How to protect the integrity of survey research Image: iStock/AndreyPopov How to protect the integrity of survey research Surveys provide a scientific way of acquiring information that inform policy and help society understand itself. In a new article, 20 experts from diverse fields offer a dozen recommendations to improve the accuracy and trustworthiness of surveys.
In battle of Top 20 teams, Penn knocks off Yale Image: Penn Athletics In battle of Top 20 teams, Penn knocks off Yale The 19th-ranked men’s lacrosse team defeated 20th-ranked Yale 17-16 on Saturday at Franklin Field.
Penn open enrollment 2023-2024 is coming. Here’s what’s new. (Image: iStock) Penn open enrollment 2023-2024 is coming. Here’s what’s new. The Division of Human Resources shares what changes are coming during the open enrollment period for Penn faculty, staff, and postdoc researchers and fellows.
Claire Finkelstein on Trump’s indictment Supporters carry flags as they protest the news that former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, Thursday, March 30, 2023, near his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. (Image: AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Q&A Claire Finkelstein on Trump’s indictment Finkelstein, the founder and faculty director of the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, discusses how this case is a test of America’s institutions, the rule of law, and the world’s oldest democracy.
A revolutionary TEDxPenn nocred A revolutionary TEDxPenn From designing robots to directing award-winning films, 10 speakers across a broad array of disciplines shared insight into their life’s work at Saturday’s four-hour TEDxPenn conference on campus.
Casey Halpern uses science and surgery to address mental health—starting with cravings Image: iStock/Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen Casey Halpern uses science and surgery to address mental health—starting with cravings The associate professor of neurosurgery at the Perelman School of Medicine has found that deep brain stimulation senses craving and upcoming loss of control in brain cells and delivers stimulation to restore the stop signal that patients need.
Four Penn students are 2023 Goldwater Scholars Penn’s newest Goldwater Scholars are (clockwise from top left) third-years Andreas Ghosh, Zijian (William) Niu, Angela Song, and Jason Wang. (Images: Courtesy of Ghosh, Niu, Song, and Wang) Four Penn students are 2023 Goldwater Scholars Goldwater Scholarships are awarded to students planning research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
To protect children online, researchers call for cross-disciplinary collaboration “Technology often has mixture of benefits and perils,” says Gideon Nave of the Wharton School. He teamed with legal and scientific experts to call for research to fuel evidence-backed laws and policies to protect children in the digital world. (Image: iStock) Q&A To protect children online, researchers call for cross-disciplinary collaboration A team of neuroscientists and legal experts, including Gideon Nave of the Wharton School, published a perspective in Science drawing attention to the need to develop science-backed policies that take into account children’s vulnerabilities in the digital world.
The Big Bang at 75 Where did the cosmos come from? This question has long been part of human speculation, says Vijay Balasubramanian. Today, thanks to scientists like Ralph Alpher and George Gamow, we have a rough picture: Some 13 billion years ago, the universe was a hot, dense state that cooled as it expanded. (Image: NASA via Unsplash.) Q&A The Big Bang at 75 Theoretical physicist Vijay Balasubramanian discusses the 75th anniversary of the alpha-beta-gamma paper, what we know—and don’t know—about the universe and the “very big gaps” left to discover.
Thabo Lenneiye on PennPraxis, global outreach, and cross-discipline collaboration Managing director of PennPraxis Thabo Lenneiye. nocred Thabo Lenneiye on PennPraxis, global outreach, and cross-discipline collaboration The new managing director of The Weitzman School’s PennPraxis is a Penn alum who has worked for years on complex mixed-use development and urban planning projects and spearheading DEI initiatives.