Marian Anderson’s legacy lives on April James of the Penn Libraries shows students from Philadelphia's Edwin M. Stanton elementary school four different versions of the original sheet music for a song the renowned contralto Marian Anderson sang about her cat, Snoopy. Marian Anderson’s legacy lives on Philadelphia elementary school students visit the Penn Libraries to learn about the world-renowned singer (and the cat she dedicated an entire album to) through her collection.
Tracing the evolutionary origins of fish to shallow ocean waters Phlebolepis, a streamlined jawless fish with tiny scales that lived 425 million years ago, swims in deeper subtidal waters near a reef. (Image: Nobumichi Tamura) Tracing the evolutionary origins of fish to shallow ocean waters Coral reefs are envisioned as the seats of great biodiversity, but they may not be where all that diversity got its start. In a new study in Science, paleobiologist Lauren Sallan and colleagues reveal that the earliest fish may have diversified in shallower waters near shore.
A new-to-us mineral Scanning electron microscope image of a hydrokenopyrochlore crystal. (Photo: Philippe Roth, ETH Zürich) A new-to-us mineral Reto Gieré of the School of Arts and Sciences and colleagues say the new mineral, isolated from a sample of igneous rock in central Madagascar, may help immobilize nuclear waste.
Lauder Institute building expansion and renovation dedicated Penn President Amy Gutmann (right) dedicated the new renovation of the Lauder Institute building with (from left) Provost Wendell Pritchett, brothers and Penn alumni Leonard A. Lauder, Ronald S. Lauder, and Institute director Mauro Guillén on Tuesday, Oct. 23. The work is expected to be completed by fall of 2019. (Photo by Shira Yudkoff) Lauder Institute building expansion and renovation dedicated Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett joined alumni Ronald S. Lauder and Leonard A. Lauder to dedicate the renovation of the building that houses the Joseph H. Lauder Institute of International Studies and Management, which the two brothers founded 35 years ago.
Making campuses more inclusive of Native ideology From left to right: Maggie McKinley, an assistant professor in Penn’s School of Law; Ben Ototivo, a staff clinician at Penn’s Counseling and Psychological Services; anthropologist Tiffany Cain, a doctoral student in the Department of Anthropology and in the Latin American and Latino Studies Program; Margaret Bruchac, an assistant professor of Anthropology and the coordinator of Native American and Indigenous Studies at Penn; and graduate student Li San Goh. Making campuses more inclusive of Native ideology A recent panel considered how to transform the worldview on university campuses to be more inclusive of Native ideology and more intentional about indigenization.
What happens when someone’s skin color and racial identity don’t align? Haley Pilgrim is a fourth-year doctoral student in the Sociology Department in the School of Arts and Sciences. She studies racial identity. What happens when someone’s skin color and racial identity don’t align? Doctoral student Haley Pilgrim is trying to answer this question through her research, which focuses on second-generation multi-racial populations.
Cuba libre Penn students met with artist Salvador González Escalona at the Afro-Cuban cultural center, Cayo Hueso, in Havana during the summer abroad course in Cuba. (Photo by Will Schmenner) Cuba libre The complexities of Cuba’s history and the response by artists were the focus of the summer abroad course “Penn-in-Havana: Visual Culture and Public Art in Cuba,” taught by art historian Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, and funded by a Making a Difference in Diverse Communities grant.
Penn Biden Center engages students in The Democracy Project Antony Blinken, managing director of the Penn Biden Center, conducts a focus group. Penn Biden Center engages students in The Democracy Project Students took part in the first of four national events aimed at deepening the understanding of young Americans' attitudes about democracy.
Students, Bush talk political differences and bridging divide At College Hall, Bush, in conversation with Andrea Mitchell Center Director Jeffrey Green, discussed topics challenging the U.S. today, such as inequality, immigration, and foreign policy. Students, Bush talk political differences and bridging divide Jeb Bush, the 43rd governor of Florida, and Penn’s very own Presidential Professor of Practice, joined students on Wednesday evening in College Hall for a wide-ranging, candid discussion.
Charles Kane and Eugene Mele to share Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Physicists Eugene Mele and Charles Kane of the School of Arts and Sciences are being recognized for their innovative work on topological insulators. nocred Charles Kane and Eugene Mele to share Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics For introducing a new class of materials with unique and useful properties, known as topological insulators, physicists Charles Kane and Eugene Mele will receive the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. The award honors “fundamental discoveries…that are transforming our world.”