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Modern Language Association of America Awards Book Prizes to Two Penn Professors
The Modern Language Association of America has awarded prizes for scholarly work to two
Penn Sociologist Tackles Electronic Health Records, Cybersecurity and Passwords
More than 90 percent of acute care hospitals and more than 75 percent of office-based physicians use electronic health records, or digital versions of patient charts, typi
Checking In With 2016 Penn President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize Winners
Nearly two years out from the first awarding of the University of Pennsylvania President’s Engagement Prizes, communities in the United States and around the world are beginning to reap the benefits.
Empowered, Penn Undergraduate Is Working to Expand Access to Education
When Madison Dawkins, a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania, was growing up, she learned to feel empowered as a woman. From kindergarten on, she attended an all-girls school in Bryn Mawr, Pa., near her hometown of Wynnewood.
Penn Researchers Expand Research on Simplifying Recycling of Rare-earth Metals
In a previous study, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania pioneered a process that could enable the efficient recycling of two rare-earth metals, neodymium and dysprosium, which are found in the small, powerful magnets in many high-tech
Fish Fossils Reveal How Tails Evolved, Penn Professor Finds
Despite their obvious physical differences, elephants, lizards and trout all have something in common. They possess elongated, flexible structures at the rear of their bodies that we call tails.
Penn Prof’s Research on Mass Incarceration Informs Documentary, Museum Exhibit
After studying the origins and politics of mass incarceration,
Penn Launches Online Course on Navigating College Admissions Process
Starting in February, the Admissions Office at the University of Pennsylvania, in a partnership with Steppingstone Scholars Inc., is launching a free online learning
Penn Prof Paul Saint-Amour Awarded 2016 Modernist Studies Association Book Prize
Paul Saint-Amour, professor of English in the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pen
Penn Chemists Uncover New Information About a Protein Linked to Alzheimer’s
Although the protein tau, which is associated with Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases, has been heavily studied for decades, its role in maintaining cell function is poorly understood.
In the News
Here’s why experts don’t think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai’s downpour
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that many people blaming cloud seeding for Dubai storms are climate change deniers trying to divert attention from what’s really happening.
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In death, three decades after his trial verdict, O.J. Simpson still reflects America’s racial divides
Camille Charles of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Black Americans have grown less likely to believe in a famous defendant’s innocence as a show of race solidarity.
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‘Slouch’ review: The panic over posture
In her new book, “Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America,” Beth Linker of the School of Arts & Sciences traces society’s posture obsession to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
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“Record-shattering” heat wave in Antarctica — yep, climate change is the culprit
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that persistent summer weather extremes like heat waves are becoming more common as people continue to warm the planet with carbon pollution.
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The truth behind the slouching epidemic
Beth Linker of the School of Arts & Sciences traces the history of a poor-posture epidemic in the U.S. which began at the onset of the 20th century.
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