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The housing market

A roundup of Penn Today stories focusing on the economics, planning, and policies of housing and urban planning.

Penn Today Staff

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Supporting LGBTQ+ students as agents of change: Queerly responsive pedagogy

Supporting LGBTQ+ students as agents of change: Queerly responsive pedagogy

Ed Brockenbrough, an associate professor at Penn’s Graduate School of Education, highlights  how teachers can move beyond just harm reduction to support their LGBTQ+ students through classroom practices, making them feel seen, represented, and included.

Enabling robots to chart a better course
Shadow of a drone over a map of housing units.

Image: Francesco Scatena via Getty Images

Enabling robots to chart a better course

A novel, open-source system has the ability to streamline disaster recovery and parcel delivery by rapidly generating a smooth path plan that cuts travel time and avoids obstacles.

From Penn Engineering

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Getting to the root of it: Why soil matters
Aerial view of fields at Penn Vet's New Bolton Center.

Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center.

(Image: Elliot Bullen)

  • Q&A

    • Getting to the root of it: Why soil matters

    Soil specialist Alain Plante of the School of Arts & Sciences explains what soil is, how it works, and why its health matters far beyond plant growth.

    3 min. read

    Turf war: Artificial versus real grass
    View of a pile of artificial turf of a soccer field.

    Image: aire images

    Turf war: Artificial versus real grass

    In conversation with Penn Today, mechanical engineer, tennis player, and soccer fan Paulo Arratia discusses the material differences between natural grass and synthetic turf.

    3 min. read

    How sports are a local growth engine

    How sports are a local growth engine

    A recent panel convened by the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative featured city and sporting officials discussing the economic impact for Philadelphia as it hosts the FIFA World Cup.

    Automation doesn’t just cut jobs. It slows career progression

    Automation doesn’t just cut jobs. It slows career progression

    Automation is often seen as destroying jobs, but new research from Wharton economics professor Pinar Yildrim shows it also can quietly block workers from moving into better-paid roles.