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Erica Moser

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    Energy Week to explore solutions for transition to clean energy
    Two people have conversation in front of research poster.

    The annual Energy Week Poster Session is a good way to learn about the energy-related research of Penn students and postdocs.

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    Energy Week to explore solutions for transition to clean energy

    Penn’s sixth Energy Week, taking place Feb. 23-27, features events that highlight cross-disciplinary research at Penn and bring in leading industry experts.

    2 min. read

    Solar solutions for farmers in The Gambia
    A group photo in front of a borehole drilling machine at Alna Farms in Gambia.

    Students visited Alna Farms and posed for a picture in front of a borehole drilling machine.

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    Solar solutions for farmers in The Gambia

    For students in Engineers Without Borders at Penn, collaborating with Gambian farmers to design an irrigation system is a way to both address food insecurity in the smallest country in mainland Africa and apply their knowledge from the classroom in the real world.

    4 min. read

    Studying Shakespeare through the lens of love
    A professor standing at the head of a table talking to students.

    In honor of Valentine's Day, and as a way of fostering community in her Shakespeare in Love course, Becky Friedman took her students to the University Club for lunch one class period. They talked about the movie "Shakespeare in Love," as part of a broader conversation on how Shakespeare's works are adapted.

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    Studying Shakespeare through the lens of love

    In Becky Friedman’s English course Shakespeare in Love, undergraduate students analyze language, genre, and adaptation in the Bard’s plays through the lens of love.

    3 min. read

    An inside look at the history of television
    Handwritten notes and paper relics from TV shows in the past.

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    An inside look at the history of television

    Materials in the Annenberg School for Communication Library Archives include thousands of TV scripts, the first issue of TV Guide, and interviews about the early days of HBO—which help to chronicle TV’s 100-year story.

    3 min. read

    New model could help police departments reduce excessive force incidents

    New model could help police departments reduce excessive force incidents

    Criminology professor Greg Ridgeway has developed a model that estimates an officer’s likelihood of using a higher level of force than peers in similar situations—an improvement on existing early-intervention systems that don’t account for differences in time and location.

    3 min. read

    Health in Philly, past and present
    Students standing listening to a person speaking.

    Students in Andi Johnson’s course Health in Philly: Past and Present visited the nonprofit organization Bebashi in December to present their findings from interviews with staff.

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    Health in Philly, past and present

    This fall, in Andi Johnson’s course Health in Philly: Past and Present, students worked closely with leadership of the health-focused nonprofit Bebashi to identify ways they could better support staff, while visiting other local health organizations to learn more about how they address issues facing city residents.

    5 min. read

    Stefan Hatch: Tackling housing insecurity
    Stefan Hatch stands in the McNeil Building.

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    Stefan Hatch: Tackling housing insecurity

    Fourth-year Stefan Hatch is researching one of Philadelphia’s most pressing challenges: housing insecurity. The double major combines urban studies and psychology to explore solutions.

    2 min. read

    Electronic medical records help save lives of HIV patients
    Health care worker in mask stands at tablet with electronic medical record system.

    Image: Abdallah Chilungo

    Electronic medical records help save lives of HIV patients

    Wharton’s Leandro “Leo” Pongeluppe and colleagues found that HIV clinics in Malawi that switched from paper to electronic medical records saw an estimated 28% reduction in deaths in five years.

    2 min. read

    Centering joy in AI development and implementation
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    Centering joy in AI development and implementation

    PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton—of Annenberg and SP2—and collaborators introduce a joy-informed framework designed to initiate conversations among engineers, designers, and researchers.

    2 min. read

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