A better estimate for tick numbers with ‘citizen science’ data A better estimate for tick numbers with ‘citizen science’ data A team led by School of Arts & Sciences biologists found a way to account for biases in data collected by members of the public, using it to create a comprehensive abundance map of the tick responsible for transmitting Lyme disease.
Latin American and Latinx studies becomes a center Tulia Falleti addresses the crowd at the Center's fall almuerzo, or lunch. Latin American and Latinx studies becomes a center With over 30 years of Latin American and Latinx Studies at Penn, the academic program was established as a center in July.
When police forces grow, homicides drop and low-level arrests increase When police forces grow, homicides drop and low-level arrests increase Research from Penn criminologist Aaron Chalfin and others found that an additional 10 to 17 officers prevented one homicide annually, but each extra officer added up to 22 arrests for crimes like drug possession.
Navigating holidays in a pandemic, again Navigating holidays in a pandemic, again Experts from Penn’s Center for Public Health Initiatives and Positive Psychology Center offer six tips for making the holiday season joyful, fun, and safe.
Before geoengineering, some fundamental chemistry Before geoengineering, some fundamental chemistry Research led by Joseph S. Francisco of the School of Arts & Sciences examines the chemistry of a proposal to curb climate change’s effects—creating a sunshade in the upper atmosphere made of sulfuric acid—and finds that there’s more work to do to successfully pull off such a feat.
Learning to listen in troubled times Ernesto Pujol leads a workshop on “Listening in Troubled Times,” part of a lecture on the topic organized by the SNF Paideia Program. (Image: Lisa Marie Patzer) Learning to listen in troubled times The SNF Paideia Program and partners featured Ernesto Pujol and Aaron Levy, an artist and an interdisciplinary scholar who have transformed both what it means to listen and what the act of listening can achieve as part of a lecture and workshops.
From corals to humans, a shared trigger for sperm to get in motion With coral reefs under threat from climate change, pollutants, sedimentation, and other factors, Barott and colleagues hope to continue investigating how such challenges may influence coral reproduction and persistence. (Image: Courtesy of Kelsey Speer) From corals to humans, a shared trigger for sperm to get in motion Coral sperm require a specific pH to move, according to research from the School of Arts & Sciences, which identifies a signaling pathway that is shared by organisms including humans. The results inform how corals may fare with climate change.
Two Penn seniors named 2022 Rhodes Scholars Two Penn seniors have been awarded 2022 Rhodes Scholarships for graduate study at the University of Oxford, Raveen Kariyawasam (left), from Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Nicholas Thomas-Lewis, from Kimball, Nebraska. Kariyawasam is in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Wharton School, and Thomas-Lewis is in the College of Arts and Sciences. Two Penn seniors named 2022 Rhodes Scholars Two Penn seniors have been awarded Rhodes Scholarships for graduate study at the University of Oxford, Raveen Kariyawasam, from Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Nicholas Thomas-Lewis, from Kimball, Nebraska.
Penn senior Max Wragan named George J. Mitchell Scholar Penn senior Max Wragan is one of 12 in the nation chosen to receive a George J. Mitchell Scholarship for postgraduate study in Ireland in 2022-2023. Penn senior Max Wragan named George J. Mitchell Scholar Senior Max Wragan, a neuroscience major and chemistry minor, has been selected for a George J. Mitchell Scholarship, which covers one academic year of postgraduate studies in Ireland, including stipends for living and travel expenses.
Past plagues, current pandemics, and public hygiene messaging History Ph.D. Candidate Sarah Xia Yu’s research looks at public health and hygiene in Republican China. Q&A Past plagues, current pandemics, and public hygiene messaging History Ph.D. candidate Sarah Xia Yu discusses her research on public hygiene in China and what the past might tell us about how governments could better communicate public health messages.