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A Philadelphia artistic collaboration at Penn 
Kay Seohyung Lee standing in art gallery leaning against a wall

Kay Seohyung Lee, lecturer in fine arts at the Weitzman School of Design.

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A Philadelphia artistic collaboration at Penn 

An exhibition of 50 artworks by 34 undergraduate students in six Philadelphia colleges and universities, “Let Me Know You Are Alright,” is on view at the Charles Addams Gallery on campus through Aug. 18.

Louisa Shepard

Hard at work, crews make progress during summer construction
vagelos laboratory exterior

(On homepage): The Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, pictured in July 2023, features innovative sunshades designed to increase daylighting while blocking approximately 40% of light. A similar design of shades was recently used in London’s U.S. embassy building.

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Hard at work, crews make progress during summer construction

Ahead of the arrival of students, summer on campus bustles with construction teams advancing various building projects and maintenance work. Here, a look at what’s happening now.
Desmond Patton and the science of being human
Desmond Patton stands with arms crossed in front of a window, which mirrors his image

“Open-mindedness never stops, that growth in terms of becoming open never stops and cannot stop. That has become a critical value that I hold, that that this learning is never over,” Patton says.

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Desmond Patton and the science of being human

Penn Integrates Knowledge University professor Desmond Upton Patton discusses his research in social media and violence, finding an interdisciplinary career in social work, communication, data science, and psychiatry, and why his open-mindedness never stops.

Kristina Linnea García

Nudge Cartography: Building a map to navigate behavioral research
Linnea Gandhi working on a white board

(On homepage) Gandhi also shares her lessons from industry with the students she teaches in her summer lab course. It equips the students with hands-on experience in applied behavioral science and experimentation, where small teams are paired with external organizations.

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Nudge Cartography: Building a map to navigate behavioral research

Ph.D. candidate Linnea Gandhi of the Wharton School and research assistant Anoushka Kiyawat discuss the development of their team’s innovative research tool.
Could psychedelics simultaneously treat chronic pain and depression?
Ahmad Hammo

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Could psychedelics simultaneously treat chronic pain and depression?

This summer, Ahmad Hammo, a rising third-year student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, is conducting a pilot study to explore psilocybin’s potential as a therapy for chronic pain and the depression that often accompanies it. 

Liana F. Wait

A sweet treat on a hot summer day
Liz Magill and others scooping ice cream for a crowd on College Green.

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A sweet treat on a hot summer day

President Liz Magill hosted an ice cream social for the Penn community on Thursday afternoon, drawing faculty, staff, and students together on College Green. 

Lauren Hertzler

Supporting less commonly taught languages
Feride Hatiboglu poses for a photo at Penn.

The School of Arts & Sciences’ Feride Hatiboglu, who coordinates the Turkish Language Program, has been elected president of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages.

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Supporting less commonly taught languages

Recently elected president of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, Turkish Language Program coordinator Feride Hatiboglu discusses the value of learning languages beyond Spanish, French, German, and Italian.
The ‘true value of women’s work’
wages for housework archives display

The new building on Wayne Ave. includes posters, banners, and ephemera from the movement’s 50-year history.

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The ‘true value of women’s work’

The Wages for Housework movement is a precursor to the Child Tax Credit and guaranteed income, says sociologist Pilar Gonalons-Pons. A community center in Germantown houses their 50-year archive and carries on the work.

Kristina Linnea García

Reinventing customary law in medieval France
Historian Ada Kuskowski listens to a speaker sitting next to her at a table.

Ada Maria Kuskowski is a medieval and legal historian. 

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Reinventing customary law in medieval France

A new book by historian Ada Maria Kuskowski of the School of Arts & Sciences traces the formation of customary law as a field of knowledge in medieval Europe.

Kristen de Groot

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