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Riot at the U.S. Capitol, one year later
Supporters of Donald Trump scale a wall at the U.S. Capitol as Trump flags wave

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Image: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Riot at the U.S. Capitol, one year later

Political scientist Rogers Smith shares five things to keep in mind as the country looks back on Jan. 6, 2021, while trying to move forward.

Kristen de Groot

Refining data into knowledge, turning knowledge into action
paris perdikaris graphic

Homepage image: No one type of medical imaging can capture every relevant piece of information about a patient at once. Digital twins, or multiscale, physics-based simulations of biological systems, would allow clinicians to accurately infer more vital statistics from fewer data points.

Refining data into knowledge, turning knowledge into action

Penn Engineering researchers are using data science to answer fundamental questions that challenge the globe—from genetics to materials design.

From Penn Engineering Today

Penn-led nonprofit helps students with career advancement
students in a classroom
  • Q&A

    • Penn-led nonprofit helps students with career advancement

    A Wharton senior talks to Penn Today about how a nonprofit virtual platform, HowToStudent, is dedicated to helping students advance in their education and career regardless of their economic background.

    Dee Patel

    Three historians on the future of history
    Patchwork quilt in assembly.

    Image: Vanessa Lovegrove/OMNIA

    Three historians on the future of history

    David Young Kim, Sophia Rosenfeld, and Heather Andrea Williams share their thoughts on how history affects our lives, and what it means to rewrite history.

    Susan Ahlborn

    Math education and engagement in West Philadelphia
    two people looking at a student who is pointing at a math equation on a white board

    This fall, students in Math 123, one of Penn’s Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) courses, applied the skills they learned about math education and communication while working with tenth graders in West Philadelphia.

    Math education and engagement in West Philadelphia

    This fall, students in Math 123 applied the skills they learned about math education and communication while working with 10th graders at Paul Robeson High School.

    Erica K. Brockmeier

    Making time off a time for side gigs for good
    mary berger

    Making time off a time for side gigs for good

    Penn Today profiles four faculty and staff members who use their time and talents to help others.

    Michele W. Berger , Katherine Unger Baillie

    From foundational discoveries to profound impact
    weissman and kariko in the lab Today, Weissman and colleagues are working to develop a pan-coronavirus vaccine capable of protecting the population against SARS, MERS, SARS-CoV-2, and more. At BioNTech, Karikó is overseeing parallel but distinct research on a range of diseases in which patients receive mRNA encoding therapeutic proteins. (Image: Peggy Peterson)

    From foundational discoveries to profound impact

    How decades of mRNA research at Penn made powerful new COVID-19 vaccines possible—and opened a new vista for future discoveries.

    Ashley Rabinovitch

    Millions embrace COVID-19 misinformation, which is linked to vaccine hesitancy
    healthcare professional with syringe and vaccine

    Millions embrace COVID-19 misinformation, which is linked to vaccine hesitancy

    Millions continue to believe misinformation about vaccination and COVID-19, and these beliefs are associated with hesitancy to get themselves and their children vaccinated—or, if they are vaccinated, to get a booster for added protection.

    From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

    The COVID landscape after a year with vaccines
    Vials labeled "SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Vaccine" lit up with neon light on a machine filling them.

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    The COVID landscape after a year with vaccines

    In a conversation hosted by LDI, experts from Penn, the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations discussed the vaccine rollout, boosters, misinformation, and more.

    Michele W. Berger