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Justin McDaniel on life, death, religion, and his latest book
A row of gilded Buddha figures sit under a canopy swathed in red cloth

Buddhist temples (like the one above in Wat Pho, Thailand) are often ornately decorated with gilded statues, flowers, and incense. “Religion,” says McDaniel, “is often a celebration, not an austere retreat.” (Image: Frida Aguilar Estrada on Unsplash.)

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    • Justin McDaniel on life, death, religion, and his latest book

    In his new book, “Wayward Distractions,” the School of Arts & Sciences’ Justin McDaniel compiles articles on art and material culture spanning his 20-plus years of scholarship.

    Kristina Linnea García

    Kazakhstan unrest, explained
    Protesters and riot police stand on a street in Almaty, Kazakhstan, as smoke rises in the background

    Riot police block protesters in the center of Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Vladimir Tretyakov)

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    • Kazakhstan unrest, explained

    Philip M. Nichols of the Wharton School and the Russia and East European Studies program in the School of Arts & Sciences offers some background on the protests and violence and why what happens in Kazakhstan matters to the region and the world.

    Kristen de Groot

    Penn-led nonprofit helps students with career advancement
    students in a classroom
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    • Penn-led nonprofit helps students with career advancement

    A Wharton senior talks to Penn Today about how a nonprofit virtual platform, HowToStudent, is dedicated to helping students advance in their education and career regardless of their economic background.

    Dee Patel

    Post-COVID retail trends: omnichannel, the metaverse, and creativity in marketing
    Two masked women holding shopping bags talk as they walk out of a store

    Today’s consumer expects a seamless integration between storefronts and the digital experience, which is often facilitated through mobile phones, says Barbara Kahn. (Image: Tim Douglas)

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    • Post-COVID retail trends: omnichannel, the metaverse, and creativity in marketing

    Since the pandemic’s onset, retailers’ reactions to government regulations limiting capacity and consumer demands for equity and authenticity have been finessed into smarter, more flexible responses, says marketing professor Barbara E. Kahn.

    Kristina Linnea García

    Breaking tackles with Laquan McKever
    Standing near the goalpost in the endzone at Franklin Field, Laquan McKever holds a football and wears a Penn jacket.
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    • Breaking tackles with Laquan McKever

    The senior running back discusses his sprint football career, how the pandemic reignited his passion for the game, adjusting to the speed of the sport, how he became a Colts fan living in North Jersey, and his plans for the future.
    Looking at community policing in the Global South
    Police officer stands in front of his car on a street near the ocean boardwalk in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    (Pre-pandemic image) A police officer watches tourists and locals near Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A new study looks at whether community policing reduces crime and improves trust between the police and citizens in the Global South.

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    • Looking at community policing in the Global South

    A collaborative study, co-authored by a group of researchers, including political scientists Dorothy Kronick and Guy Grossman of the School of Arts & Sciences, showed no significant positive effect associated with community policing across a range of countries

    Kristen de Groot

    Past plagues, current pandemics, and public hygiene messaging
    Woman leans against a tree with her arms crossed, looking into the camera, with other trees in fall colors behind her on a sunny day

    History Ph.D. Candidate Sarah Xia Yu’s research looks at public health and hygiene in Republican China.

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    • Past plagues, current pandemics, and public hygiene messaging

    History Ph.D. candidate Sarah Xia Yu discusses her research on public hygiene in China and what the past might tell us about how governments could better communicate public health messages.

    Kristen de Groot

    Rereleasing ‘Red’: On Taylor Swift’s latest album and music copyright
    Taylor Swift

    Writer-director Taylor Swift attends a premiere for the short film “All Too Well” at AMC Lincoln Square 13 on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in New York. (Image: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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    • Rereleasing ‘Red’: On Taylor Swift’s latest album and music copyright

    Cynthia Dahl, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law and director of the Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic, discusses music copyright and the Swift controversy.

    Kristen de Groot