Madison Dawkins was a freshman at Penn when she first understood the crisis of mass incarceration, thanks to a seminar called Race, Crime, and Punishment, taught by political science professor Marie Gottschalk. The course left such an impression on Dawkins she created her own minor in race and criminal justice through Africana Studies, and began a student organization calls BARS–Beyond Arrests: Rethinking Systematic Oppression, to educate fellow students on criminal justice reform.
To Dawkins, the discussion of prison reform focuses almost entirely on incarcerated men, and ignores the effect of incarceration on women, especially on their health. Dawkins response was to lead a health and mindfulness program for incarcerated women at the Riverside Correctional Facility.
People living on small islands and territories face mounting climate impacts, but little is known about their stance on the issue. Research from a team including Parrish Bergquist, assistant professor of political science, aims to fill those gaps.
Penn researchers developed a system that allows light to be guided through a tiny crystal, undeterred by bumps, bends, and back-reflections. Their findings pave the way for robust, controllable light-based chips, smarter routing for data links, and more stable lasers.
A West Philadelphia High School student practices the drum as part of a July summer program in partnership with the Netter Center for Community Partnerships and nonprofit Musicopia.
A summer of student enrichment, from big ideas to bold beats
The Netter Center for Community Partnerships finished its summer of programming for West Philadelphia students, impacting 640 students and six University-Assisted Community Schools.
