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Discussing open expression on college campuses
In a Katz Center talk, education and political philosopher Sigal Ben-Porath offered suggestions for universities navigating tense times.
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The power of chick lit
Meghan Hall, lecturer and associate director for graduate studies in the Department of English, talks about what gives the popular literary genre its staying power.
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A Penn screenwriting professor on the Oscars’ screenplay categories and the year of ‘Barbenheimer’
Ahead of the 96th Academy Awards on March 10, Kathy DeMarco Van Cleve of Cinema & Media Studies offers predictions for the screenplay categories.
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New York Times v. Sullivan: Freedom of the press and the Civil Rights Movement
The Annenberg Public Policy Center commemorates the landmark Supreme Court case ahead of the ruling’s 60th anniversary.
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Kathleen Morrison on biodiversity and climate change
The faculty director of the Environmental Innovations Initiative, her research spans anthropology, archaeology, and paleoecology, involving the study of historic climates and environments, with a focus on South Asia.
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Reading James Baldwin for a 21st century world
To commemorate Baldwin’s approaching centennial, the Lotus Collective is hosting weekly readings and discussions of his work at Kelly Writers House.
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Energy Week to highlight research across disciplines at Penn
The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology are hosting Energy Week March 11-15, with more than two dozen events featuring Penn faculty, students, and outside experts.
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Centuries of ‘TikTalk’
The media popularity of the vocal trend called “TikTalk,” or a combination of uptalkand vocal fry, is actually nothing new, says linguist Mark Liberman.
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Passport drive opens up the world to undergrads
Penn Abroad provided fully funded passports to undergraduates who have never held a passport before, with priority given to students who receive financial aid.
News・ Science & Technology
Deconstructing the structural elements of a lesser-known microbe
Researchers shed light on archea, a single cell microorganism, to discover how proteins determine what shape a cell will take and how that form may function.