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.
SARS-CoV-2 is moving between humans and wildlife around the U.S. Recent research at Penn and elsewhere underscores that SARS-CoV-2 has jumped repeatedly between species during the COVID-19 pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 is moving between humans and wildlife around the U.S. In humans the pandemic is showing signs of ebbing. In white-tailed deer and other wildlife, however, infections appear widespread.
Grace Choi aims to redefine food insecurity on college campuses Grace Choi. (Image: OMNIA) Grace Choi aims to redefine food insecurity on college campuses It’s hard for college students to find time to cook or prioritize eating well, says Choi. She has found that although many researchers connect students’ socioeconomic statuses to their eating habits, almost none gauge what dining options students had access to in the first place, or what factors drive their food choices.
Slajchert’s superb play secures Ivy Rookie of the Week status Slajchert’s superb play secures Ivy Rookie of the Week status The sophomore guard scored 18 points against Yale on Friday and 16 points against Brown on Saturday, including the game-winning bucket.
COVID-19 vaccines for young children COVID-19 vaccines for young children As the pandemic enters its third year, kids under five can’t get vaccinated. Researchers explain what’s been unfolding with the vaccine authorization process.
Q&A with Penn’s Interim President Wendell Pritchett Q&A with Penn’s Interim President Wendell Pritchett Pritchett, who will serve as the University’s leader until the end of June, discusses his background, his goals, and what he is looking forward to most this semester.
The now-faded walls of a medieval structure, reimagined in digital form The now-faded walls of a medieval structure, reimagined in digital form History of Art’s Ivan Drpić is working with sophomore Logan Cho to create 3D renderings of what once-gilded paintings on the walls of a medieval church in Serbia would have looked like.
The history, and future, of Black doctors at Penn The expanded exhibit and new home for Helen Octavia Dickens’ portrait were installed in late August 2021 and dedicated in early December. (Image: Penn Medicine News) The history, and future, of Black doctors at Penn A recent article in Penn Medicine magazine highlights four Black graduates and physicians over 200 years, and the ongoing efforts today to build a more diverse and inclusive community.