Penn in the News

Anthea Butler of the School of Arts & Sciences says Pope Francis’ successor “might not be somebody we expect.”

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that claims of convergent evidence honor science’s norms of critique and correction by inviting discussion of the extent of existing knowledge and the multiple ways in which it was developed.

John Vasudevan of the Perelman School of Medicine affirms the best ways to improve fatigue resistance for stronger long-distance runs.

David Fajgenbaum of the Perelman School of Medicine will be the subject of a feature film based on his book "Chasing My Cure," a 2019 memoir about being diagnosed with a rare and usually fatal illness while he was a medical student at Penn.

Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine will speak at the Drexel University College of Medicine’s commencement, and alumna Elizabeth Banks will speak at Penn’s.

In a Q&A, Judith Schaechter discusses her creation of a stained glass piece as artist in residence at the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, directed by Anjan Chatterjee of the Perelman School of Medicine.

Arnold Mathijssen of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues applied the principles of fluid dynamics to optimize the pour in pour over coffee.

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the sheer number of variables makes $28 trillion a vast underestimate of the climate damage caused by the world’s largest companies.

Matt Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses a recent survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center which shows that most Americans support the role of the courts and Congress as checks on presidential power.

Commenting on changes in presidential attitudes toward the chair of the Fed, Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School says, “The entire environment has shifted quite dramatically.”