Climate, public health crises, and fertility nocred Q&A Climate, public health crises, and fertility Letícia Marteleto, a social demographer new to Penn, does research at the intersection of fertility, Zika, COVID-19, climate conditions, urbanicity, and inequality.
Carbon capture and common misconceptions: A Q&A with Joe Romm Joe Romm, a senior research fellow in the School of Arts & Sciences’ Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media, has recently published two papers on carbon dioxide removal and bioenergy carbon capture and will be keynoting American University’s Third Annual Conference on Carbon Dioxide Removal Law & Policy: Carbon Removal Deployment: Law and Policy from Planning to Project. (Image: iStock/Teamjackson) Q&A Carbon capture and common misconceptions: A Q&A with Joe Romm In a conversation with Penn Today, Joe Romm casts a sobering light on “solutions” to curb climate change.
The philosophy of pregnancy nocred Q&A The philosophy of pregnancy Fifth-year Ph.D. candidate Maja Sidzińska is working to fill a gap in philosophy of science scholarship about what individuality means.
Coca-Cola in Africa Sara Byala, a senior lecturer in creative writing and associate director of the Penn Global Documentary Institute, is the author of a new book, "Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African." nocred Q&A Coca-Cola in Africa A new book by Sara Byala of the School of Arts & Sciences examines the century-long history of Coca-Cola and its local social, commercial, and environmental impact in Africa.
Wellness at Penn: Managing stress in uncertain times nocred Q&A Wellness at Penn: Managing stress in uncertain times The University resource has posted advice on helping to cope with emotional distress.
A look at former Penn economics professor Claudia Goldin’s Nobel-winning work Workers in Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., in 1959. (Image: CQ Roll Call via AP Images) Q&A A look at former Penn economics professor Claudia Goldin’s Nobel-winning work Penn economists Jere Behrman, who overlapped with Goldin during her time at Penn, and Petra Todd, whose students have been motivated by Goldin’s work, talk about the importance of her research.
Can ChatGPT help us form personal narratives? Image: iStock/Prostock-Studio Q&A Can ChatGPT help us form personal narratives? New research from Abigail Blyler and Martin Seligman at the Positive Psychology Center found that the language model can produce accurate personal narratives from stream-of-consciousness data.
Marking a monumental death A portrait of Mahsa Amini held during a rally Oct. 1, 2022 calling for regime change in Iran following the death of Amini, who died after being arrested in Tehran by Iran’s morality police. (Image: AP Photo/Cliff Owen) Q&A Marking a monumental death In honor of the first anniversary of the killing of Mahsa (Jîna) Amini in Iran and the subsequent outpouring of protest, Penn will host a two-day conference on violence against women.
This season’s flu and COVID-19 vaccines Image: Bernard Chantal for Adobe Stock Q&A This season’s flu and COVID-19 vaccines Judith A. O’Donnell of the Perelman School of Medicine answers common questions about this year’s flu shot and the new COVID-19 vaccines.
Shifting the climate narrative On Sept. 12, PBS, WHYY, and the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media are set to gather a group of community leaders, journalists, science communicators, and scientists to explore the role of storytelling in climate change education. (Image: iStock / Luke Chen) Q&A Shifting the climate narrative In a Q&A with Penn Today, Michael Mann of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media shares his views on the role of storytelling in the fight against climate change.