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Herinah Asaah is empowered to uplift and driven to change
Herinah Asaah

Class of 2026 undergraduate Herinah Asaah.

(Image: Courtesy of Inspiring Impact)

Herinah Asaah is empowered to uplift and driven to change

With support from Penn’s community and donors, Penn undergraduate Herinah Asaah is working toward a future in education equity and human rights.

From Penn Inspiring Impact

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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)

  • Q&A

    • 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

    Fueling growth locally, together
    Local businesses and Penn suppliers promote their products and services during the expo portion of the Penn Local Business Exchange.

    Local businesses and Penn suppliers promote their products and services during the expo portion of the Penn Local Business Exchange.

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    Fueling growth locally, together

    The eighth annual Penn Local Business Exchange brought together entrepreneurs, city officials, and University buyers to swap insights and build relationships.

    4 min. read

    Two Penn faculty elected American Physical Society Fellows
    Ritesh Agarwal and Doug Jerolmack.

    Ritesh Agarwal (left), Srinivasa Ramanujan Distinguished Scholar in Materials Science and Engineering, and Douglas Jerolmack, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Professor of Earth and Environmental Science and professor of mechanical engineering and applied mechanics.

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    Two Penn faculty elected American Physical Society Fellows

    Ritesh Agarwal of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Douglas Jerolmack of the School of Arts & Sciences and Penn Engineering have been elected by their peers in recognition of their contributions to the field.

    2 min. read

    Taylor Swift, storytelling, and climate communication
    A Taylor Swift fan with friendship bracelets makes a heart sign with their hands.

    As part of Climate Week at Penn, leading expert on climate solutions and clean energy Joseph Romm will lead a workshop titled “Communication is a Climate Solution: How Taylor Swift can Level Up Your Storytelling.”

    (Image: Rebecca Blackwell via AP Images)

    Taylor Swift, storytelling, and climate communication

    Clean energy expert and senior research fellow at Penn Joseph Romm says that Taylor Swift’s lyrics offer storytelling techniques that can be applied for impact-driven climate communications.

    3 min. read

    Bridging philosophy and politics

    Bridging philosophy and politics

    What does it mean for everyone to have a say in a democracy? This summer, philosopher professor Daniel Wodak and undergraduate Jasmine Ni explored the contradictions and questions raised by political equity.

    From Omnia

    2 min. read

    A world shaped by water and access
    Three people test water below a sand dam.

    Griffin Pitt, right, works with two other student researchers to test the conductivity, total dissolved solids, salinity, and temperature of water below a sand dam in Kenya.

    (Image: Courtesy of Griffin Pitt)

    A world shaped by water and access

    Griffin Pitt’s upbringing made her passionate about water access and pollution, and Penn has given her the opportunity to explore these issues back home in North Carolina and abroad.

    3 min.

    A built-in ‘off switch’ to stop persistent pain
    Brain imaging

    Collaborative research on the neural basis of chronic pain led by neuroscientist J. Nicholas Betley finds that a critical hub in the brainstem, has a built-in “off switch” to stop persistent pain signals from reaching the rest of the brain. Their findings could help clinicians better understand chronic pain. (Pictured) Flurorescence imaging reveals hunger neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus labeled in maroon with nuclei shown in blue.

    (Image: J. Nicholas Betley)

    A built-in ‘off switch’ to stop persistent pain

    J. Nicholas Betley has led collaborative research seeking the neural basis of long-term sustained pain and finds that a critical hub in the brainstem holds a mechanism for stopping pain signals from reaching the rest of the brain. Their findings could help clinicians better understand chronic pain and lead to new, more efficacious treatments.

    4 min. read