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Ten from Penn elected 2021 AAAS Fellows
Researchers Sara Cherry, Susan Davidson, Douglas Durian, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Katalin Kariko, I. Joseph Kroll, Mingyao Li, Hongjun Song, Duncan Watts, and E. John Wherry

Penn’s new AAAS Fellows for 2021, clockwise from top left: Sara Cherry, Susan Davidson, Douglas Durian, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Katalin Karikó, I. Joseph Kroll, Mingyao Li, Hongjun Song, Duncan Watts, and E. John Wherry

Ten from Penn elected 2021 AAAS Fellows

Ten scholars representing five schools across the University of Pennsylvania have been named to the 2021 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows, recognized for their “scientifically and socially distinguished achievements.”

Katherine Unger Baillie

In Wordle, a case for ‘pure’ play
Wordle interface with three five-letter words listed

Wordle, a web-based word game, was originally created by software engineer Josh Wordle for his partner. It now has millions of users around the world. (Image: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP)

  • Q&A

    • In Wordle, a case for ‘pure’ play

    In a Q&A with Penn Today, Cait Lamberton of the Wharton School discusses some possible reasons for Wordle’s popularity.
    A novel theory on how conspiracy theories take shape
    Cover of the book "Creating conspiracy beliefs: How our thoughts are shaped" by Dolores Albarracín, Julia Albarracín, Man-pui Sally Chan, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson

    A novel theory on how conspiracy theories take shape

    In a new book, Dolores Albarracín, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, and colleagues show that two factors—the conservative media and societal fear and anxiety—have driven recent widespread conspiracies, from Pizzagate to those around COVID-19 vaccines.

    Michele W. Berger

    Gratitude is the attitude at Wharton
    picture of building of Steinberg-Dietrich building

    Gratitude is the attitude at Wharton

    Gratitude@Wharton is a student-created platform to express thanks and appreciation toward one another in order to create a more caring culture at the Wharton School.

    Dee Patel

    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)

  • Q&A

    • 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

    Why borrowers resist using their homes as collateral
    Two adults and a child watch a housepainter painting shutters on the front of the house.

    Why borrowers resist using their homes as collateral

    A Wharton study examines some of the aversion homeowners have to posting their homes as collateral, even when having trouble making mortgage payments.

    From Knowledge at Wharton

    How consumers and retailers can reduce returns
    A large pile of discarded shirts.

    How consumers and retailers can reduce returns

    Wharton’s Gad Allon looks at how both retailers and consumers alike can improve the reverse supply chain and increase awareness of the toll that a massive rate of returns takes.

    From Knowledge at Wharton