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Ukraine from revolution to war—in photos
A person walking through the rubble of a collapsed building in Ukraine.

The remains of a residential building in Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, in June 2022.

(Image: Joseph Sywenkyj)

Ukraine from revolution to war—in photos

A new exhibit on display at the Annenberg School shows conflict and resilience in Ukraine, as documented by Ukrainian and American photojournalists.

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Climate change’s impact on extreme weather events
Conceptual image of a city hit by extreme heatwave

Michael Mann, Penn’s inaugural Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science and collaborators found that the effects of climate change on the intensity, frequency, and duration of extreme weather events like wildfires, could lead to massive increases in all three.

(Image: iStock/Marc Bruxelle)

Climate change’s impact on extreme weather events

Michael Mann and collaborators investigated the effects of climate change on the intensity, frequency, and duration of extreme weather events like wildfires, and found that “worst-case” scenario could lead to significant increases in all three.
When child care and domestic gig workers have problems, where do they turn?
A childcare worker outside in a park with a toddler and a baby while on a laptop.

Image: iStock/Tatiana Buzmakova

When child care and domestic gig workers have problems, where do they turn?

A new study from professor Julia Ticona and doctoral candidate Ryan Tsapatsaris uncovers the online spaces where domestic workers and their clients talk about using Care.com.

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The state of extended reality research
A group of people standing at a table wearing VR headsets.

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The state of extended reality research

Published by the Annenberg School’s Virtual Reality ColLABorative, a new report summarizes augmented, mixed, and virtual reality research in the social sciences.

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Michael X. Delli Carpini named interim dean of Annenberg School for Communication
Michael Delli Carpini.

Michael Delli Carpini.

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Michael X. Delli Carpini named interim dean of Annenberg School for Communication

The Oscar H. Gandy Emeritus Professor of Communication and Democracy at the Annenberg School, and dean from 2003 to 2018, Delli Carpini is currently concluding a term as the inaugural faculty director of Penn’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program.
A time to celebrate for inaugural SNF Paideia Fellows
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A time to celebrate for inaugural SNF Paideia Fellows

The first cohort of fellows is set to graduate, taking with them the pillars of the SNF Paideia Program—dialogue, citizenship, service, and wellness—on their next life adventures.

Kristen de Groot

Symposium highlights breadth and depth of Penn Global research
A panel sits at at table in Perry World House as a presenter on the right stands at a podium explaining his research.

Bodong Chen of the Graduate School of Education (right, at podium) discusses his project that focuses on helping integrate sustainable development goals into schools in China.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Global)

Symposium highlights breadth and depth of Penn Global research

The Penn Global Research and Engagement Fund is supporting the 19 new faculty-led projects that span research, capacity-building, and development efforts across Africa, Latin America, India, China, and beyond. 

Kristen de Groot