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Van Roten, Watson open NFL season with Bills, Chiefs
Two Penn alums will be playing for NFL teams this season: Greg Van Roten of the Buffalo Bills and Justin Watson of the Kansas City Chiefs.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Do art museums prioritize visitor well-being enough?
Research from the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project in Penn’s Positive Psychology Center reveals that the people working in these institutions want to see greater emphasis on human flourishing, but they feel ill-equipped to make it happen.
News・ Health Sciences
Chewing to curb COVID
Penn Medicine will conduct a new clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a chewing gum designed by School of Dental Medicine researchers to trap SARS-CoV-2 in the saliva.
News・ Health Sciences
How health systems can help build Black wealth
In a new commentary, Eugenia South and authors suggest that health systems are uniquely positioned in several ways to help Black patients, staff members, and neighborhoods in building wealth.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
The story the bowls tell
In an ambitious new project, historian Simcha Gross and Harvard’s Rivka Elitzur-Leiman are studying hundreds of ancient incantation bowls housed at the Penn Museum. They hope to better understand the objects and eventually, build a database of all these bowls worldwide.
News・ Education, Business, & Law
Bail reform and public safety
A Quattrone Center study has found that misdemeanor bail reforms in Harris County, Texas have had a positive impact on public safety.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
The future of decline in America
In his new book “The Future of Decline: Anglo-American Culture at its Limits,” English Professor Jed Esty offers alternatives to America’s “language of greatness,” taking lessons from the experience of Britain during the past century.
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Jamboree on Shoemaker Green welcomes Penn student-athletes
The Student-Athlete Kick-Off Picnic was held on Sept. 1 on Shoemaker Green outside of the Palestra and Franklin Field.
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Making sense of a United Ireland
In a new book, political scientist Brendan O’Leary explores the contentious issue of a reunited Ireland and why now is the time to consider the future of the island.
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Mikhail Gorbachev’s legacy
Penn experts share their thoughts on Gorbachev’s impact on the Soviet Union and the world, and how history will remember him.