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The ‘dreams and nightmares’ of immigration
A map with a red line tracing a route from Guatemala to Philadelphia

Liliana Velásquez left Guatemala alone, at 14 years old. She was one of over 326,000 unaccompanied minors apprehended by immigration authorities between 2013 and 2019. 

The ‘dreams and nightmares’ of immigration

Author Liliana Velásquez and journalist Juan González narrated personal and collective histories of Latin American migration to the U.S. in a School of Social Policy & Practice event.

Kristina García

Communicating change in a ‘land of extremes’
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Communicating change in a ‘land of extremes’

In Aurora MacRae-Crerar’s Penn Global Seminar, students are grappling with the impacts of a shifting and unpredictable climate in Mongolia.

Katherine Unger Baillie

David S. Roos on the future of COVID-19
Selfie of David Roos in front of two desktop computer monitors and a laptop.

David O. Roos, E. Otis Kendall Professor of Biology. (Image: Courtesy of David O. Roos)

David S. Roos on the future of COVID-19

The E. Otis Kendall Professor of Biology and infectious disease specialist discusses the virus, its variants, and vaccines in a Q&A.

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Toward a better understanding of ‘fake news’
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PIK professor Duncan Watts has published a new framework for studying media bias and misinformation, detailing an ambitious and comprehensive research agenda for understanding the origins, nature, and prevalence of misinformation and its impact on democracy

Toward a better understanding of ‘fake news’

PIK Professor Duncan Watts publishes a framework for developing a comprehensive research agenda to study the origins, nature, and consequences of misinformation on democracy.

Reassessing iconography on campus
Bronze sculpture of a large bust of a Black woman on Penn’s campus surrounded by autumn leaves

Reassessing iconography on campus

Joann Mitchell and Frederick Steiner chatted with Penn Today about the Campus Iconography Group’s report, published this week.

Lauren Hertzler

Vincent Reina on fair housing in the U.S., in the city, and in pandemic times
Aerial view of a city block of houses in West Philly.

Vincent Reina on fair housing in the U.S., in the city, and in pandemic times

The expert in fair housing and urban planning discusses how cities can address low-income housing policy, neighborhood change, and community and economic development, and how the pandemic has made inequities even more visible.

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Anxiety in a post-COVID world
Newton’s cradle where one end swinging ball is a covid virus cell and the other is a content happy face.

Anxiety in a post-COVID world

A return to the next normal post-pandemic may trigger anxiety for people anticipating a more public-facing life after a year of isolation.