Graduate mentors provide undergrads with ‘any path to math’ From left to right: Abigail Timmel; Mona Merling, assistant professor of mathematics; George Wang, doctoral candidate; and Thomas Brazelton, doctoral student. (Image: Omnia) Graduate mentors provide undergrads with ‘any path to math’ The Directed Reading Program pairs undergraduates with graduate student mentors for advanced learning.
New website aids workers unemployed due to COVID-19 New website aids workers unemployed due to COVID-19 Current and former Wharton students created a free job-hunting website for the millions of Americans who have been laid off because of the coronavirus.
Cancel culture on the silver screen Meta Mazaj is a senior lecturer in cinema studies at Penn. (Image: Taja Mazaj) Q&A Cancel culture on the silver screen Iconic films like the 1939 blockbuster “Gone With the Wind” are being scrutinized in light of the Black Lives Matter movement against racial injustice. Cinema studies’ Meta Mazaj says framing films within context is more valuable than erasure and disclaimers.
Pandemic project: Odyssey-a-Day Penn Professor Emily Wilson created a new project while at home during the pandemic, reading short passages from each of the 24 books of her translation of Homer’s “Odyssey,” complete with costumes, props, and voices. The characters included (from left) Helen of Troy, Polyphemus, and Calypso. Pandemic project: Odyssey-a-Day Classics Professor Emily Wilson created a project where she filmed herself reading short passages from each of the 24 books of her celebrated translation of Homer’s “Odyssey,” complete with costumes, props, and voices.
Borrow books again with Penn Libraries’ pickup services Jillian Richards prepares requested books for shipment. (Image: Gretchen Stiteler) Borrow books again with Penn Libraries’ pickup services Pickup@Penn allows members of the Penn community to request books and pick them up at Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center.
Will coronavirus bailouts save the U.S. economy? Will coronavirus bailouts save the U.S. economy? A new paper by Wharton professor Tim Landvoigt weighs four policy scenarios for government relief measures in the wake of pandemic bankruptcies.
Nature access requires attention when addressing community health needs Nature access requires attention when addressing community health needs Nature is a tool to address deeply entrenched health disparities; health systems should work to increase nature access, as they have with other social determinants of health.
What happens to a dream deferred? 60-Second Lectures on racial injustice Clockwise from top left: Mary Frances Berry; Margo Natalie Crawford; Guthrie Ramsey; and Dagmawi Woubshet. (Image: Penn Arts & Sciences) What happens to a dream deferred? 60-Second Lectures on racial injustice In an effort to amplify the messages of the recent protests against racist violence, Penn Arts & Sciences created a special series: What Happens to a Dream Deferred? 60-Second Lectures on Racial Injustice.
Partisanship and the pandemic A socially distanced get-together during the coronavirus pandemic. Partisanship and the pandemic Partisanship, not health concerns, is the main driver of whether Americans are social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study.
Pennovation Accelerator moves online Pennovation Accelerator moves online In its third summer, the six-week program for startup companies went entirely virtual, but that didn’t stop the cohort of entrepreneurs from learning, networking, and innovating.