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Presidential pauses? What those 'ums' and 'uhs' really tell us about candidates for the White House

Nine. That is the number of “uhs” that former President Barack Obama uttered in a period of two minutes during a 2012 presidential debate. Other Obama “uh” counters, such as University of Pennsylvania linguist Mark Liberman, clocked him as using “uhs” and “ums” – hesitation markers known as “filled pauses”…

The Conversation · Aug 21, 2023

6 of 8 Ivy Leagues will soon have women as presidents — an expert explains why this matters

For the first time, a majority of Ivy League schools will soon be led by women.

The Conversation · Apr 4, 2023

Autism is more common among Black and Hispanic kids for the first time ever—but only because screening is better

The increase in diagnoses is from “this rush to catch up,” said David Mandell, a University of Pennsylvania psychiatry professor.

Fortune · Mar 23, 2023

Iraq Dig Uncovers 5,000 Year Old Pub Restaurant

Archaeologists in southern Iraq have uncovered the remains of a tavern dating back nearly 5,000 years they hope will illuminate the lives of ordinary people in the world's first cities. The US-Italian team made the find in the ruins of ancient Lagash, northeast of the modern city of Nasiriyah, which…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2023

Who are Joe Biden’s children?

The stories of Beau, Hunter, Naomi and Ashley Biden

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

Penn’s Biden Center provided a landing spot for many of the president’s top aides

PHILADELPHIA — When the University of Pennsylvania launched a think tank named for Joe Biden in 2017, it didn’t just create a prestige institution tied to the man who had just left the vice president’s office.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 24, 2023

Commentary: Don’t ban chatbots in classrooms — use them to change how we teach

Will chatbots that can generate sophisticated prose destroy education as we know it? We hope so.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 23, 2023

Dan Rodricks: An end to racism? Ben Jealous believes it will happen

Since his unsuccessful run for Maryland governor against Larry Hogan in 2018, Benjamin Todd Jealous, former president of the NAACP, has kept up the pace he established as a scholar, activist and entrepreneur before trying politics. He served as president of People for the American Way, has a professorship at…

Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2023

Republicans target Penn after classified documents found in Biden’s former office

A University of Pennsylvania think tank tied to President Joe Biden is facing one of the first inquiries from congressional Republicans as GOP lawmakers aim to use their new-found power in the U.S. House to investigate the Democratic president.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 19, 2023

Penn denies allegations of foreign influence at Biden Center after classified documents were found

The University of Pennsylvania is denying allegations that the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, a Washington, D.C., think tank and President Joe Biden's former office space, solicited money from foreign entities.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 19, 2023