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  • Weitzman faculty earn Ramboll Foundation Grant to tackle the global urban heat crisis with innovative cooling technology

    Weitzman faculty members have been selected to receive $149,000 in funding from the Ramboll Foundation to develop an accessible solution to tackle urban heat. The funding will be used to create a prototype external autonomous pavilion or an indoor replicable element, providing scalable solutions for emergency situations, and for communities susceptible to Urban Heat Island.

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  • Sarah Tishkoff earns 2024 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science

    The David and Lyn Silfen University Professor in Biology and Genetics received the award for her work in evolutionary genetics and diversity and its broad implications for understanding and treating human disease.

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  • Despite risk, many unsure of temperature to heat food to prevent illness

    According to a new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center, many Americans say they do not use a food thermometer to ensure that their food is heated to a temperature high enough to kill bacteria and viruses including avian influenza A viruses, and most are unsure what internal food temperatures kill bacteria and viruses, according to the survey.

    FULL STORY AT Annenberg Public Policy Center →

  • Decherney-directed film honored at festivals

    “Is It Because I'm a Girl,” a short film directed by Peter Decherney, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Professor in the Humanities, has won Best Documentary at the Venice Shorts Festival and the Industry Choice Award at the Dances with Films Festival.

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  • Penn Museum earns American Alliance of Museums’ reaccreditation status

    The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Penn Museum has earned its fifth consecutive accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded to museums in the United States.

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  • Annenberg scholars honored at the 2024 ICA Conference in Australia

    Eleven members of the Annenberg community received awards for their scholarship at the 74th annual International Communication Association Conference.

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  • New survey shows majority of Americans believe at least one Supreme Court justice should be investigated for ethical lapses

    Research from the the Polarization Research Lab finds that Americans overwhelmingly agree that the U.S. Supreme Court should not have more power.

    FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →

  • Thachil wins awards for book on urban migration and political power

    Thachil is the director of the Center for the Advanced Study of India and associate professor of political science. His book, “Migrants and Machines: How Political Networks Form in Urbanizing India” was awarded the 2024 Giovanni Sartori Book Award from the American Political Science Association (APSA)’s Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Section and the 2024 Best Book award by APSA’s Experimental Research Section.

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  • The Community Health Data Base: Philadelphia health surveys available via analysis tool and microdata files

    The Penn Libraries offers access to the Community Health Data Base, which comprises decades’ worth of survey results on health attitudes, practices, and conditions in the Delaware Valley.

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  • Summer reading: Wharton faculty picks

    Wharton professors recommend their favorite books, from leadership primers to biographies and social commentary.

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