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Assessing constitutional and legal challenges for the 2020 election
A hand can be seen putting an envelope with the words "ballot enclosed" into a ballot box on a sidewalk.

The coronavirus pandemic is expected to increase the number of mail-in votes and ballots being dropped off at boxes like this one in Oregon.

Assessing constitutional and legal challenges for the 2020 election

A panel of 10 experts spoke at a virtual symposium at the Penn Carey Law School about the challenges facing the presidential election, from the pandemic to mail-in voting.

Kristen de Groot

Side Gigs for Good endure amid a pandemic
Person with a mask sitting on a bench holding a bowl of green beans next to a sign that says Beth David

Inspired to make her synagogue community more sustainable, Jane Horwitz of the Science Outreach Initiative helped congregants grow green beans for distribution to a local food pantry. (Image: Courtesy of Jane Horwitz)

Side Gigs for Good endure amid a pandemic

The Penn community’s altruism shines as the pandemic’s effects stretch on.

Katherine Unger Baillie , Michele W. Berger

Jacques Thompson explores ‘immoral humor’ through a historic lens
Student standing on stage speaking into a microphone

Sophomore Jacques Thompson studied humor with Classical Studies Professor Ralph Rosen during a summer internship through the Penn Undergraduate Research & Mentorship Program. 

Jacques Thompson explores ‘immoral humor’ through a historic lens

Through a summer research project with Classical Studies Professor Ralph Rosen, sophomore Jacques Thompson focused on the evolutionary aspect of “immoral humor,” analyzing performances by comedians Dave Chappelle and Louis C.K. 
Radio magic: A summer internship at WXPN’s ‘World Cafe’
Student standing with arms crossed in front of foliage.

Leanna Tilitei, a sophomore who plans to declare a major in communications, was a programming intern at Penn’s public radio station WXPN during the summer. 

Radio magic: A summer internship at WXPN’s ‘World Cafe’

As a summer intern for WXPN’s ‘World Cafe,’ sophomore Leanna Tilitei worked remotely as a member of the programming team helping to produce the ‘nation’s most listened-to-public radio music program.’
Introducing the Year of Civic Engagement
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Introducing the Year of Civic Engagement

The latest theme year was ushered in last week with the Penn Reading Project. In a time of great distance, the University asks the community to think about how it can enact great engagement.
This is your brain on religion
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This is your brain on religion

Saachi Datta is combining her passion for religion and science on her path to becoming a physician.

From Omnia

Decision-making and anxiety in the time of COVID-19
two people on a bench wearing masks, a third person motions that they want to sit in an open spot while one person currently on the bench gives a hand motion indicating no

Decision-making and anxiety in the time of COVID-19

Penn experts discuss the psychology behind decision-making, how anxiety and stress impacts behavior, and share strategies for deciding how to safely reengage with society.

Erica K. Brockmeier