In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
For Constitution Day, the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics at the Annenberg Public Policy Center has expanded its civics education mission from K-12 schools to adult civics education, with funding The funding is being provided through an initiative called the Civic Mission of the Nation.
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The Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History has been appointed Kluge Chair in Countries and Cultures of the North by the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress.
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Annenberg researchers Muira McCammon and Jessa Lingel collected research on dead-and-dying digital platforms for a recent issue of Internet Histories, which features a dozen research articles from communication scholars around the world, as well as a roundtable discussion, two book reviews, and an introduction by Lingel and McCammon.
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A new research study demonstrates the value of simulation-based learning for social work students, specifically those preparing to work with older adults, by examining the impact of a clinical simulation program completed by Penn MSW students they prepared to work with older Philadelphians.
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According to a new Annenberg Public Policy Center survey, the public’s knowledge about monkeypox has increased rapidly in recent weeks though misconceptions and uncertainty persist, and over a quarter of Americans say they are not likely to get vaccinated against monkeypox if they’re exposed to it.
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The associate professor of religious studies is appointed to the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, with joint appointment to the U.S.-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange.
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The architectural and urban historian whose teaching and research center on the social aspects of design and how it affects urban communities, will join the Weitzman School as Presidential Associate Professor and the inaugural Matt and Erika Nord Director of the Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites.
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The Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought has received the 2022 Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion from the American Academy of Religion.
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In the latest effort from Bird Friendly Penn, a campus-wide initiative to make Penn more hospitable, Weitzman students are invited to create signage for Penn buildings to help birds steer clear and minimize collisions. The competition is open to all current Weitzman students. Submissions are due by midnight (Eastern time) on Monday, November 7, and the complete guidelines can be found on the Disrupt the Reflection website.
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The lab, launched by Katerina Girginova and Annenberg digital design specialist Kyle Cassidy, supports critical and interdisciplinary exploration and theory building around virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies.
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