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Penn’s $100M pledge to Philadelphia public schools is helping to remediate environmental hazards
Significant progress has been made in the four years since Penn pledged $100 million to the School District of Philadelphia to remediate environmental hazards, including asbestos and lead, in hundreds of school buildings.
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Peter Struck: A champion for the liberal arts
The Vartan Gregorian Professor of the Humanities discusses his new role as the Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, and how the liberal arts are foundational to education.
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Liquid crystals in motion mimic biological systems
Researchers in the lab of Chinedum Osuji have discovered that under the right conditions, liquid crystals form structures reminiscent of biological systems that can transport material from one place to another, much like complex biological systems.
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How is the world working to save biodiversity?
A Sept. 18 panel hosted by the Environmental Innovations Initiative and the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies discussed local and global initiatives.
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Reducing a dog’s temperature after exercise with voluntary head dunking
Penn Vet Working Dog Center researchers have identified an effective and field-applicable way to rapidly help dogs cool down after exercise.
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Public opinion research in changing times
In a Q&A, William Marble of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies talks about how PORES has had to adjust to the series of rapidly changing events in the presidential race and to longer-standing shifts in public opinion research methodologies.
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Your child’s mental health diagnosis
School of Social Policy & Practice professor Jacqueline Corcoran’s new book is a go-to guide for those raising children with mental disorders.
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The breadth and scope of undergraduate research on display
The Fall Research Expo featured hundreds of undergraduates and their research, from medicine to business to natural sciences.
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A conversation with Provost John L. Jackson Jr.
In a Q&A with Penn Today, Provost John L. Jackson Jr. reflects on his first year as provost, Penn’s strategic framework In Principle and Practice, and upholding academic independence.
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Announcing the Draw Down the Lightning Grants
A new initiative that advances In Principle and Practice, the Draw Down the Lightning grants encourage collaborative endeavors in support of the strategic framework’s four principles and five practices.