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Penn Biden Center engages students in The Democracy Project
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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
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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.

Lauren Hertzler

Charles Kane and Eugene Mele to share Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
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Physicists Eugene Mele and Charles Kane of the School of Arts and Sciences are being recognized for their innovative work on topological insulators. 

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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.”

Katherine Unger Baillie

The Healing Word
Deborah Thomas in front of bookcase

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The Healing Word

Deborah Thomas embeds herself in communities stricken by violence to chronicle the humanity revealed during the aftermath.

Blake Cole

Linguistic red flags from Facebook posts can predict future depression diagnoses
The new study reveals that indicators of the condition included mentions of hostility and loneliness, words like “tears” and “feelings,” and use of more first-person pronouns like “I” and “me.”

The new study reveals that indicators of the condition included mentions of hostility and loneliness, words like “tears” and “feelings,” and use of more first-person pronouns like “I” and “me.”

Linguistic red flags from Facebook posts can predict future depression diagnoses

The language people use in these social media posts can make these predictions as accurately as the tools clinicians use in medical settings to screen for the disease.

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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
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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
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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.