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The Arctic could have almost no summer sea ice by 2040, decades sooner than expected
Pieces of sea ice over the Arctic.

The Arctic could have almost no summer sea ice by 2040, decades sooner than projected by many climate models, according to a statistical analysis by economists Francis X. Diebold of Penn and Glenn D. Rudebusch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. (Image: Wasif Malik/Flickr Creative Commons)

The Arctic could have almost no summer sea ice by 2040, decades sooner than expected

Statistical analysis by economists from Penn and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco could supplement current climate models and help global climate prediction.

Michele W. Berger

A historical ‘Earth Day Project’
People march along Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia on April 22, 1970 during Earth Day.

Participants marching along Benjamin Franklin Parkway during Philadelphia’s first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. (Image: University Archives)

A historical ‘Earth Day Project’

On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, historian Anne Berg and a team of students are launching an online exhibit looking at Penn’s connection to the Philadelphia celebration.

Kristen de Groot

Understanding the Americas through material texts
Professor standing with hands on her hips in the library with a chandelier in the background

Glenda Goodman, assistant professor of music at Penn, collaborated with a friend at Princeton to organize the American Contact project on material texts. 

Understanding the Americas through material texts

Penn and Princeton partner to create a now-virtual symposium to explore 38 objects, including books, journals, maps, musical scores, visual art, wampum, textiles, stone tablets, and various kinds of handwork. 
Juan Castrillón’s ‘Re-Covering the Ney Collection’
Glass display case of ney flutes, part of Juan Castrillón’s exhibit.

Ney flutes on view in Juan Castrillón’s exhibit, “Re-Covering the Ney Collection.” (Image: Pennsylvania Gazette)

Juan Castrillón’s ‘Re-Covering the Ney Collection’

Juan Castrillón, a Ph.D. candidate in ethnomusicology, had pre-planned an online version of his exhibit “Re-Covering the Ney Collection,” which is proving valuable now that museumgoers are staying home.

Penn labs get creative to stay productive, connected
thomas mallouk lab with researcher

Penn labs get creative to stay productive, connected

In the face of a pandemic that has shuttered most physical laboratories across campus, researchers have shifted gears, maintaining work and social ties through grant- and manuscript-writing, virtual journal clubs, online coffee breaks, and more.

Michele W. Berger

The optimal immune repertoire for bacteria
electron micrograph of bacteriophages attached to a bacterial cell

The optimal immune repertoire for bacteria

Researchers develop a physical model that describes the optimal amount of ‘memory’ of prior infections that bacteria should have in order to efficiently mount a successful immune response.

Erica K. Brockmeier

Six tips to stay calm, positive, and resilient in trying times
A close up of a plant growing from the cracks of a cement sidewalk.

Six tips to stay calm, positive, and resilient in trying times

The situation around COVID-19 can be overwhelming, but experts from Penn’s Positive Psychology Center offer advice to get through—or at the very least, get by.

Michele W. Berger

Penn alum Shadrack Frimpong awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Student standing outside with trees and buildings in the background.

Alum Shadrack Frimpong, who earned an undergraduate degree in 2015 and a master’s in 2019 from Penn, has received a 2020 Gates Cambridge Scholarship.

Penn alum Shadrack Frimpong awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Shadrack Frimpong, Penn graduate and 2015 Presidents Engagement Prize winner, has been awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to pursue a Ph.D. in public health and primary care at the University of Cambridge in England.