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Three students piloting a drone in an elementary school.

STEM summer: Grad students and middle schoolers tackle drones and coding

For six weeks, West Philadelphia middle schoolers learn and play through a partnership between Penn GSE and Drone Cadets, an education program accredited by STEM.org.

Osama bin Laden, right, listens as his top deputy Ayman al-Zawahri speaks at an undisclosed location in 2002

Five things to know about the killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri

Farah N. Jan, senior lecturer in international relations and political science, discusses what happened, what his killing means for counterterrorism, and the impact it will have on the future of al-Qaida.

Anthony Erz oberserves gameplay from the sidelines during a men's lacrosse game at Franklin Field.

Erz promoted to head athletic trainer

Anthony Erz began his career at Penn in 2015 as an assistant athletic trainer and previously worked as head athletic trainer for the football and men’s lacrosse teams.

Sophia Zehler removes the Quaker mascot head in costume at the Palestra.

Inside the Quaker’s head

Sophia Zehler recently earned her master’s degree from the Fels Institute of Government. The first-generation Cuban American also spent the year as Penn’s mascot, her third mascotting position in five years.

A woman gets her head massaged while watching a news channel

Five things to know about the Taiwan-China conflict

Penn Today spoke with Thomas J. Shattuck of Perry World House about the political and military history of the conflict between Taiwan and China, as well as its potential economic impact.

A teacher in a classroom with young children looking closely at a globe on a desk.

A master’s program explores how politics and culture impacts education access and equity

A desire to create educational access and learn about different facets of education led students to pursue the Education, Culture, and Society program at Penn GSE.

Scene of a hospital lobby. Most people are blurry, but two are clear, a person in a lab coat talking to a person in scrubs.

Q&A

An international effort to curb provider burnout and improve patient care

In a Q&A, Penn Nursing’s Linda Aiken describes how a hospital earning Magnet designation creates a better, safer experience for patients and clinicians, plus the push to expand such credentialing beyond the U.S.

A person watching a television channel with the words FAKE NEWS on the screen.

Cable news networks have grown more polarized

An Annenberg School for Communication analysis of 10 years of cable TV news reveals a growing partisan gap as networks like Fox and MSNBC have shifted to the right or the left of the political spectrum.

Q&A

Young, Gifted, and Diverse: Camille Z. Charles on Black identity

In a new book, sociologist Camille Z. Charles explores the multifaceted identities of Black college students.

A person, Helaine Heggs, standing outside in front of a tree.

‘Trusted messengers’ distill science, debunk myths about COVID-19 vaccine

VaxUpPhillyFamilies, led by Penn’s School of Nursing, engages Philadelphia parents and caregivers as vaccine ambassadors to identify concerns and provide support related to COVID-19 vaccines, increase vaccine uptake, and address social support needs.

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