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And the Oscar goes to…

Excellent writing is evident in many of the films nominated for Academy Awards this year, with several edgy alternative films sharing major categories with mainstream blockbusters, says Penn’s Timothy Corrigan, a professor of English and cinema and media studies. The Academy Awards will be broadcast on Sunday, March 4.

A simpler approach for creating quantum materials

New research details how properties found in flat-band physics, similar to twisted bilayer graphene, can be obtained in just a single layer.

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A Rhodes for Ferreira

David Ferreira C’04, from Hamilton, Bermuda, has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, which will fund two to three years of study at Oxford University in England. Ferreira, a Politics, Philosophy and Economics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, plans to pursue a Bachelor of Laws degree in his first two years at Oxford, followed by a Master of Jurisprudence in his final year.

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Resolution of Appreciation for Stephen MacCarthy

Few things are more powerful than a good story told well. Since arriving at the University of Pennsylvania in 2011, Steve MacCarthy has been a transformative leader, spearheading a new era of storytelling and communications in support of the Penn community. A steadfast advisor across presidencies, he has also been an extraordinary colleague and friend throughout campus and beyond.

Travel tips for breastfeeding mothers

As the traveling season gets underway, experts Diane Spatz and Elizabeth Froh offer advice for breastfeeding and pumping on trains, planes, and automobiles.

Blending art and science with virtual reality

We the people of Penn celebrate National Constitution Day

On Wednesday, Sept. 17, Penn’s Office of Government and Community Affairs (OGCA) is offering a variety of ways for we the people of Penn to celebrate National Constitution Day, more than two centuries after the Founding Fathers first signed the document on Sept. 17, 1787.

The future of conservatism

A top GOP pollster, a former White House aide and Penn grad, and a leading “Never Trumper” journalist share their thoughts on where the Republican Party goes from here.