Wrestling with academics Second-year wrestler Adam Thomson manages to balance schoolwork, research and international championships that take him all over the globe. nocred Wrestling with academics As a student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, second-year wrestler Adam Thomson, an international champion, balances athletics with his research on hyperinflation in Brazil.
Discussing open expression on college campuses Penn GSE professor Sigal Ben-Porath.(Image: Courtesy of Penn’s Graduate School of Education) Discussing open expression on college campuses In a Katz Center talk, education and political philosopher Sigal Ben-Porath offered suggestions for universities navigating tense times.
In Japan, teaching a multitude of creative anthropology practices Ritsumeikan University students work on a collective mapping exercise led by Penn anthropology Ph.D. student Pablo Aguilera Del Castillo, using markers, sticky notes, and stickers to annotate a map with the emotions, memories, and habits they associate with different parts of Kyoto. (Image: Pablo Aguilera Del Castillo) In Japan, teaching a multitude of creative anthropology practices Penn anthropologists in the Center for Experimental Ethnography led workshops at Ritsumeikan University on performance, film, mapping, sound, and collaging.
Penn students present work to help rebuild Ukrainian city Weitzman students at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C. with Oksana Markarova (Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States), Dorothy McAuliffe (U.S. Special Representative for Global Partnerships, Department of State), John Thompson (Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Department of State) and Eugenie Birch (co-director, Penn IUR). (Image: Courtesy of the U.S. Department of State) Penn students present work to help rebuild Ukrainian city With the two-year anniversary of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine looming, city planners begin to strategize solutions to rebuild, sustainably.
Lech Wałęsa on the state of democracy Former Polish president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Wałęsa (left) in a discussion with Trudy Rubin at Perry World House. nocred Lech Wałęsa on the state of democracy The former Polish president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate had a wide-ranging chat with Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and Perry World House Visiting Fellow Trudy Rubin, tackling topics like Russia, Ukraine, and how to build democracies.
Mark Wolff provides Task Force on Antisemitism update “Penn is a big, complex place, and these are big, complex issues,” says Mark Wolff, chair of the University Task Force on Antisemitism. “It’s essential that we get this right.”nocred Mark Wolff provides Task Force on Antisemitism update Penn Today dives into the group’s progress since receiving its charge, how it connects with the Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community, goals for the days ahead, and more.
Exploring the role of science communication in democracy Vanessa Schipani provides an op-ed writing tutorial during her Science Communication in Democracy course. Exploring the role of science communication in democracy Philosophy Ph.D. student Vanessa Schipani taught the SNF Paideia course Science Communication in Democracy, based on her dissertation research.