A team of researchers from the Computational Social Science Lab at the University of Pennsylvania find that cable news has increasingly diverged from broadcast news in the topics covered and language used.
Penn Vet and Penn Medicine researchers have modified mRNA vaccines to include the cytokine IL-12 and improve T-cell responses which could improve the body’s ability to fight infections.
Sosena Solomon participated in a panel conversation at The Met on May 31 with international co-hosts for the Arts of Africa: Jonathan Nsubuga, chief architect of JE Nsubuga and Associates, and Fasil Giorghis, associate professor of architecture and the chair of conservation of urban and architectural heritage at the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development.
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Bringing museum filmmaking into the classroom
Filmmaker Sosena Solomon taught Documentary Ethnography for Museums and Exhibitions amid filming in Africa for a Metropolitan Museum of Art redesign. The Arts of Africa galleries just reopened, including in-gallery and online films Solomon shot in 12 countries.
Study sheds light on why for-profit hospitals have worse nursing and patient outcomes
Penn Nursing researchers find that for-profit facilities in Illinois have lower investments in nursing services than not-for-profit ones, despite no statistically significant difference in operating margins.
What behavioral strategies motivate environmental action?
A collaborative study from researchers affiliated with the Annenberg School for Communication, Annenberg Public Policy Center, and School of Arts & Sciences tested 17 strategies in an “intervention tournament.”
Image: Kyle Cassidy/Annenberg School for Communication
Collaborating with southern Black grandmothers to reimagine scholarship
For an Annenberg School for Communication dissertation, Staci L. Jones and four grandmother co-authors introduce the Kitchen Scholar Framework. Their work embraces knowledge that goes beyond academia.
Move-out: Tips for a cleaner, greener, easier experience
Penn offices and community partners have options for off-campus pickups, on-campus donations, and additional curbside trash pickup days aimed at keeping the neighborhood clean and limiting what ends up in the landfill.
The University of Pennsylvania and School of Veterinary Medicine community celebrated the groundbreaking of the Gail P. Riepe Center for Advanced Veterinary Education. (Left to right:) Scarlett Loya, Amy Durham, J. Larry Jameson, Jim Riepe, Gail Riepe, Andrew M. Hoffman, Robert Marookian, and Barbara Dallap Schaer.
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Penn breaks ground on Gail P. Riepe Center for Advanced Veterinary Education
A gift from Penn alumni Gail and Jim Riepe will support the construction of the 11,800-square-foot facility at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center campus.
Fourth-year communication student Nick Bausenwein took two gap years to skate professionally with a touring show, competed with the Penn Figure Skating Club, and wrote a thesis on children’s perceptions of film character meet-and-greets.
A novel and hands-on approach to teaching about technology and society
Elly Truitt teaches students about the history of communication technology, from the invention of writing to large language models, while introducing them to Penn’s libraries and unparalleled resources.
