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Commemorating Juneteenth
Person dancing at a Juneteenth celebration wearing a t-shirt that reads BREAKING EVERY CHAIN SINCE 1865.

Image: USAG-Humphreys

Commemorating Juneteenth

As Penn observes Juneteenth as an official University holiday, Penn Today chronicles events and resources across campus.

Penn Today Staff

Can electric vehicles revitalize American manufacturing?
Gloved hands in a car factory working on an electric vehicle motor.

Can electric vehicles revitalize American manufacturing?

Hyundai's investment in high-tech production facilities in the U.S. could fuel innovation and employment growth, says Wharton's Lynn Wu.

From Knowledge at Wharton

Penn and the Science History Institute to serve as new hosts of History of Science Society
Conference meeting with dozens of people seated and looking at a presentation in a church-like setting

With its relocation to Philadelphia, the History of Science Society will have a home base at Penn and the Science History Institute from which to receive support, host events, and interact with the city’s robust scholarly community. (Image: Courtesy of HSS)

Penn and the Science History Institute to serve as new hosts of History of Science Society

The arrangement highlights Philadelphia as a hub for history of science scholarship and will provide mentoring opportunities for Penn students.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Putin, personalism, and the war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen at the end of a long table

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via teleconference in Moscow, March 10, 2022. (Image: Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin, personalism, and the war in Ukraine

Christopher Carothers of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China discusses how Putin managed to personalize power for himself and what that means for Russia’s neighbors and the world.

Kristen de Groot

Donovan Schaefer says there is no division between thinking and feeling
Left, Donovan Schaefer; right: Book cover of the book, Wild Experiment: Feeling Science and Secularism After Darwin.

Donavan Schaefer is an assistant professor of religious studies. (Image: OMNIA)

Donovan Schaefer says there is no division between thinking and feeling

In his new book, “Wild Experiment: Feeling Science and Secularism after Darwin”, the assistant professor of religious studies posits that thinking and feeling are intertwined.

From Omnia

Do shared life experiences make it harder to understand others?
Two children holding hands between two adults in a sunlit grassy area.

Do shared life experiences make it harder to understand others?

A new Annenberg School of Communication study reveals that having similar life experiences can actually diminish our ability to perceive other people’s unique feelings and circumstances.

Alina Ladyzhensky

SNF Paideia Program expands, thanks to new grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Group of people gathered together by a building entrance.

During a celebration in May 2022, current fellows in the SNF Paideia Program welcomed the 2025 cohort.

SNF Paideia Program expands, thanks to new grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Increased funding will enable the SNF Paideia Program at Penn to strengthen a commitment to the civic mission of higher education on campus and beyond with enhanced course offerings, an expanded fellowship program, and more event programming.
Parental nicotine use and addiction risk for children
A put-out cigarette standing on its end, next to half of another crumpled cigarette. In the background are two whole cigarettes.
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    • Parental nicotine use and addiction risk for children

    In research done using rats, Penn Nursing’s Heath Schmidt and colleagues found that males that engaged in voluntary nicotine use had offspring more likely to do so, too. Some offspring also developed impaired memory and anxiety-like behavior.

    Michele W. Berger