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Joseph Westphal with American soldiers in Afghanistan

Two decades after 9/11, a conversation with a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia

In a Q&A, Joseph Westphal, a senior global fellow at the Lauder Institute and former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, talks about post-9/11 Saudi Arabia.

students playing chess on a table outside

Exploring extracurriculars at the Fall Student Activities Fair

For the first time Penn’s annual Fall Student Activities Fair was both in person and online over a three-day period. Nearly 600 groups registered to participate this year, and thousands of students signed up for organizations.

An electric vehicle plugged into a recharge station.

What will give electric cars a boost in the U.S.?

Wharton’s John Paul MacDuffie discusses President Biden’s executive order to dramatically increase electric car sales by 2030.

Several students standing outside in front of a historic brick dorm building

Student ambassadors ready to welcome new arrivals during Move-In

Ready to welcome new arrivals to campus, 25 student coordinators are working as paid staff during Move-In to College Houses this coming week.

Person putting a sign about COVID restrictions in the business place

What the U.S. economy will look like after the pandemic

People and Places at Penn

In anticipation of the return to campus, undergraduates introduce their favorite spots.

Businesspeople in conversation wearing face masks

Is deflection a good business tactic?

Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer is the co-author of the first study to examine the costs and benefits of answering a question with a question.

Three police cars with sirens flashing are seen in a line from behind police crime tape at night

COVID-19, protests, and crime

During a summer internship with the Law School’s David Abrams, rising sophomores Caroline Li and David Feng looked at how the COVID-19 pandemic and last summer’s racial justice protests affected America’s crime rate.

In the foreground, a blurred out student holding a pencil over a notebook watching a math lesson on a computer screen. In the background are blurred out plants, table and chairs.

Remote learning affected high schoolers’ social, emotional health

Research from Angela Duckworth and colleagues found that teenagers who attended school virtually fared worse than classmates who went in person, results that held even when accounting for variables like gender, race, and socioeconomic status.

John Baxter Taylor Jr., left, races three other competitors at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. All four runners are wearing white shirts and shorts.

First African American Olympic gold medalist was a Penn grad

John Baxter Taylor Jr. of Philadelphia, a superstar on Penn’s track & field team in the early 1900s, won gold at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

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