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Kristina Linnea García

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A summer in the tick trenches
A person in PPE holding blue painters tape covered in several ticks.

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A summer in the tick trenches

With the help of five Penn undergrads, biology professor Dustin Brisson’s research group collected 9,000 tick specimens this summer to understand how seasonal activity patterns of these arachnids affects human pathogens and what role a changing climate might play.

Kristina Linnea García

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Creating a classroom democracy
Assistant Professor of History Sarah Gronningsater teaching Hamilton’s America to Penn students.

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Creating a classroom democracy

Through a Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia course, assistant professor of history Sarah Gronningsater and her students resuscitate early American history.

Kristina Linnea García

2 min. read

2024 PEP and PIP winners: Where are they now?
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2024 PEP and PIP winners: Where are they now?

Nearly a year after being awarded the 2024 President’s Engagement Prize and President’s Innovation Prize, the recipients—now alumni—provide updates on their projects.

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Changing neighborhoods, changing times
Lance Freeman stands with hands in pockets outside of a building.

Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Lance Freeman, of the Weitzman School of Design and the School of Arts & Sciences, studies how people interact with the built environment. 

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Changing neighborhoods, changing times

Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Lance Freeman of the Weitzman School of Design and School of Arts & Sciences studies how people interact with the built environment.

Kristina Linnea García

Winter blooms at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens
A branch of yellow witchhazel against evergreen foliage and a bright blue sky

Witch hazel blooms bright against a blue sky.

(Image: Morris Arboretum)

Winter blooms at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens

The earliest winter blooms are white and yellow, ranging from pale to sun-drenched in color in an effort to woo early pollinators: flies and beetles.

Kristina Linnea García

Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith and Awards Commemoration honors King’s life and work
Eddie Glaude addresses the crowd with a large image of MLK in the background

“Let’s choose the America that Dr. King gave his life for,” Glaude said in his address. 

(Image: Damien Townsville)

Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith and Awards Commemoration honors King’s life and work

The annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith and Awards Commemoration celebrates King’s life and work and honors students, faculty, staff, and community members. This year’s winners were selected for their work in the Penn community and beyond.

Kristina Linnea García

Art Matters: ‘Tall decorated jars’
Closeup of a Song Dynasty urn with snakes writhing across a ribbed surface

A snake writhes across a Song Dynasty urn. 

(Image: Penn Museum)

Art Matters: ‘Tall decorated jars’

Jan. 29 marks the Lunar New Year and the advent of the Year of the Snake, an animal that can be spotted in a Penn Museum exhibition featuring objects and celestial figurines from the Song Dynasty.

Kristina Linnea García

24th annual Lecture in Social Justice
Orlando Patterson speaks at a podium. Behind him, a screen shows the five fundamental principals of social beings

“Dr. King fought for and defined, in real terms, the true meaning and purpose of freedom,” Orlando Patterson said. 

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24th annual Lecture in Social Justice

The 24th annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice featured sociologist Orlando Patterson of Harvard University, known for his work on the history of race and slavery, in conversation with Michael Hanchard of Africana Studies.

Kristina Linnea García

Penn’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
An image of the Hall of Flags looking down at round tables crowded with people

The annual Day of Service begins with a kickoff breakfast in Houston Hall.

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Penn’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Penn’s 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and Symposium on Social Change will be held Jan. 20.

Kristina Linnea García

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