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Operatic notes: One student’s research on opera in society
Thomas Sharrock standing on the steps outside a building

Sharrock asked patrons to complete the research survey two hours before each of the seven opera performances, and during the intermission.

(Image: Shea Roggio) 

Operatic notes: One student’s research on opera in society

Rising second-year Thomas Sharrock attended seven operas this summer at the Royal Opera House in London, studying audience perceptions of opera in the United Kingdom.
Desmond Patton and the science of being human
Desmond Patton stands with arms crossed in front of a window, which mirrors his image

“Open-mindedness never stops, that growth in terms of becoming open never stops and cannot stop. That has become a critical value that I hold, that that this learning is never over,” Patton says.

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Desmond Patton and the science of being human

Penn Integrates Knowledge University professor Desmond Upton Patton discusses his research in social media and violence, finding an interdisciplinary career in social work, communication, data science, and psychiatry, and why his open-mindedness never stops.

Kristina García

To reduce medical errors, connect doctors with other doctors
Four doctors at a table, one gestures to an open laptop.

Image: Adobe stock/Kirsten Davis

To reduce medical errors, connect doctors with other doctors

A new study from Annenberg’s Damon Centola uncovers how information-sharing networks can improve medical care.

From Annenberg School for Communication

Disability in America
Judy Heumann is applauded during her swearing-in as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Service in 1993.

Judy Heumann, center, is applauded during her swearing-in as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Service by Judge Gail Bereola, left, in Berkeley, California, on June 29, 1993. At left is Berkeley Mayor Loni Hancock with sign language interpreter Joseph Quinn, and Julie Weissman, right, in attendance. Heumann, a renowned disability rights activist who helped secure legislation protecting the rights of disabled people, died on March 4, 2023.

(Image: AP Photo/Susan Ragan)

  • Q&A

    • Disability in America

    In a Q&A, history and sociology of science professor Beth Linker discusses the history of disability in America.

    Kristina García

    Nudge Cartography: Building a map to navigate behavioral research
    Linnea Gandhi working on a white board

    (On homepage) Gandhi also shares her lessons from industry with the students she teaches in her summer lab course. It equips the students with hands-on experience in applied behavioral science and experimentation, where small teams are paired with external organizations.

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    Nudge Cartography: Building a map to navigate behavioral research

    Ph.D. candidate Linnea Gandhi of the Wharton School and research assistant Anoushka Kiyawat discuss the development of their team’s innovative research tool.
    The disability docket
    Person standing in front of U.S. Supreme Court building.

    Image: iStock/Willard

    The disability docket

    Penn Carey Law professors Jasmine Harris and Karen Tani have published a paper in American University Law Review that highlights the disability through-line in the Supreme Court’s recent cases.

    From Penn Carey Law

    Could we breed cows that emit less methane?
    Dipti Pitta kneeling next to a Holstein dairy cow.

    Penn Vet’s Dipti Pitta is investigating whether it’s possible to selectively breed dairy cows to have more efficient microbiomes.

    (Image: Chris Boyle) 

    Could we breed cows that emit less methane?

    In a new study, researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine identified attributes of low-methane-emitting dairy cows that could be used as targets for selective breeding.

    Liana F. Wait

    The Mancos Commons rises
    Person holding a printing type at an old-fashioned printing press.

    Printing type at the Mancos Common Press.

    (Image: Courtesy of the Weitzman School of Design)

    The Mancos Commons rises

    A historic preservation project in the Colorado town of Mancos led by Weitzman professors Frank Matero and Matt Neff includes a printing press inspired by Penn’s Common Press and an affordable mixed-use housing space.

    From the Weitzman School of Design

    One year post-Dobbs, what’s actually happened?
    Protesters both pro- and anti-choice holding signs in Washington D.C. Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion advocates demonstrate at the U.S. Supreme Court.

    (Image: DJ McCoy/iStock)

    One year post-Dobbs, what’s actually happened?

    Four takeaways from Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences researchers in the aftermath of the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion.

    Michele W. Berger

    Starstruck on the Cannes red carpet
    two students standing on the red carpet steps with many people behind them

    Naiburg-Smith (left) and Sweeney on the fabled Lumière Theater red-carpet stairs at Cannes.

    (Image: Courtesy of Isabel Sweeney)

    Starstruck on the Cannes red carpet

    The 30 students who attended the Cannes Film Festival through a Penn Summer Abroad course were able to watch screenings of at least three to four films a day. For the most sought-after American film premieres they waited in “last-minute” lines for hours.