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Invisible dance exhibit highlights accessibility in art at UPenn
WHYY (Philadelphia)

Invisible dance exhibit highlights accessibility in art at UPenn

Carolyn Lazard’s “Long Take,” a new immersive art installation at the Institute of Contemporary Art, explores themes of accessibility and chronic illness using an unseen dance performance.

Mar 21, 2023

Being bilingual and Latinx in higher education
Al Día

Being bilingual and Latinx in higher education

Nelson Flores of the Graduate School of Education explores the challenges faced by bilingual Latinx students in the United States.

Mar 22, 2023

Biden’s veto supports free markets, not ‘woke’ capitalism
CNN

Biden’s veto supports free markets, not ‘woke’ capitalism

In an Op-Ed, Witold Henisz of the Wharton School says that President Biden’s veto of Republican limitations on ESG investing represents fiduciary responsibility, not “woke” or ideological politics.

Mar 22, 2023

Kathleen Hall Jamieson elected to AAAS board of directors

Kathleen Hall Jamieson elected to AAAS board of directors

The director of Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center and the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication at the university’s Annenberg School for Communication, has been elected to a four-year term on the board of directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

CELA 2023 awardees announced

CELA 2023 awardees announced

Three members of the Weitzman community have been recognized by The Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) with 2023 Faculty Awards. Sonja Dümpelmann, professor and acting chair of landscape architecture, is the recipient of the 2023 CELA Award for Excellence in Research and/or Creative Work. LA+, the interdisciplinary journal of landscape architecture based at Weitzman, is the recipient of the 2023 CELA Excellence in Communications Award.

The pandemic at three
Politico.com

The pandemic at three

A study by Emily Conant of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that 3D mammograms are more effective at detecting breast cancer than standard tests, particularly for women between 40 and 69 and those with dense breast tissue.

Mar 20, 2023

The banking crisis might not be over
Vox.com

The banking crisis might not be over

Itamar Drechsler of the Wharton School says that there have been consistent rumors that Credit Suisse was in trouble even before the current banking crisis.

Mar 20, 2023

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