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Penn COVID-19 Response
A cleaner, greener airport of the future
A cleaner, greener airport of the future
Six students from across the University presented their vision of an airport equipped with carbon-capturing technology and an electrified vehicle fleet at a NASA competition, garnering the “Most Intriguing Concept” award.
Penn COVID-19 Response
An ice cream social with Penn’s new president
An ice cream social with Penn’s new president
Shapeshifting microrobots can brush and floss teeth
Shapeshifting microrobots can brush and floss teeth
Penn Abroad: Rising senior Ariana Wiltjer in Ireland
Penn Abroad: Rising senior Ariana Wiltjer in Ireland
More intricate riddles of life on ‘In These Times’
More intricate riddles of life on ‘In These Times’
Penn’s new president on ‘the honor of a lifetime’
Penn’s new president on ‘the honor of a lifetime’
Penn Glee Club performs on its first European tour as a gender-inclusive choir
Penn Glee Club performs on its first European tour as a gender-inclusive choir
Penn Law reactions to SCOTUS EPA ruling on climate change
Penn Law reactions to SCOTUS EPA ruling on climate change
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The Supreme Court restricts the EPA’s power to curb climate change
The Supreme Court restricts the EPA’s power to curb climate change
Shelley Welton, a new faculty member with Penn Carey Law and the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, calls the decision “devastating,” even if expected. She explains the ruling and its implications for action on climate change.
Overturning Roe disproportionately burdens marginalized groups
Overturning Roe disproportionately burdens marginalized groups
For low-income people and people of color, lack of access to safe abortions in the U.S. will have a range of health and financial ramifications, compounding factors like poverty and systemic racism.
Hong Kong handover, 25 years later
Hong Kong handover, 25 years later
Hong Kong marks 25 years under Chinese control on July 1. Jacques deLisle, director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China, discusses where Hong Kong stands now and what the future might hold.
Joan DeJean on ‘Mutinous Women’
Joan DeJean on ‘Mutinous Women’
In her latest book, Joan DeJean of the School of Arts & Sciences investigates the lives of female prisoners deported in 1719 from Paris to the French colony of Louisiana.
Identities in harmony: How Beth Burton integrates the personal with the professional
Identities in harmony: How Beth Burton integrates the personal with the professional
The doctoral candidate in the Perelman School of Medicine is a scientist studying the genetic causes of Alzheimer’s. She’s also a musician, a queer woman, and a voice for those with genetic disorders.
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76ers join Penn Med, Wharton, and philanthropists to fund health initiatives
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The importance of postpartum and interconception care for mothers and babies
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Penn Dental Medicine partners with Woods Services to provide care for individuals with disabilities
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Diana Mutz wins 2022 American Political Science Association Best Book Award
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Joseph Francisco wins Royal Society of Chemistry prize
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6/19
Isaac Julien
In celebration of the centennial, the Barnes has commissioned “Once Again . . . (Statues Never Die),” an immersive five-screen film installation by artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien. The work explores the close relationship of Dr. Albert C. Barnes, an early U.S. collector and exhibitor of African material culture, and Alain Locke, cultural theorist and “Father of the Harlem Renaissance."
6/24
Summer of Swings
Morris Arboretum presents Summer of Swings, a seasonal exhibit that invites guests to swing on 10 newly installed swings spread across 92 acres of the grounds.
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Ice Cream Social with Penn President Liz Magill
Just days into her tenure, Liz Magill met and talked with hundreds of University faculty, staff, and students on College Green.
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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
How historical racism influences modern poverty and racial inequality
Sociologist Regina Baker finds that Black people in southern U.S. states with significant institutionalized historical racial practices experience worse poverty today. These states also have a wider poverty gap between Black and white populations.
