Highlighting gender and race is effective when requesting career help Highlighting gender and race is effective when requesting career help A Wharton research team found that when seeking advice, women and racial/ethnic minorities benefit from explicitly stating their identities.
Hostility among friends can come from surprising places Hostility among friends can come from surprising places Sherelle Ferguson, and Annette Lareau, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Professor in the Social Sciences, find that “hostile ignorance” can come from surprising places.
Penn Law reacts to the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a U.S. Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in her office at the court in Washington. (Image: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Penn Law reacts to the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson President Joe Biden has selected the Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit as his nominee to the Supreme Court.
Russia’s attack on Ukraine, through the lens of history People walk through the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War in Kyiv in 2022. (Image: STR/NurPhoto via AP Images) Q&A Russia’s attack on Ukraine, through the lens of history Historian Benjamin Nathans offers background on Putin’s use of history in justifying his war in Ukraine
Six tips to help explain the realities of war to children Six tips to help explain the realities of war to children Explaining the complex emotions and realities of war to children is a daunting and challenging task, but not impossible, says Penn GSE’s Marsha Richardson.
Bridging Wikipedia’s gender gap, one article at a time Bridging Wikipedia’s gender gap, one article at a time Wikipedia has a major gender inequity problem. In a new study, Annenberg researchers evaluate how feminist interventions are closing the gap, and how they could improve.
Interaction with lung cells transforms asbestos particles Interaction with lung cells transforms asbestos particles To better understand what happens once asbestos enters a human body, researchers in the School of Arts & Sciences took a nanoscale look at the mineral.
Putin’s motivation behind the attack on Ukraine Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday, hitting cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling, as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee. (Image: AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) Q&A Putin’s motivation behind the attack on Ukraine In a Q&A with Penn Today, Michael C. Horowitz, director of Perry World House, provides insight into Putin’s motivations, nuclear threats, and expansionist views.
Robert Gerard Pietrusko on landscape design, spatial modeling, and conspiracy theories Still from In Plain Sight, a geospatial documentary that critiques the NASA “night lights” dataset and reveals locations with lights and no people, and locations with populations living in the dark. (Image: Weitzman News) Robert Gerard Pietrusko on landscape design, spatial modeling, and conspiracy theories Robert Gerard Pietrusko joined the standing faculty of the Department of Landscape Architecture as an associate professor, and teaches a landscape architecture studio called Conspiracy as Method, which looks at a number of natural disasters that have been attributed to climate change.
Black histories and Black futures Homepage image: Chinaza Okonkwo of Los Angeles was one of 65 students enrolled in the 2018 Africana Studies Summer Institute, now in its 36th year. The Institute is one of the hallmarks of the Africana Studies Department. Black histories and Black futures Professors and students reflect on 50 years of Black studies at Penn.