The language of climate change—and the Anthropocene
Hanna E. Morris, a doctoral student at the Annenberg School for Communication who researches environmental communication, explains the sudden rise of ‘Anthropocene’ as the latest buzzword in the climate dialogue.
Capping a 16-month project funded by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, WXPN will debut a four-part radio documentary on Feb. 4, sharing the stories of the early beginnings and influence of gospel music.
Adjunct Professor Robert Berry, left, and Assistant Professor of English Jean-Christophe Cloutier, who teach the undergraduate course Making Comics, enjoy two comics that are part of Van Pelt-Dietrich's collection, available to students, faculty, and staff.
Through comics, profs draw path to visual literacy
In Making Comics, an English course for undergraduates, students learn the theory of comic books while working with others to make them—all in the name of visual literacy.
The Benjamin Franklin statue outside of College Hall.
The science behind Facebook’s viral #10YearChallenge
Jonah Berger, an associate professor of marketing at The Wharton School, and author of ‘Contagious: Why Things Catch On,’ discusses why people are suddenly eager to talk aging on social media.
The split-flap board inside 30th Street Station. The board is expected to be removed by Amtrak, but has drawn attention from the public, and public officials, who would like to retain the sign in lieu of a new digital board.
Iconic indeed, will Amtrak’s split-flap sign remain?
As Amtrak decides whether to keep the split-flap sign at 30th Street Station, PennDesign professors lay out research-based and historical considerations.
In its second year, Pennovation Works, a strategic blend of offices, labs, and production space that pushes for the advancement of knowledge and economic development, continued to move the needle on activating its space as an innovation destination.
The SERO Project, one of six community organizations featured in this year’s Day With(out) Art program at the Institute of Contemporary Art, is pictured at a workshop event earlier this year. The group advocates for people living with HIV and fights laws that criminalize sexual partners for non-disclosure of HIV status. (Photo courtesy: The Institute of Contemporary Art.)
World AIDS Day: What’s happening with the epidemic today
Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief of the Infectious Diseases Division Ian Frank explains progress made and challenges still faced in the world of HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment.
From left to right: Barbara Chen, Penn Japanese Language Program Lecturer Kinji Ito, and Zizhou Wang, pictured at the J.LIVE Japanese language competition in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 11. (Photo courtesy: East Asian Languages and Civilizations)
Students take gold in Japanese language contest
In a Japanese-language speaking competition hosted at George Washington University, two Penn students won among university-level competitors from across the country.
Adjunct Professor Robert Berry, left, and Assistant Professor of English Jean-Christophe Cloutier, who teach the undergraduate course Making Comics, enjoy two comics that are part of Van Pelt-Dietrich's collection, available to students, faculty, and staff.
The Benjamin Franklin statue outside of College Hall.
The split-flap board inside 30th Street Station. The board is expected to be removed by Amtrak, but has drawn attention from the public, and public officials, who would like to retain the sign in lieu of a new digital board.
A smartphone, blood pressure cuff, and computer interface demonstrating the Heart Safe Motherhood interface. (Photo courtesy: Adi Hirshberg)
A scene from the 2018 3D-animated adaptation of “The Grinch.” (Photo courtesy: Universal Pictures)
The SERO Project, one of six community organizations featured in this year’s Day With(out) Art program at the Institute of Contemporary Art, is pictured at a workshop event earlier this year. The group advocates for people living with HIV and fights laws that criminalize sexual partners for non-disclosure of HIV status. (Photo courtesy: The Institute of Contemporary Art.)
From left to right: Barbara Chen, Penn Japanese Language Program Lecturer Kinji Ito, and Zizhou Wang, pictured at the J.LIVE Japanese language competition in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 11. (Photo courtesy: East Asian Languages and Civilizations)