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Adolph Reed is retiring. But he’s still got more to say
After more than 40 years as a political science professor, incisive commentator, and mentor to countless students, Reed is ending his teaching career. Now, he can turn his full attention to writing, and the 2020 campaign.
Names prompt distinct brain activity in preschoolers
The Summer Reading List: Book recommendations from Penn faculty and staff
Does diversity training work?
Compound’s benefits aren’t tied to the body clock
‘Ladysitting’
Japan’s modern monarchy: How it works
Lorenzo Jackson, leader and ‘Pillar of Excellence’
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The next generation of optical communication with nanophotonics
Research from the lab of Bo Zhen is pushing the boundaries of optics by using fundamental physics to address many of the real-world challenges faced by engineers.
Penn’s 263rd Commencement
The Class of 2019 took to Franklin Field on Monday, May 20, for Penn’s 263rd Commencement ceremony, where President Amy Gutmann urged graduates to “weave together a world better, freer, and more inclusive.”
Class of 2019 Ivy Day Ceremony and awardees
On Saturday, May 18, the Class of 2019 celebrated its Ivy Day Ceremony during Alumni Weekend, continuing the 146-year tradition by honoring students for their achievements and contributions to the Penn community.
Senior pictures
Graduating senior and photographer Isabel Zapata captured 57 of her classmates in places of significance to create Torch Magazine. The publication features their reflections as well as her portraits.
From the bench to bedside, boardroom, and beyond
Penn’s Life Sciences & Management program empowers the next generation of biotechnology leaders with an education in both business and the natural sciences.
Inside Penn
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Raina Merchant named National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leader
From Penn Medicine News - From Annenberg School for Communication
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Are fewer physicians and self-service health care the answer?
From Leonard Davis Institute - From Penn Law
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Penn IUR and Penn Design launch lab on urban informality and sustainable development
From Penn IUR
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B-Movies
Cinema Studies' Will Schmenner discusses the history of 1930s B-movies, also known as independent films of the 1930s that often tackle more controversial subjects of the time period. The talk is followed by a screening of 1933 film “Damaged Lives.”
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Whitman Vignettes
In celebration of Walt Whitman's 200th birthday, Penn Libraries displays an exhibit that focuses on the poet's two decades spent in Philadelphia and Camden.
Multimedia
A new way to fly, built up from the nanoscale
Super-thin ‘nanocardboard’ can levitate using only the power of light, opening the door to tiny flying machines with no moving parts.
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Big Ideas
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Black feminism 101
Author and alum Feminista Jones joined Tanji Gilliam of Africana Studies in a discussion of her new book “Reclaiming Our Space,” examining how Twitter and modern liberation movements are all borne from black women’s words, struggle, and history.
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Pokémon activates a unique part of the brain, offering insights into its structure
In a study of adults who played the game extensively as children, Penn and Stanford researchers discovered that a particular area of the visual cortex lights up when players view characters from the original version.
