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Cross-disciplinary collaboration for a healthier planet
Four scientists speak in a dairy cow facility

Thomas Parsons of the School of Veterinary Medicine co-leads one of the Environmental Innovations Initiative’s research communities, on regenerative agriculture. The Initiative support synergizes with Penn Vet’s Center for Stewardship Agriculture and Food Security.

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Cross-disciplinary collaboration for a healthier planet

The Environmental Innovations Initiative announces a third round of funded research communities to catalyze interdisciplinary research at Penn, investigating issues from regenerative agriculture to project-based learning for global climate justice.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Read this later: A link between procrastination and creativity
Person asleep at an office desk.

Following a time-management plan and other tips are helpful for those who procrastinate. But the psychology behind why people tend to put off tasks reveals a surprising source of creativity.

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Read this later: A link between procrastination and creativity

Procrastination is a near-universal human behavior, with some surprising benefits. But when the time comes to focus, Ryan Miller of the Weingarten Center offers tips and time-management tools.
Penn Live Arts 2023-24 season highlights Ukrainian artists, ‘tolls the bell’ for gun violence
Three artists hunched over signs that read "Let me out."

Balaklava Blues, which fuses Ukrainian polyphony and other folk traditions with EDM, will perform as part of the 2023-24 Penn Live Arts season.

(Image: Courtesy of Balaklava Blues)

Penn Live Arts 2023-24 season highlights Ukrainian artists, ‘tolls the bell’ for gun violence

Executive and artistic director Chris Gruits previews what’s to come with Penn Live Arts’ upcoming season.
When end-of-life care also saves lives
A hand holding a dying person’s hand in a hospital bed.

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When end-of-life care also saves lives

Leah Lambe shares lessons from the new Gift of Life Donor Program at Penn Medicine, one of the few surgical facilities in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to deceased organ and tissue donors.

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Exploring heritage in all corners of the humanities
Detail of the painting “Pleasure Pillars” by Shahzia Sikander.

Detail of “Pleasure Pillars” by Shahzia Sikander.

(Image: Courtesy of Shahzia Sikander Studio via Wolf Humanities Center)

Exploring heritage in all corners of the humanities

Fellows of the 2022-2023 Undergraduate Humanities Forum share their collaborative research on “The World We Inherit.”

From Omnia

Sonja Dümpelmann on designing nature
Sonja Dumpelmann on the staircase leading down to the Schuylkill River Trail

Sonja Dümpelmann on the staircase leading down to the SRT. 

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Sonja Dümpelmann on designing nature

Sonja Dümpelmann, professor of landscape architecture, explores ‘the reciprocal relationship’ between humans and their environments.

Kristina García