Brandon K. Baker

Calculating the costs of school closures, reopenings

Calculating the costs of school closures, reopenings

The Penn Wharton Budget Model released a report that describes the anticipated loss of future wages for K-12 students as a result of lower-quality education from school closures.

Sachs grant paves way for ‘Sis Uprising’ in experimental video

Sachs grant paves way for ‘Sis Uprising’ in experimental video

Works by Arien Wilkerson and Sachs Artist-in-Residence Ricardo Bracho debut at a virtual event for Slought.

Localizing epilepsy ‘hotspots’

Localizing epilepsy ‘hotspots’

Student interns worked this summer with the Davis Lab in the Penn Epilepsy Center to research improvements to epilepsy diagnosis using the tools of machine learning and network analysis.

Examining race in East Asian Studies

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Examining race in East Asian Studies

The Center for East Asian Studies hosted a roundtable discussion between faculty assessing anti-racism in their fields of study.

Lights, camera, stream: Annenberg Center’s fall season goes digital—and live

Lights, camera, stream: Annenberg Center’s fall season goes digital—and live

The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts will stream, in real time, performances from its stage.

A conversation about ‘Akon City’ and speculative urbanization

A virtual cityscape of the future (Not an actual rendering of Akon City)

A conversation about ‘Akon City’ and speculative urbanization

Christopher Marcinkoski of the Weitzman School of Design unpacks—through the lens of speculative urbanization—the self-described ‘futuristic’ city to be built in Senegal, led by musician and philanthropist Akon.

In a time of uncertainty, resources for grad students hold steady

In a time of uncertainty, resources for grad students hold steady

Penn staffers discuss resources available to graduate and postdoctoral students during this challenging time.

Introducing the Year of Civic Engagement

Introducing the Year of Civic Engagement

The latest theme year was ushered in last week with the Penn Reading Project. In a time of great distance, the University asks the community to think about how it can enact great engagement.

Tips for easing back pain during isolation

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Tips for easing back pain during isolation

In a Q&A, Penn Medicine's Jang Won Yoon, a neurosurgeon, offers advice on managing back pain during the pandemic.

In TV and cinema, pandemic lays out a field of unknowns

In TV and cinema, pandemic lays out a field of unknowns

Penn experts in Cinema & Media Studies and the Wharton School weigh in on how television and film are adapting alongside the pandemic.