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What to expect from the next Japanese prime minister
Sanae Takaichi, wearing a blue suit, stands in a crowd of seated Japanese legislators.

Sanae Takaichi (center) was chosen as the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party during recent leadership elections.

(Image: Kyodo News via AP Images)

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    • What to expect from the next Japanese prime minister

    Penn political scientist Daniel Smith discusses this week’s Japanese prime minister election and the possible selection of a staunch conservative as the new premier.

    3 min. read

    Russell Composto talks leading Penn Forward’s Undergraduate Education and Innovation working group
    Russell Composto at a conference table gesticulating with undergraduates.

    Russell Composto, chair of the Penn Forward Undergraduate Education and Innovation working group and vice provost for undergraduate education, seated with undergraduates on Oct. 13, 2025, inside College Hall. 

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    • Russell Composto talks leading Penn Forward’s Undergraduate Education and Innovation working group

    In a Q&A, Russell Composto, vice provost for undergraduate education and chair of Penn Forward’s Undergraduate Education and Innovation working group, talks about the guiding principles of the team and what it means to think boldly about the future of the undergraduate experience at Penn.

    8 min. read

    Michael Weisberg on building community at Penn
    Michael Weisberg.

    Michael Weisberg has been chosen lead the continued implementation of recommendations from the 2024 University Task Force on Antisemitism and the Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.

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    • Michael Weisberg on building community at Penn

    Michael Weisberg, a distinguished professor of philosophy, has been appointed to lead the continued implementation of recommendations from the Task Force on Antisemitism and the Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.

    7 min. read

    Q&A on the College House system and advice for first-years
    A smiling woman stands in front of her living room with arms folded.

    Carol Muller is faculty director of Riepe College House, which houses first-year students. 

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    • Q&A on the College House system and advice for first-years

    Carol Muller, faculty director of Riepe College House, discusses what makes a first-year house special and how to create community.

    3 min. read

    Staff Q&A with Peter Fixler
    Peter Fixler stands among the trees and greens at the Morris Arboretu.

    Image: Eric Sucar

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    • Staff Q&A with Peter Fixler

    The lead arborist at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens discusses his interest in tree work, how trees benefit the planet, the tallest tree he has climbed, current research at the Morris, and its impact in America and beyond.

    6 min. read

    Japan’s election outcomes
    A man is seen on a television screen, framed by the heads of people watching.

    A TV screen shows Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaking a day after Japan's parliamentary elections, in which his party lost its majority. Ishiba said he will remain in his role.

    The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images
     

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    • Japan’s election outcomes

    Political scientist Daniel Smith discusses the results of the Japanese parliamentary elections and the effects on the country’s future.

    2 minutes

    Impact of research
    Idea illustration showing hands reaching towards a lightbulb of ideas overlayed on a cityscape.

    Illustration: Lauren Thomas

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    • Impact of research

    Senior Vice Provost for Research Dawn Bonnell discusses with Inspiring Impact Magazine why a robust research enterprise is at the core of Penn’s educational mission.

    From Penn Inspiring Impact

    5 min. read

    ‘Elusive Cures: Why Neuroscience Hasn’t Solved Brain Disorders—and How We Can Change That’
    Cover of Elusive Cures book next to headshot of Nicole Rust.

    Tackling brain conditions, says psychology professor Nicole Rust, requires thinking about the brain not as a domino chain but as a complex dynamical system with feedback loops.

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    • ‘Elusive Cures: Why Neuroscience Hasn’t Solved Brain Disorders—and How We Can Change That’

    The first book from psychology professor Nicole Rust of the School of Arts & Sciences dives into why research on conditions like Alzheimer’s and depression hasn’t translated more effectively into better treatments.

    5 min. read

    What is an NPU? A Penn expert explains
    A computer chip being placed by a rubber-gloved hand.

    Image: Narumon Bowonkitwanchai via Getty Images

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    • What is an NPU? A Penn expert explains

    Benjamin C. Lee, a professor of electrical and systems engineering, explains what a neural processing unit (NPU) is and why it matters in the age of artificial intelligence.

    5 min. read