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School of Arts & Sciences
Pennsylvania Voter ID Law
How does the Pennsylvania Voter Identification Law impact voting behavior and the number of voters showing up to the polls? Does it prevent registered voters from voting if they lack proper identification? Experts from the University of Pennsylvania weigh in.
Penn to Release Annual Report Ranking the World’s Top Think Tanks Jan. 22
WHO: Presenter: Dr. James McGann, director, University of Pennsylvania Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program
Penn Study: Unemployment Benefit Extensions Contribute to Unemployment
The extension of unemployment benefits can account for much of the persistently high unemployment in the United States since the end of the Great Recession, according to a study led by University of Pennsylvania economics scholars.
Exhibition Featuring William H. Johnson to Open at Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery
A new exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) will feature rare paintings by William H. Johnson, from the collection of the James E. Lewis Museum at Morgan State University. An essential figure in modern American art, William H.
University of Pennsylvania Student Wins Churchill Scholarship
Sarah Foster, a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded a Winston Churchill Scholarship, a merit-based award for American college students who are outstanding in engineering, mathematics and physical and biological sciences.
‘History of the Slave South’ Online Course Taught by Penn’s Stephanie McCurry Starts Jan. 20
In the world of the Internet, slavery and the American Civil War are explosive topics of debate, so Stephanie McCurry is preparing to be globally fact-checked by those with a passion for the subject matter.
Eight Professors Appointed Penn Fellows
Provost Vincent Price and Vice Provost for Faculty Anita Allen are pleased to announce the appointment of the sixth cohort of Penn Fellows.
Castro, Ifill Talk Race and Rights at the Penn MLK Lecture in Social Justice
Julián Castro, the mayor of San Antonio, and Sherrilyn Ifill, the president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational F
Ph.D. Student at Penn Is ‘Top Cop’ at SEPTA
Wearing a police uniform, Thomas J. Nestel III cuts a commanding presence when he walks across campus at the University of Pennsylvania. But he’s not on patrol; he’s a student and a teacher.
Penn-Designed ‘Swiss Army Knife’ Molecule Captures RNA From Single Cells
A multi-disciplinary team from the University of Pennsylvania has published in Nature Methods a first-of-its-kind way to isolate RNA from live cells in their natural tissue microenvironment without damaging nearby cells. This allows the researchers to analyze how cell-to-cell chemical connections influence individual cell function and overall protein production.
In the News
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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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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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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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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