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The law in the 19th-century American South
A historic photo of someone cutting the grass of a plantation in the Antebellum South.

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The law in the 19th-century American South

Madison Ogletree, a McNeil Center for Early American Studies Consortium Dissertation Fellow, explains her deep dive into law and the everyday lives of free African Americans in rural areas of the slave South.

From The McNeil Center for Early American Studies

Dorothy Roberts on reproductive rights and justice
Dorothy Roberts teaching a class at Penn Carey Law.

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Dorothy Roberts on reproductive rights and justice

PIK Professor Roberts designed her Penn Carey Law course around a reproductive justice framework, which extends far beyond access to abortion.

From Penn Carey Law

Sourcing early American archives of rebellion
Spines of historic books.

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Sourcing early American archives of rebellion

In her research, Marley Lix-Jones, an Advisory Council Dissertation Fellow at the McNeil Center, finds histories of rebellion and social connections within enslaved communities.

From The McNeil Center for Early American Studies

The versatility of the JD/MPA degree
Outside of Penn Carey Law from sidewalk.

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The versatility of the JD/MPA degree

Julian Lutz will graduate in May with an MPA from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs in addition to his JD from the University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Law School.

From Penn Carey Law

Journey to Joy
A handwritten Joy Map on a table.

A handwritten joy map on a table.

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Journey to Joy

In a joint class within the School of Social Policy & Practice and the Annenberg School for Communication, PIK professor Desmond Upton Patton invites students to dream big in Journey to Joy: Designing a Happier Life.

Kristina García

Robert Gifford’s breakthroughs in real-time system safety
Flight control panel on a plane.

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Robert Gifford’s breakthroughs in real-time system safety

The doctoral candidate with the Penn Research in Embedded Computing and Integrated Systems Engineering Center at Penn Engineering is revolutionizing real-time systems on modern multicore computers.

From Penn Engineering

Wharton MBA student is out of this world
Jameel Janjua in front of an F-16.

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Wharton MBA student is out of this world

Jameel Janjua discusses his interest in spaceflight, the fastest aircraft he has flown, the effect of supersonic speed on the body, attending Wharton, and his first time in space.
A first-of-its-kind master’s program for police leaders
Aerial view of College Hall and Penn’s campus.

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A first-of-its-kind master’s program for police leaders

The new graduate degree from the Department of Criminology and the College of Liberal & Professional Studies will begin next fall. It aims to teach evidence-based research to foster more equitable practices.

From Omnia

A lipid nanoparticle delivers an mRNA cure for preeclampsia
Kelsey Swingle working in a lab.

Kelsey Swingle at work in the lab of Michael Mitchell.

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A lipid nanoparticle delivers an mRNA cure for preeclampsia

Doctoral student Kelsey Swingle developed a lipid nanoparticle that delivers an mRNA therapeutic that reduces maternal blood pressure through the end of gestation and improves fetal health and blood circulation in the placenta.

Melissa Pappas