Mehek Boparai on ‘Jeopardy’s National College Championship’ Mehek Boparai competed in the 2022 Jeopardy National College Championship. Mehek Boparai on ‘Jeopardy’s National College Championship’ Twenty-five thousand people tried out for this year’s “Jeopardy National College Championship,” which began Feb. 8. Of those, 36 were chosen, including Penn senior Mehek Boparai.
Rowana Miller and Cosmic Writers want to make writing education equitable Image: iStock Rowana Miller and Cosmic Writers want to make writing education equitable Along with a team of passionate fellow students, Miller runs a nonprofit called Cosmic Writers, which provides virtual and in-person writing workshops for young writers.
Predicting depression and PTSD risk after trauma nocred Predicting depression and PTSD risk after trauma A first-of-its-kind study has assessed the performance of two predictive PTSD screeners to determine their performance in a population heavily impacted by traumatic injury—urban Black men in the United States.
Context-dependent behavior can make cooperation flourish New investigations into cooperation by Penn researchers are illuminating the role that different social settings can have on the spread of prosocial behavior. Context-dependent behavior can make cooperation flourish Recent studies led by School of Arts & Sciences’ researchers show that changing social strategies between settings—for example, cooperating at home but not at work—can in fact lead to more cooperative behavior in a society.
Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition explores Asian migration to Latin America A traveling exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery, “No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & The Caribbean, 1945-Present,” explores Asian migration to Latin America and its influence on modern and contemporary art. Adriana Ospina, curator and director of the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington D.C., spoke at the Feb. 4 Gallery exhibition opening. Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition explores Asian migration to Latin America “No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & The Caribbean, 1945-Present” explores Asian migration to Latin America and its influence on modern and contemporary art, on view through May 23.
Inspiring people, place, and purpose Inspiring people, place, and purpose Penn President Amy Gutmann’s record tenure of nearly 18 years is the University’s most transformative.
Orthodox Jews and slavery in antebellum America Orthodox Jews and slavery in antebellum America School of Arts & Sciences undergraduate Samuel Strickberger investigates how 19th century Jewish migrants to the U.S. squared assimilation with the existence of slavery.
New antiviral drug combination is highly effective against SARS-CoV-2 Researchers studied the effects of drug combinations on human respiratory epithelial cells infected with SARS-CoV-2. (Image: Nature 2022) New antiviral drug combination is highly effective against SARS-CoV-2 A Penn Medicine study finds that combining remdesivir or molnupiravir with the experimental drug brequinar blocked the replication of the virus that causes COVID-19 in lung cells.
From 2,800-year-old charred food lumps, a window into past civilizations Archaeologist Kathleen Morrison (center) and anthropology doctoral student Moriah McKenna discuss one of the charred lumps from a 2010 excavation in southern India. The image is possible thanks to a new microscope, seen here on the right, that takes and stitches together high-resolution images in incredible detail. (Image: Eric Sucar) Q&A From 2,800-year-old charred food lumps, a window into past civilizations At a site in southern India, archaeologist Kathleen Morrison and colleagues discovered the remains of two types of dough, offering insights into how the region’s dietary practices have evolved.
A chance to imagine memorials of tomorrow A chance to imagine memorials of tomorrow A history course taught by Jared Farmer looks at Philadelphia’s monuments past and present, and lets students envision what future memorials may be.