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Philadelphia artist Odili Odita’s Pavilion mural is a ‘kaleidoscope landscape’
The mural, titled “Field and Sky” spans two floors of the Pavilion, with rich bright colors evocative of nature to generate the idea of being in different stages of daylight.
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A new model for how the brain perceives unique odors
Using statistical physics and insights from biology, this research can help inform new hypotheses and experiments towards understanding the olfactory system, a complex and crucial pathway of the brain.
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Red blood cells play much larger role in immune system via DNA-binding
Penn Medicine researchers have uncovered mechanism of how red blood cells detect and bind DNA, opening a new area of research for treatment of inflammatory diseases.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Past confronts present at ‘History Speaking’ lecture series
Penn historians will present a series of lively discussions of historical issues that seek to better orient attendees in the current moment.
News・ Education, Business, & Law
What will it take to curb insider trading?
Wharton’s Daniel Taylor discusses why legislative changes are needed to get insider trading under control.
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How the recent NLRB memo affects college athletes
Karen Weaver, an adjunct assistant professor at the Graduate School of Education, discusses the recent memo from the NLRB general counsel stating certain ‘student-athletes’ are actually employees.
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Ezekiel Dixon-Román on the Facebook whistleblower
The data analytics expert answers questions about Frances Haugen’s testimony and tech regulation, and why apps are so addictive.
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Doctoral cluster between Penn, Oxford, and Toronto targets environmental injustice
Through a unique partnership between Penn, the University of Oxford, and the University of Toronto, a research group aims to train future leaders in environmental humanities.
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Believability in the wake of #MeToo
Sarah Banet-Weiser analyzes representations of sexual violence survivorship in recent TV shows to explore how and why believing women remains a contentious cultural battle.
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Dwelling in possibility
Celebrating poetry and literature at Penn since 1985, Al Filreis continues to create community at the home for writers he founded in a Locust Walk house a quarter-century ago.