THE CLIMATE.

On October 2nd, 2021, 6000 people joined a Fridays for Future school strike in Milan, Italy, calling for climate and environmental protection, for the Paris Agreement and the 1.5° goal, and to put pressure on politicians. (Image: Alexander Pohl/AP Images)

Cary Coglianese on the challenges facing the Paris Agreement

Cary Coglianese of the Law School discusses this year’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, where leaders are gathering to decide how best to tackle the climate crisis. He argues that the current strategy of the Paris agreement is inherently flawed.

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The state of U.S. immigration
Picture of mountainous scrubland with a reddish brown fence running through the terrain

The U.S./Mexico border is just one of the many places where migrants seek admission. Even if the process is uncertain and arduous, many people seek entry into the U.S. to seek a better life. 

The state of U.S. immigration

Immigration is once again front and center in the national debate. The Law School's Fernando Chang-Muy explains the U.S.'s complex immigration code.

Kristina García

The role of progressive prosecutors in the criminal justice reform movement
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The role of progressive prosecutors in the criminal justice reform movement

Using Philadelphia as a microcosm, a new law course will analyze the emerging trend of progressive prosecutors’ offices and discuss how their strategies fit into a larger movement for criminal justice reform.

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Rising tension between China and Taiwan, explained 
a taiwanese flag is in the foreground with skyscrapers and shop signs in Chinese and English in the background

China has been increasing military pressure on Taiwan in recent days, sending nearly 150 warplanes over the island that it views as a breakaway province. 

  • Q&A

    • Rising tension between China and Taiwan, explained 

    Jacques deLisle, the director of The Center for the Study of Contemporary China, shares his thoughts China’s increasing military pressure and what’s next 

    Kristen de Groot

    A conversation with guest lecturer, historian, and best-selling author Jill Lepore
    three people sitting on a stage

    Best-selling author Jill Lepore (center), a Harvard history professor and staff writer at The New Yorker, spoke about teaching the U.S. Constitution during an era of constitutional crisis in a conversation at Penn with Graduate School of Education dean Pam Grossman (right) and School of Law dean Theodore Ruger. (Image: Jane Lindahl)

    A conversation with guest lecturer, historian, and best-selling author Jill Lepore

    Best-selling author Jill Lepore, a Harvard history professor and staff writer at The New Yorker, spoke about teaching the U.S. Constitution during an era of constitutional crisis in a conversation with Graduate School of Education Dean Pam Grossman and Law School Dean Theodore Ruger.
    Texas abortion ban
    Pro-choice activists hold signs reading "keep abortion legal' and "protect abortion access' in front of the US Supreme Court building

    Image: Adam Fagen/Flickr

  • Q&A

    • Texas abortion ban

    Penn Law’s Serena Mayeri on what the law means and what’s next for Texas and the nation.

    Kristen de Groot

    HIPAA at 25 remains a work in progress
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    HIPAA at 25 remains a work in progress

    Anita Allen argues that while HIPAA has delivered meaningful benefits to consumers, it still needs updating to address new and emerging privacy challenges.

    From the Regulatory Review

    Long-term COVID and the ADA
    microscopic view of coronavirus
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    • Long-term COVID and the ADA

    Jasmine Harris, a disability law expert, shares her thoughts on President Biden’s announcement that long-term COVID sufferers could be protected under the Americans With Disabilities Act

    Kristen de Groot