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Exploring anxiety and social change
Exploring anxiety and social change
Sociology professor Jason Schnittker teaches the course Anxious Times: Social Change and Fear, based on a book he wrote. Through a data-sensitive approach, students study anxiety and mental health.
What’s That? Fox-Fels Hall
What’s That? Fox-Fels Hall
‘The mansion’ is home to the Fels Institute of Government, Penn's graduate school for public policy and public management.
Finding light in dark times
Finding light in dark times
Professors Deven Patel and Steven Weitzman in the School of Arts & Sciences discuss why Diwali and Hanukkah, both festivals of lights, can act as symbols of hope.
Encountering rare texts in the Penn Libraries
Encountering rare texts in the Penn Libraries
Undergraduate history of art majors organized an event at the Penn Libraries featuring 10 rare texts, out on a table and open for anyone to see, ranging from a manuscript dated to about the year 850 to COVID-19 posters from 2020.
Thanksgiving meal program provides food, family, friends, and fun
Thanksgiving meal program provides food, family, friends, and fun
Penn’s Assembly of International Students is matching international undergrads and graduate students with a faculty or staff partner who invites them to a Thanksgiving meal.
The Singh Center for Nanotechnology turns 10
The Singh Center for Nanotechnology turns 10
Since its founding, the Center’s multidisciplinary approach has been a strength, where researchers from Penn Engineering, Arts & Sciences, and more come together in one space.
Locust walks: Making connections and bridging differences
Locust walks: Making connections and bridging differences
Harun Küçük, faculty director of the Middle East Center, and Joshua Teplitsky, director of the Jewish Studies Program, started walking and talking as an act of campus diplomacy in the wake of the violence in Israel and Gaza.
Violence and stigmatized heroes
Violence and stigmatized heroes
The new SNF Paideia course taught by Tyson Smith looks at incarcerated veterans and their experiences to understand the intersection of the military, criminal justice, and health.
Who, What, Why: Lifelong learner Bernadette Butler
Who, What, Why: Lifelong learner Bernadette Butler
Bernadette Butler, a student in the School of Arts & Sciences, leapt into her studies later than most, but with just as much eagerness to learn.
Introducing the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Innovation
Introducing the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Innovation
The Center for Teaching and Learning and the Online Learning Initiative have merged to become one unit for the support of instructors, graduate students, and staff.
In the News
France 24
Climate conspiracy theories flourish ahead of COP28
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the rise of climate disinformation was organized and orchestrated by opponents of reforms.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Princeton and Penn scientists win Philly award for their climate change work
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences has won the 2023 John Scott Award for his work to address climate change.
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USA Today
Global warming update: Earth briefly surpasses key climate threshold for first time
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that global temperatures should be measured in much longer increments than individual days, weeks, or even a year.
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Salon.com
Thanks to climate change, autumn will never be the same
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says later frosts will mean that mosquitos and disease-carrying pests like ticks will persist further into autumn.
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Providence Journal
Do safe injection sites increase crime rates? What a study our of Brown University found
A study in collaboration with Aaron Chalfin of the School of Arts & Sciences indicates that overdose prevention centers do not lead to increased neighborhood crime rates.
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