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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
DATELINE: AMMAN JORDAN — Penn MSW Student Files News Reports on Syrian Refugees
Rachel Townzen embarked on a reporting project abroad this past summer that took her into the world of Syrian refugees living in Jordan.
Penn Fels Policy Research Initiative Announces Fall Interdisciplinary Grants
The Fels Policy Research Initiative in the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania has announced eight collaborative grant recipients.
President Gutmann Letter Supporting DACA
In response to a letter from a group of Penn faculty received Nov. 14, President Amy Gutmann expressed her continued support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. Cathy Bartch, associate director of the Latin American & Latino Studies Program (LALS) and Tulia Falleti, director of LALS, thanked Dr.
Power Poses Don’t Help and Could Potentially Backfire, Penn Study Shows
The idea behind power poses, that if you stand in a “powerful” position, broad posture, hands on hips, shoulders high and pushed back, you will suddenly feel psychologically and physiologically stronger, is intuitively appealing, especially for people without much confidence.
Penn Fels Policy Research Initiative Announces Fall Interdisciplinary Grants
The Fels Policy Research Initiative in the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania has announced eight collaborative grant recipients.
Penn Contributes to Restoration of Founder Ben Franklin’s Grave Marker
The University of Pennsylvania is giving back to its founder Benjamin Franklin.
DATELINE: AMMAN JORDAN -- Penn MSW Student Files News Reports on Syrian Refugees
Rachel Townzen embarked on a reporting project abroad this past summer that took her into the world of Syrian refugees living in Jordan.
Studying Guns and Domestic Violence from a Public Health Perspective
For more than two decades, Susan B. Sorenson of the University of Pennsylvania has taught courses about and conducted research on two controversial, hot-button issues: violence against women and gun violence.
Latest Update on Racist Messages Directed to Penn Students
Latest Update on Racist Messages Directed to Penn Students
Penn Psychologists Tap Big Data, Twitter to Analyze Accuracy of Stereotypes
What’s in a tweet? People draw conclusions about us, from our gender to education level, based on the words we use on social media. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, along with colleagues from the Technical University of Darmstadt and the University of Melbourne, have now analyzed the accuracy of those inferences.
In the News
A collector donated 75,000 comic books to Penn Libraries, valued at more than $500,000
Alumnus Gary Prebula and his wife, Dawn, have donated a $500,000 collection of more than 75,000 comic books and graphic novels to Penn Libraries, featuring remarks from Sean Quimly of the Kislak Center and Jean-Christophe Cloutier of the School of Arts & Sciences.
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Cherelle Parker promised 30,000 units of ‘affordable housing’ as a candidate. She’s watered down that goal as mayor
Vincent Reina of the Weitzman School of Design says that 30,000 new units of affordable housing is a realistic goal that the city of Philadelphia could meet.
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There is one major element missing from the debate on kids and social media
In an opinion essay, PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that gun violence needs to be part of the conversation about how smartphones and social media impact young people.
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Presidential candidates on trial
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center discusses the impact Donald Trump’s conviction or imprisonment could have on his presidential campaign.
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Violence escalates in Sudan as civil war enters second year
Ali Ali-Dinar of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the forces driving the civil war in Sudan and how the global community is responding.
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