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The (nearly) Reverend Doctor Booker
Vaughn Booker.

Vaughn Booker is the George E. Doty, Jr. & Lee Spelman Doty Presidential Associate Professor of Africana Studies

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The (nearly) Reverend Doctor Booker

Vaughn A. Booker, associate professor of Africana Studies in the School of Arts & Sciences, investigates the history and diversity of 20th-century African American religions.

From Omnia

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Multilingual, multicultural community-based learning

Multilingual, multicultural community-based learning

Students in Penn GSE’s Language, Globalization, and Intercultural Studies master’s program are spending the summer working with organizations that support immigrant, refugee, and multilingual communities throughout Philadelphia.

From Penn GSE

Which state policies are actually working?
Aerial view of city streets and traffic.

Image: Urbanscape via iStock

Which state policies are actually working?

Penn IUR faculty fellow John Landis analyzed 25 years of land use, transportation, energy, and water conservation efforts across the United States.

From Penn IUR

Supporting ‘We the People’ for the summer
Five SAS interns filling tote bags at the National Constitution Center.

At the National Constitution Center, the students primarily focused on preparing for the Center’s Educator Institutes, professional development opportunities for people who work with students in grades five through 12 at public, charter, independent, parochial, and other schools.

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Supporting ‘We the People’ for the summer

At the National Constitution Center, five undergrads in the School of Arts & Sciences spent 10 weeks equipping educators to teach the Constitution with accuracy, balance, and a nonpartisan approach.

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A ‘breakthrough’ to restore memory
an implantable, handheld therapy device

Michael Kahana and colleagues have created an implantable therapy device to treat memory loss in adult patients with traumatic brain injuries. Results of studies about the device’s effectiveness have been promising, and this past March the FDA gave it “Breakthrough Device Designation.”

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A ‘breakthrough’ to restore memory

After decades of research and discovery, Michael Kahana in the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues are closer than ever to an AI-guided device to treat memory loss.

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Group projects
GROUP PROJECTS

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Group projects

A roundup of stories from Penn Today on foraging patterns in the bee community, group problem solving, student performing arts, and moderating social media content.

Penn Today Staff

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Thinking outside the bot
Bodong Chen (left) and Seiji Isotani.

Bodong Chen (left) and Seiji Isotani.

(Image: Steven Binnig)

Thinking outside the bot

Penn GSE professors Bodong Chen and Seiji Isotani discuss the AI Thinkery, a faculty working group where colleagues from across the School gather to discuss and collaborate on artificial intelligence.

From Penn GSE

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Tracing an ancient blue across the ancient world
Examples of cross sections of Egyptian blue samples.

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Tracing an ancient blue across the ancient world

Penn researchers Vanessa and Alexis North are studying one of the largest collections of Egyptian blue objects ever found in the ancient Near East, shedding new light on how the world’s first synthetic pigment may have traveled far beyond Egypt.

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