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How did echo chambers influence the 2020 election?
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    • How did echo chambers influence the 2020 election?

    Research from the Annenberg School for Communication shows that people are consuming news from more diverse sources, but many don’t consume any news at all. It’s too soon to tell what role that played in the recent race for president.

    Michele W. Berger, Julie Sloane

    Uniting against an invisible foe
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    A tiny virus has transformed life as we know it. But in nearly every corner of Penn’s campus, researchers are making remarkable progress to combat it.

    (Image, also on homepage: National Institutes of Health)

    Uniting against an invisible foe

    All across the University, researchers have launched new areas of study, reaching across disciplinary boundaries to make stunning progress in combating COVID-19.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Donita Brady is ready for the next steps in cancer biology research
    Donita Brady in her office.

    Presidential Professor of cancer biology Donita Brady. (Image: Penn Medicine News)

    Donita Brady is ready for the next steps in cancer biology research

    The Presidential Professor of cancer biology leads a team that is working to understand how cancer grows uncontrolled in cells and discovering novel ways to stop it. 

    Melissa Moody

    Creative storytelling through TimeSlips
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    Creative storytelling through TimeSlips

    Through the TimeSlips program at the Penn Memory Center, older individuals are engaged through visual prompts to not just remember, but engage creatively with stimuli.

    From Penn Memory Center

    ‘Then and Now: Black-Jewish Relations in the Civil Rights Movement’
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    Entire busloads of Freedom Riders were arrested when they reached southern states (here, Jackson Mississippi). Interfaith collaboration was a vital part of the Civil Rights Movement, Butler said.

    ‘Then and Now: Black-Jewish Relations in the Civil Rights Movement’

    Professor of religious studies Anthea Butler gave an overview of shared history and discussed next steps in “Then and Now: Black-Jewish Relations in the Civil Rights Movement,” an event hosted by the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies.

    Kristina García

    Design-minded strategies for greener, healthier indoor spaces
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    Design-minded strategies for greener, healthier indoor spaces

    Insights on the evolution of modern building design, how to improve ventilation while reducing energy usage, and ways that architects are supporting their communities with simple, design-based solutions.

    Erica K. Brockmeier

    Lynn Meskell appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
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    Lynn Meskell is the Richard D. Green Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor in the Department of Anthropology in the School of Arts & Sciences, a professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning and the graduate program in Historic Preservation in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, and a curator in the Middle East and Asia sections at the Penn Museum.

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    Lynn Meskell appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor

    The world-renowned archaeologist has joint appointments in the Department of Anthropology, the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation and the Department of City and Regional Planning, and the Penn Museum as a curator in both the Asian and Near East sections.
    Breaking classroom barriers over Zoom
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    Breaking classroom barriers over Zoom

    When Professor Lori Rosenkopf’s course on the culture of tech went virtual, she set out to make a more interactive learning experience. Her efforts have seen some unexpected results.

    From Wharton Stories