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‘Catholics in the North have their destiny in own hands for the first time,’ expert on Irish unity says

At an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Brendan O’Leary of the School of Arts & Sciences said that Irish political leaders must not make the same mistakes as British leaders with Brexit when the time comes for unification.

She had multiple abortions as a child. Her abuser didn’t expect what came later

Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences says that pregnant children are much more likely to die, be uneducated, or get stuck in a situation that negatively affects their health due to post-Roe abortion restrictions.

Archaeological site filled with stacked, dusty, aged bricks and surrounded by rocks..

Reconsidering world heritage for the modern era

Through recent research, archaeologist and Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Lynn Meskell has continued to highlight how World Heritage Sites have become flashpoints for conflict and out of touch with local communities.

Legal war brews over EPA power plant rule

Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law says that economic competition from natural gas has contributed much more significantly to the coal industry’s decline than EPA regulation.

Florida lawmakers want oversight of invited speakers on public-college campuses

Sigal Ben-Porath of the Graduate School of Education says that Florida’s government is trying to impose perspectives on higher-education institutions and undermine their autonomy, which should be a concern to anyone who cares about quality education.

A view of the Sudanese capital of Khartoum shows brown buildings and dark grey smoke billowing against a blue sky.

Q&A

Crisis in Sudan: A Q&A with Ali Ali-Dinar

The Sudanese scholar and senior lecturer in the Department of Africana Studies offers some background that led to the recent violence and potential paths to peace.

When their idea of liberty is your idea of death

Rogers M. Smith of the School of Arts & Sciences explains how Joseph Biden, Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, and Ron DeSantis have characterized their definitions of freedom.

The Supreme Court case that could threaten the SEC’s climate-disclosure rule

Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law explains why the Chevron doctrine has been one of the most cited legal cases of all time.

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Four from Penn elected to the National Academy of Sciences

The newly elected members, distinguished scholars recognized for their innovative contributions to original research, include faculty from the School of Arts & Sciences, Perelman School of Medicine, Annenberg School for Communication, and Wharton School.

Former Egyptian Ambassador to the U.S. Nabil Fahmy stands at a podium speaking into a microphone in an auditorium at the Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics on Penn's campus.

Nuclear issues in the Middle East and North Africa

Nabil Fahmy, former foreign minister of Egypt and Egyptian ambassador to the United States, spoke on campus about the current state of nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament in that region.

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