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Sensuality in Latin American literature and film
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The sensuality in Latin American literature and film offers a wholistic way of engaging with the world, according to Ph.D. candidate Dana Khromov.  

Sensuality in Latin American literature and film

Ph.D. student Dana Khromov presented her research on the body as the site of sensuality in Latin American literature and film as part of the Latin American and Latinx Studies Internal Speakers series.

Kristina García

How can cities become healthier, greener, and more equitable in the future?
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How can cities become healthier, greener, and more equitable in the future?

In a year marked by COVID-19, renewed calls for racial justice, a contentious presidential election, and an active wildfire and hurricane season, Penn experts share what’s needed to make urban areas more resilient to future crises.

Erica K. Brockmeier

A new vision for the Population Aging Research Center
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A new vision for the Population Aging Research Center

For more than 25 years, PARC has been a hub for work on disparities in aging and mortality. Co-directors Hans-Peter Kohler and Norma Coe, who took over in July, want to expand its reach.

Michele W. Berger

Latino voters and lessons from the 2020 election
A young child smiles at the camera standing in green grass holding a small American flag next to his head as a pickup truck passes on the street behind him with a passenger waving an American flag.

One of the narratives emerging from Election Night 2020 was how Latinos around the country voted.

Latino voters and lessons from the 2020 election

Political scientist Michael Jones-Correa, historian Ann Farnsworth-Alvear, and demographer Emilio Parrado share their thoughts on the election results and what both parties might take away from looking at how Latinos voted.

Kristen de Groot

Charting a path forward with unifying definition of cytokine storm
Illustration of a T cell releasing signaling molecules, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, and IL-13

Charting a path forward with unifying definition of cytokine storm

Penn Medicine researchers have developed a unifying definition of “cytokine storm” to provide a framework to assess and treat patients whose immune systems have gone rogue.

Melissa Moody

The best books for young readers of 2020
Stack of YA books chosen by the Penn GSE team for its best books of 2020 list.

The best books for young readers of 2020

The sixth annual list of books, chosen by Penn GSE’s Humanizing Stories team, highlights stories of love, joy, loss, strength, and resilience.

From Penn GSE

‘What makes us human’: Amy Lutz on autism and community
Amy Lutz seated with her husband and children in nature.

From left to right, top row: Erika Lutz, Amy Lutz, Andrew Lutz, Aaron Lutz. Bottom row: Hilary Lutz, Jonah Lutz, Gretchen Lutz. (Image: Courtesy Amy Lutz)

‘What makes us human’: Amy Lutz on autism and community

In “We Walk: Life with Severe Autism,” doctoral candidate Amy Lutz examines what it means to be in community.

Kristina García