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Educational leaders examine the ‘University of the Future’
University of the Future panel

The summit addressed how higher education must address the needs of a changing economy. Photo: Katherine Veri, Veri Productions

Educational leaders examine the ‘University of the Future’

“Beyond the Walls: The University of the Future” brought scholars, administrators, and technology experts together to discuss the future of higher education and the disruption of the traditional “brick and mortar” college campus.
To improve dunes, plant more beach grass
beach grass

Volunteers can protect dunes by planting grasses like the American beachgrass, and it's easy if they can remember "D-P-F-N: Dig, Plant, Firm, Name."

To improve dunes, plant more beach grass

Pairing biology and cinema studies, Bianca Charbonneau and Yoni Gottlieb have produced a light-hearted, informative video that teaches the proper method for planting dune grasses to build a healthier dune ecosystem.

Jacob Williamson-Rea

How parenting affects antisocial behaviors in children
Rebecca Waller, an assistant professor in Penn’s Psychology department, studies antisocial behaviors and parent-child interactions.

Rebecca Waller, an assistant professor of psychology, studies antisocial behaviors and parent-child interactions.

How parenting affects antisocial behaviors in children

In a recent study of the parental caregiving environment, psychologist Rebecca Waller found that within identical twin pairs, the child who experienced harsher behavior and less parental warmth was at a greater risk for developing antisocial behaviors.

Michele W. Berger

Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics design pairs new with old
a picture with night view of the facade of the perelman center for political science and economics

South view of the contemporary expansion of the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics. Photo copyright Adrien Williams, courtesy of KPMB.

Adrien Williams, courtesy of KPMB

Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics design pairs new with old

An expansive contemporary addition complements and incorporates the adaptive reuse of the circa 1925 Art Deco-style heritage bank building at the corner of 36th and Walnut streets.
Anita Hill, Kimberlé Crenshaw, and Dorothy Roberts on inequality and sexual harassment
Anita Hill

Moderator Dorothy Roberts, left, a PIK professor with appointments in law, sociology and Africana studies, pictured with Anita Hill at Irvine Auditorium.

Anita Hill, Kimberlé Crenshaw, and Dorothy Roberts on inequality and sexual harassment

During an appearance at Irvine Auditorium on Wednesday, attorney and professor Anita Hill spoke in conversation with Kimberlé Crenshaw, a professor at UCLA Law School and Columbia Law School, and Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Dorothy Roberts.
20 years on, remembering Matthew Shepard
Matthew Shepard A family photo of Matthew Shepard. Photo courtesy: The Matthew Shepard Foundation

20 years on, remembering Matthew Shepard

Two decades after his murder, Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, the Kelly Writers House, and the Penn LGBT Center will host a memorial reading to celebrate Shepard’s life.
The iconic species of the Galápagos, in photos
Fish near Santiago Island, Galápagos (©Walter Perez)

El Niño of 2015-2016, which warmed the surface waters of the Pacific Ocean, was then the strongest such event in almost two decades, according to NASA. But when El Niño ended, the cold waters around the Galápagos returned, bringing with them loads of nutrients, fish populations like this one near Santiago Island exploded. (©Walter Perez)

The iconic species of the Galápagos, in photos

A new book co-authored by Michael Weisberg and a naturalist guide from the Galápagos reveals unseen behaviors of some of the islands’ best-known animals.

Michele W. Berger

A new take on the 19th-century skull collection of Samuel Morton

A new take on the 19th-century skull collection of Samuel Morton

After unearthing and analyzing handwritten documentation from scientist Samuel Morton, doctoral candidate Paul Wolff Mitchell drew a new conclusion about the infamous 19th-century collection: Though Morton accurately measured the brain size of hundreds of human skulls, racist bias still plagued his science.

Michele W. Berger

Making fossils move to build better robots
Making extinct dinosaurs move to build better robots

Making fossils move to build better robots

Aja Carter, a Ph.D. candidate in paleontology, builds robots based on fossilized animals that crawled out of the sea about 300 million years ago. She’s pioneering a new field that she calls paleo-bio-inspired robotics.

Jacob Williamson-Rea

A study in black and white
William Kentridge at Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery

Coffeepots are one of the themes in the work by South African artist William Kentridge on view at Penn’s Arthur Ross Gallery through Nov. 11. 

A study in black and white

The Arthur Ross Gallery’s current exhibition features 58 linocut prints by South African artist William Kentridge. Created with black ink on type-filled dictionary pages, the prints depict objects that are iconic in the artist’s work, including coffee pots, typewriters, trees, birds, and cats. The exhibit is on display through Nov. 11.