Colin Powell’s legacy Colin Powell, seen here making a speech during his time as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died this week at the age of 84. (Image: Robert D. Ward) Q&A Colin Powell’s legacy Historian Mary Frances Berry and Perry World House Visiting Fellow Alice Hunt Friend share thoughts on Powell’s impact on and off the battlefield.
Tackling the topic of decolonization The mural depicted in this photograph is “Decolonize And Chill/We Are Still Here.” It is by artist and community activist Jaque Fragua from the Pueblo of Jemez, one of the federally recognized tribes in New Mexico, as well as Ishi Glinsky and Shepard Fairey. It is art created out of an ongoing decolonizing space and project called Indian Alley, in Los Angeles. (Image: By wiredforlego, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0) Q&A Tackling the topic of decolonization Deborah Thomas, who runs Penn’s Center for Experimental Ethnography, and Christopher Woods, director of the Penn Museum, discuss a conference on decolonization that starts today.
A pandemic year, in photos Annenberg’s Kyle Cassidy, with Pete Coyle, an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School. Together they came up with the idea for this exhibit, which Cassidy says can be adapted to almost any group and many kinds of spaces. A pandemic year, in photos ‘Apart Together,’ a new photography exhibit at the Annenberg School, shows that despite not being physically in the same place the past 18 months, our shared experiences kept us connected.
National Academy of Medicine welcomes two new members from Penn Marylyn D. Ritchie and Sarah A. Tishkoff are Penn’s newest elected members of the National Academy of Medicine. National Academy of Medicine welcomes two new members from Penn The Perelman School of Medicine’s Marylyn D. Ritchie and PIK Professor Sarah A. Tishkoff are among 100 new members to be elected this year to the Academy, one of the highest honors in health and medicine.
Religious freedom as a tool for American occupation Jolyon Thomas, associate professor of religious studies in the School of Arts & Sciences Religious freedom as a tool for American occupation Jolyon Thomas, an associate professor of religious studies, discusses his award-winning book, ‘Faking Liberties: Religious Freedom in American-Occupied Japan.’
Understanding civic engagement Civic House. (Image: Eric Sucar) Understanding civic engagement In the latest episode of Penn Today’s ‘Understand This …’ podcast series, Herman Beavers of the School of Arts & Sciences and Glenn Bryan of the Office of Government and Community Affairs discuss civic engagement—and jazz.
Eight Penn researchers receive 2021 NIH Director’s Awards The Penn winners of the 2021 NIH Director’s Awards are (from top left): Amber Alhadeff, Ben Black, Peter S. Choi, Erica Korb, Michael Lampson, Mustafa Mir, Jennifer Phillips-Cremins, and Lilang Wan. Eight Penn researchers receive 2021 NIH Director’s Awards The National Institutes of Health grants, totaling more than $8 million, will support seven high-risk, high-reward research projects.
Improved fluorescent amino acids for cellular imaging New research describes how proteins in living cells can be engineered to include synthetic fluorescent amino acids that are bright, long-lasting, and have properties that sense their environment. (Image: E. James Petersson) Improved fluorescent amino acids for cellular imaging New research describes how to insert synthetic fluorescent amino acids into proteins in living cells, with implications for the study of neurological diseases.
A generation shaped by a pandemic Homepage image: Strickberger and Jinich asked each person they interviewed to write in their notebook the answer to the question: “After the pandemic I want to…” A generation shaped by a pandemic Two Penn seniors travel the country to interview young adults about their experiences during the past year to create an oral history archive with stories, images, and video.
‘Poldergeist’ videos make knowledge of climate change accessible A graphic from the Poldergeist video that explains a pump system in the Netherlands. (Image: Simon Richter, Jenesis Cochrane, Justine Seo, and Rebekah Lee) ‘Poldergeist’ videos make knowledge of climate change accessible In the first video of a series, Simon Richter of the School of Arts & Sciences, alongside a team of interns, works to demystify the Netherlands’ handle on sea level rise.