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Stable, faster computer memory storage
Silicon wafer reflecting different colors

Stable, faster computer memory storage

Researchers in the School of Arts & Sciences offer a new explanation for how certain materials can be grown on silicon and offer stable information storage at the nanometer scale for smaller, faster, more multifunctional processors.
Who, What, Why: Sociologist Wendy Roth on genetic ancestry tests and race perception
Sociologist Wendy Roth Wendy Roth is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology in the School of Arts & Sciences and a research associate in the Population Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Sociologist Wendy Roth on genetic ancestry tests and race perception

    With funding from the National Institutes of Health, Roth plans to explore how people view others who change their racial identity based on results from at-home DNA kits.

    Michele W. Berger

    Pre-pandemic conspiratorial mindset predicted hesitance to accept COVID-19 vaccine
    A person holds a sign during a protest that reads WELL INFORMED NOT CONSENTING.

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    Pre-pandemic conspiratorial mindset predicted hesitance to accept COVID-19 vaccine

    A new study from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that people who evinced a conspiracy mentality in 2019, prior to the pandemic, were subsequently more likely to believe COVID-19 conspiracy theories.

    From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

    What U.S. adults know and believe about polio and the bivalent COVID booster
    healthcare professional with syringe and vaccine

    What U.S. adults know and believe about polio and the bivalent COVID booster

    A new survey finds that while Americans say they do not have concerns about the safety or effectiveness of the bivalent COVID booster, they show much less acceptance of it than the vaccines against polio or monkeypox.

    From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

    Tuskegee-Penn partnership advances Black preservation
    Weitzman students standing outside the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church and The Armstrong School.

    Tuskegee’s Kwesi Daniels leads a visit to St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church and The Armstrong School. (Image: Courtesy of Weitzman News)

    Tuskegee-Penn partnership advances Black preservation

    Architecture students at Tuskegee University are studying historic preservation through explorations of buildings on and near the historic HBCU campus, in part through a collaboration with the Weitzman School of Design.

    From the Weitzman School of Design

    Marci Hamilton works to prevent child sex abuse globally
    Marci Hamilton sits at a table beside large windows overlooking campus.

    Marci Hamilton, Professor of Practice in Political Science. (Image: Jason Varney/OMNIA)

    Marci Hamilton works to prevent child sex abuse globally

    A new initiative from Hamilton’s CHILD USA and a survivor-led nonprofit called the Brave Movement will research statutes of limitations for every country in the world and track their findings in a global dashboard.

    Michele W. Berger

    A growing focus on equitable oral care for people with disabilities
    dental student in gown, gloves, and mask works on a patient in a dental chair

    Student training is a large component of an increasing focus on care for people with disabilities at the School of Dental Medicine. (Image: Courtesy of Dentsply Sirona)

    A growing focus on equitable oral care for people with disabilities

    Through global outreach, enhanced student training, continuing education for practitioners, and the busy Care Center for Persons with Disabilities, the School of Dental Medicine is working to break down barriers to care.

    Katherine Unger Baillie