The racial burden of cleaning voter rolls A new study by Marc Meredith and Katie Steele looks at how cleaning voter rolls impacts minorities. The racial burden of cleaning voter rolls A new study by Penn political scientists shows that errors in removing people from voter rolls in Wisconsin disproportionately impacted minorities.
The joy and power of improvisation The joy and power of improvisation With The Unscripted Project, President’s Engagement Prize winners Philip Chen and Meera Menon create an improv curriculum and bring teaching artists to Philadelphia public school students.
In conversation with MSNBC’s ‘Go-to data guy’ More than 100 members of the Penn community attended an online event where national political correspondent Steve Kornacki shared insights on his career path, his takeaways from the 2020 election, and what polling and election nights might look like in the future. In conversation with MSNBC’s ‘Go-to data guy’ Members of the Penn community heard from Steve Kornacki, national political correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC, in a conversation moderated by John Lapinski.
Finding beauty in everything, through a camera lens Finding beauty in everything, through a camera lens Karen Reivich of Penn’s Positive Psychology Center turned to photography to reconnect to herself during the pandemic. It helped her discover a new way of seeing the world.
Behavior Change for Good unveils effective strategies to boost vaccination rates Katy Milkman co-directs the Behavior Change for Good initiative with Penn’s Angela Duckworth. Milkman is also the James G. Dinan Endowed Professor and a professor of operations, information, and decisions at the Wharton School. She has a secondary appointment in the Perelman School of Medicine. (Image: Eric Sucar) Behavior Change for Good unveils effective strategies to boost vaccination rates Texts with “reserved for you” messaging boosted flu vaccine rates by up to 11%.
Five Penn faculty named 2021 Sloan Research Fellows Five Penn faculty named 2021 Sloan Research Fellows The fellowship recognizes extraordinary U.S. and Canadian researchers whose creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of scientific leaders.
Challenging and transforming everyday experiences on Penn’s campus Challenging and transforming everyday experiences on Penn’s campus The Penn and Slavery Project will host a launch event Friday for its new augmented reality app, which unveils the University’s historical ties to slavery.
Logistics of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout A nurse holds a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, a mRNA-based vaccine approved for emergency use by the FDA in December. Logistics of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout Penn experts demystify the process of shipping a vaccine and, ultimately, getting it into arms.
Gutmann, Moreno talk ‘Pandemic Ethics’ at Power of Penn event Gutmann, Moreno talk ‘Pandemic Ethics’ at Power of Penn event The co-authors of ‘Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die’ joined virtually with moderator Andrea Mitchell and Penn Alumni to discuss the many bioethical concerns that have only heightened with COVID-19’s spread.
Penn Museum series highlights ‘Black History Untold: Revolution’ Sofiya Ballin is an independent journalist and the creator of the Black History Untold project. Penn Museum series highlights ‘Black History Untold: Revolution’ With “Black History Untold: Revolution,” the Penn Museum’s virtual programming offers a different perspective.