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Evolution
Ten years have passed since the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial, one of the most prominent public forays into evolution. But in the decade since what has changed about the perception of this topic? A recent decision in Alabama leaves a disclaimer in texts books stating that evolution is a “controversial theory.” University of Pennsylvania experts are available to speak about evolution.
‘Being and Learning in a Digital Age’ at Penn Examines Online Learning
As higher education institutions wrestle with the future of massive open online courses, or MOOCs, the University of Pennsylvania will host the third annual conference focused on online learning, Oct. 6-7.
Studying a Salt-loving Microbe, Penn Senior Evan Yang Imagines Life on Mars
By Niharika Gupta and Katherine Unger Baillie NASA's long search for life on Mars came to a thrilling turning point with the recent discovery of liquid water on the planet. One undergraduate researcher at Penn aims to understand how microbial life could thrive in such extreme, even extraterrestrial environments.
Penn Biologists Reveal How Sleep Deprivation Harms Memory
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and University of Groningen have discovered a piece in the puzzle of how sleep deprivation negatively affects memory.
Penn Rising Senior Sarah Eisler Explores Children’s Book Publishing and New York City
Through a University of Pennsylvania internship, rising senior Sarah Eisler honed her skills and learned more about the children’s book publishing industry. Eisler spent eight weeks as an intern at Downtown Bookworks in New York City.
Penn: Stigma of Record Stays with Individual, Regardless of Crime Type, Conviction
What collateral damage comes from having a criminal record?
People Prefer Explanations That Refer to a More Fundamental Science, Penn Study Says
By Patrick Ammerman Why do some science news stories catch our eye, even if they use exaggerated, irrelevant or inaccurate information?
Diplomacy and Policy Council Offers Fellowships for Students at Penn
Undergraduate students at the University of Pennsylvania are becoming diplomats-in-training who develop innovative policy through a non-partisan organization, the Penn Diplomacy and Policy Council.
Junior Jackie Askins Helps Coordinate Penn’s New Student Orientation
Junior Jackie Askins remembers the important role of New Student Orientation activities in helping her acclimate to life at the University of Pennsylvania.
Penn Philosophy Grad Student Studies Morality, Social Norms
Try this thought experiment from the world of philosophy. Imagine a train moving quickly down a track. On its current route, call it Path A, five people stand fixed in place; in another direction, Path B, one immoveable individual waits. A single flip of a switch, at which you happen to be standing, shifts the train’s direction from Path A to B, saving five people but dooming one.
In the News
Christian Science Monitor
A majority of Americans no longer trust the Supreme Court. Can it rebuild?
Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a partisan trust gap has emerged in public perception of the Supreme Court as a conservative institution.
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The Washington Post
Forecast group predicts busiest hurricane season on record with 33 storms
A research team led by Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences is predicting the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season will produce the most named storms on record, fueled by exceptionally warm ocean waters and an expected shift from El Niño to La Niña.
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Baltimore Banner
Baltimore expands anti-gun-violence strategy into Eastern District
An analysis released by the Crime and Justice Policy Lab at the School of Arts & Sciences suggests that a group violence reduction strategy drove a 2022 drop in shootings in Baltimore’s Western District.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
My Climate Story: Philly students take science from abstract to personal
The “My Climate Story” project at the Environmental Humanities Department helps students and teachers learn about climate change’s impact in everyday backyards, with remarks from Bethany Wiggin. The idea is credited to María Villarreal, a College of Arts and Sciences second-year from Tampico, Mexico.
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SciTechDaily
Satellite images capture extraordinary flooding in the United Arab Emirates
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences explains how three low-pressure systems formed a train of storms that battered the United Arab Emirates.
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