At the intersection of the built environment, environmental health, and social justice At the intersection of the built environment, environmental health, and social justice Junior Kingsley Song and sophomore Sage Basri worked with faculty mentor Franca Trubiano this summer to learn more about the wide-reaching impacts of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery.
Radio magic: A summer internship at WXPN’s ‘World Cafe’ 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 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 This is your brain on religion Saachi Datta is combining her passion for religion and science on her path to becoming a physician.
Joseph Earl Thomas’ memoir draws on family and fantasy fiction Joseph Earl Thomas’ memoir draws on family and fantasy fiction The Ph.D. student in English explores childhood and family in an award-winning memoir inspired by fantasy fiction.
Decision-making and anxiety in the time of COVID-19 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.
COVID, politics, and voting by mail Voting by mail has become a hot topic this election cycle, and a team of researchers at Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES) looked at how partisanship is affecting perceptions of it. Q&A COVID, politics, and voting by mail New research conducted by the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES) looks at how much support for vote by mail was impacted by the pandemic and efforts by partisan elites to politicize the discussion.
Campus workers deliver a ‘team effort’ Campus workers deliver a ‘team effort’ As Penn settles into Phase II of research resumption and the fall semester gears up, essential workers keep the campus running. Penn Today spoke with three workers about their “new normal.”
Reflections on suffrage: The 19th Amendment at 100 Reflections on suffrage: The 19th Amendment at 100 Penn Today reached out to experts from centers and schools across the University to look at suffrage through the lens of history, this election, and the fight yet to come.
An expert take on the Israel-UAE accord Q&A An expert take on the Israel-UAE accord Ian Lustick, political science professor who specializes in Middle East politics, gives his take on the significance of the U.S.-brokered agreement and what it could mean for the region.