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A look at the history of affirmative action with Mary Frances Berry
resident Lyndon B. Johnson reaches to shake hands with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson reaches to shake hands with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after presenting the civil rights leader with one of the 72 pens used to sign the Civil Rights Act in Washington. Surrounding the president, from left: Rep. Roland Libonati, D-Ill., Rep. Peter Rodino, D-N.J., Rev. King, Emanuel Celler, D-N.Y., and behind Celler is Whitney Young, executive director of the National Urban League.

(Image: AP Photo)

  • Q&A

    • A look at the history of affirmative action with Mary Frances Berry

    The Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and professor of history emerita shares the origins of the term, discusses the practice’s early champions and highlights the ensuing controversies.

    Kristen de Groot

    New insights into the mechanisms of tumor growth
    3d render of cells secreting exosomes.

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    New insights into the mechanisms of tumor growth

    A team of researchers led by the School of Arts & Science’s Wei Guo characterize the molecular pathways that play a major role in tumorigenesis, findings that could lead to better diagnostic tools for cancer and new targeted therapies.
    Who, What, Why: Francisco Díaz on anthropology and the modern Maya
    Francisco Diaz at the Penn Museum in front of a carved stone pillar

    (Image: Eric Sucar)

  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Francisco Díaz on anthropology and the modern Maya

    Francisco Díaz studies Maya contributions to archeology at a time when Indigenous people were viewed as little more than laborers. His research shows that Indigenous people were archaeologists in their own right, working season after season with specialized skills to excavate the past.

    Kristina Linnea García

    From glacier ice, a wealth of scientific data
    Two scientists walk on glacier ice near a river and mountains

    Jade Hatton and Anna Polášková of the CryoEco Group at Prague’s Charles University, collaborators of the BiCycles Lab, work in Greenland’s Upernavik region.

    (Image: Jack Murphy)

    From glacier ice, a wealth of scientific data

    Biogeochemist Jon Hawkings of the School of Arts & Sciences and his lab study glaciers to understand the cycling of elements through Earth’s waters, soils, and air in its coldest regions, with implications for climate change, ecosystem health, and more.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Understanding India’s urban future
    khandela city streets

    An unpaved road in Khandela. Most small towns have poor-quality roads, Thachil says. “They need everything.”

    (Image: Tariq Thachil)

    Understanding India’s urban future

    A two-year project supported by Penn Global and the Center for the Advanced Study of India takes a deep dive into the political workings of India’s rapidly urbanizing landscape.

    Kristina Linnea García

    The future of health research in Malawi
    Four peple standing, posing for the camera. Three are students at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences. The fourth is a professor there, Adamson Muula.

    Adamson Muula (second from left), a professor of public health & epidemiology at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, and students.

    (Image: Courtesy of Young Researchers Forum Malawi and KUHeS Research Support Center)

    The future of health research in Malawi

    A workshop convened by Penn, University College Dublin, and the Young Researchers Forum in Malawi brought together stakeholders to discuss the African nation’s use of technology in health care and the double burden of non-communicable and infectious diseases.

    Michele W. Berger

    ‘Mecca is Burning’ play mixes drama, poetry at the Annenberg Center
    Composite photo of “Mecca is Burning" cast members

    The cast of “Mecca is Burning.” Top row, left to right: Steven Peacock Jacoby, Kenya Wilson, Imana Breaux, Benjamin Rowe; bottom row, left to right: Ashlee Danielle, Alyssa Carter, Alton Ray, and Yohanna Florentino.

    (Image: Courtesy of Penn Live Arts)

    ‘Mecca is Burning’ play mixes drama, poetry at the Annenberg Center

    “Mecca is Burning,” a commissioned piece that will world premiere at the Annenberg Center this weekend, is a two-act play that takes an artful—but candid—look at race in the U.S.
    Topping off the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology
    Onlookers watch as the last beam is put into place on a construction site.

    On a chilly afternoon, the final steel beam was signed and hoisted atop the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology. The moment was one that signals “Penn’s rise as a global leader in energy science,” said President Liz Magill, who was joined for the celebration by donor P. Roy Vagelos and deans Steven Fluharty and Vijay Kumar, as well as students, faculty, and staff from across the University.

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    Topping off the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology

    A project nearly four years in the making sees new heights as the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology marks a significant milestone in its construction.
    The future of conservatism
    Alfie Arun smiles from behind his laptopas he listens to the student debate in the Future of Conservatism class.

    Alfie Arun says he came into the class with an antagonistic view of conservatives, but he’s not leaving with the same mindset.

    The future of conservatism

    A one-of-a-kind political science course taught by Deirdre Martinez of the School of Arts & Sciences and Evan McMullin, a Penn alum who was running for the Senate during the class, took students through the past and present conservative movement.

    Kristen de Groot