Researcher at Penn Looks at Healthy Changes Through a Political Lens Researcher at Penn Looks at Healthy Changes Through a Political Lens Politicians’ race-conscious speeches have broad, and sometimes unexpected, consequences, according to a new book from Daniel Gillion of the University of Pennsylvania.
Penn Study: People More Likely to Defer Making Decisions the Longer They Wait Penn Study: People More Likely to Defer Making Decisions the Longer They Wait Would you rather eat an apple or a banana? Read Moby Dick or A Tale of Two Cities? Is a cup or a mug holding that coffee? How quickly the decision gets made matters. That’s because the longer someone takes to draw a conclusion, the more likely that person will disengage from the process altogether and simply never decide.
Two University of Pennsylvania Students Win Critical Language Scholarships Two University of Pennsylvania Students Win Critical Language Scholarships Two students from the University of Pennsylvania, Daniel Blackey and William Dossett, have been awarded Critical Language Scholarships. They are among approximately 560 U.S. undergraduate and graduate student CLS scholarship recipients this year.
Penn Researchers: Colleges and Universities Are Crucial to Their Communities Penn Researchers: Colleges and Universities Are Crucial to Their Communities The University of Pennsylvania’s commitment to civic engagement is a model example that’s now being shared with higher education leaders around the world.
Penn Study Finds Well Being Necessary Part of Public Policy Agenda Penn Study Finds Well Being Necessary Part of Public Policy Agenda “Well being can and should drive public policy, from the most local to the most international levels.”
Book by Penn psychologist supports IBS sufferers without strict diets Book by Penn psychologist supports IBS sufferers without strict diets Melissa Hunt has no problem talking about bathrooms or what happens during the digestion process.
Three Penn Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Sciences Three Penn Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Sciences Marsha Lester, Andrea Liu and Amita Sehgal of the University of Pennsylvania have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, consid
Penn Rising Senior Works to Prevent Substance Abuse Through Leadership Training Penn Rising Senior Works to Prevent Substance Abuse Through Leadership Training When University of Pennsylvania rising senior Theodore Caputi says he wants to become a health economist, his mentor and former Penn professor Thomas McLellan has no doubt Caputi will succeed.
Penn Arts and Sciences Launches Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology Penn Arts and Sciences Launches Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology Penn Arts and Sciences has announced the creation of the Vagelos Institute of Energy Science and Technology.
Penn Launches Online Courses for English Language Learners This Summer Penn Launches Online Courses for English Language Learners This Summer Through modern technology, the University of Pennsylvania brings the idea of “summer school” to a new level, by offering open online courses to English-language learners around the globe.