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Reimagining scientific discovery through the lens of an artist
a headshot of Rebecca Kamen in front of an abstract painting

Reimagining scientific discovery through the lens of an artist

The latest exhibition by Rebecca Kamen, Penn artist-in-residence and visiting scholar, at the American University Katzen Art Center explores curiosity and the creative process across art and science.

Erica K. Brockmeier

Exploring monuments of trauma in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Black Atlantic
Stephanie Gibson

Stephanie Gibson, a doctoral candidate in the history of art. (Image: OMNIA)

Exploring monuments of trauma in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Black Atlantic

Stephanie Gibson, a doctoral candidate in the history of art, explores in her dissertation how museums and monuments interpret sites with painful histories to help people move past the trauma that occurred there.

From Omnia

Learn, reflect, and act during Climate Week
Three people speak at a lecturn outside

Part of the Climate Week events, faculty and students will present their perspectives on the climate crisis during the 1.5* Minute Climate Lectures. Above, Simon Richter (center), a member of the week’s planning team, gave a lecture in concert with undergrads Kimberlie Dupiton and Brea Watkins in 2019. (Image: Brooke Sietinsons)

Learn, reflect, and act during Climate Week

Climate Week at Penn, sponsored by the Provost’s Office, offers a variety of events—both in-person and online—that invite the whole University community to learn about, reflect on, and address the climate crisis.

Katherine Unger Baillie

mRNA COVID-19 vaccines induce T-cell responses in multiple sclerosis patients
Person in full PPE administering a vaccine to another person sittting on a hospital bed.

mRNA COVID-19 vaccines induce T-cell responses in multiple sclerosis patients

Research from Penn Medicine shows mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are effective at inducing T-cell responses in multiple sclerosis patients who receive B cell-depleting Infusions even if their antibody responses are diminished.

From Penn Medicine News

Afghanistan’s future after the U.S. withdrawal
Meg Guliford, John Gans, Wazhmah Osman and Trudy Rubin sit in chairs on a stage with the words Perry World House on the wall behind them

The Perry World House event featuring Meg K. Guliford (left), John Gans (second from left), Wazhmah Osman (second from right) looked at the future of Afghanistan and was moderated by Trudy Rubin (right).

Afghanistan’s future after the U.S. withdrawal

Perry World House held a hybrid panel this week to look at what the future holds for Afghanistan, featuring in-person speakers and audience members, as well as virtual attendees watching online.

Kristen de Groot

Ready, set, football
Head Coach Ray Priore, who is standing, addresses the football team, who are kneeling in a semicircle on Franklin Field.

Ready, set, football

After an almost two-year hiatus, the Penn football team is back in action this Saturday evening, on the road against Bucknell in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

ICA debuts first major retrospective of pioneering video artist
Video screen and photographs hung on a wall

Behind-the-scenes photographs of Ulysses Jenkins at work and a monitor displaying a video piece, located inside the ICA for the retrospective exhibit “Without Your Interpretation.” (Image: Eric Sucar)

ICA debuts first major retrospective of pioneering video artist

In ‘Without Your Interpretation,’ the Institute of Contemporary Art showcases the work of Ulysses Jenkins, a pivotal influence on contemporary art for more than 50 years.
Americans’ civics knowledge increases during a stress-filled year
U.S. Capitol at night.

Americans’ civics knowledge increases during a stress-filled year

The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s annual survey follows increased media coverage of the powers, functions, and prerogatives of the three branches in a year marked by impeachment proceedings and a pandemic.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center