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Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw brings art history to ‘Kids Corner’ on WXPN
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw and Kathy O'Connell speaking into microphones in the WXPN radio studio.

Shaw and O’Connell record the art history show to air on the first Thursday of each month. 

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Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw brings art history to ‘Kids Corner’ on WXPN

Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw speaks about artists and art history during a monthly segment on WXPN’s “Kids Corner,” marking 35 years on the air with host Kathy O’Connell and producer Robert Drake. 
The psychology of playing the fool
Left, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan; right, cover of the book Fool Proof.

Tess Wilkinson-Ryan is a professor of law and psychology at Penn Carey Law.

(Images: Courtesy of Penn Law (left) and Harper Wave)

  • Q&A

    • The psychology of playing the fool

    Law professor Tess Wilkinson-Ryan’s new book “Fool Proof: How Fear of Playing the Sucker Shapes Ourselves and the Social Order―and What We Can Do About It” explores the psychology of fools, dupes, cons, and morality.
    Eight Penn professors elected 2022 AAAS Fellows
    Two rows of people: William Beltran, Brian Gregory, Insup Lee, Guo-Li Ming. Bottom row: Eric Schelter, Theodore Schurr, Warren Seider, and Karen Winey.

    Penn’s new AAAS Fellows for 2022, clockwise from top left: William Beltran, Brian Gregory, Insup Lee, Guo-Li Ming, Karen Winey, Warren Seider, Theodore Schurr, and Eric Schelter.

    (Images: Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania)

    Eight Penn professors elected 2022 AAAS Fellows

    Researchers from the School of Arts & Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Perelman School of Medicine, and School of Veterinary Medicine join a class of scientists, engineers, and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines.

    Michele W. Berger

    Sophia Rosenfeld and Peter Struck discuss 2,800 years of ideas through history
    Sophia Rosenfeld and Peter Struck.

    Sophia Rosenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, and Peter Struck, professor of classical studies. (Images: Winky Lewis; Lisa J. Godfrey)

  • Q&A

    • Sophia Rosenfeld and Peter Struck discuss 2,800 years of ideas through history

    The Penn Arts & Sciences professors discuss editing their new book series, “A Cultural History of Ideas.”

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    Whole-genome analysis offers clarity about remains of 36 enslaved Africans in 18th-century Charleston
    Four people kneel outside in front of a memoerial plaque, each person with one hand touching it. The words "African Burial Ground ca. 1750-1800" are visible.

    Anson Street African Burial Ground (ASABG) members (from left) Theodore Schurr of Penn, Joanna Gilmore of ASABG and the College of Charleston, Raquel Fleskes of the University of Connecticut, and La'Sheia Oubré of ASABG at the memorial plaque at the site where the Ancestors were re-buried. (Image: Servant Emannuel Branch)

    Whole-genome analysis offers clarity about remains of 36 enslaved Africans in 18th-century Charleston

    Building on previous work from the community-initiated Anson Street African Burial Ground project, a team of researchers from Penn led a community-engaged collaborative study that confirmed that the individuals closely align genetically with populations in West and West Central Africa.

    Michele W. Berger

    Penn scientist Nader Engheta wins the Benjamin Franklin Medal
    Nader Engheta

    Nader Engheta, the H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering.

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    Penn scientist Nader Engheta wins the Benjamin Franklin Medal

    The H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering is awarded for his advances in engineering and physics.
    Penn GSE’s María Cioè-Peña on equitable access in education
    María Cioè-Peña hugs her mother, holding a copy of her book.

    María Cioè-Peña hugs her mother, holding a copy of her book, “(M)othering Labeled Children: Biligualism and Disability in the Lives of LatinX Mothers.” (Image: Penn GSE)

    Penn GSE’s María Cioè-Peña on equitable access in education

    The assistant professor of education joined the Educational Linguistics Division to ensure that bilingual children with dis/abilities get the support needed to thrive; she aims to find a model where all learners get what they need without being labeled.

    From Penn GSE

    What fabricated languages can teach us about real ones
    Gareth Roberts.

    Gareth Roberts is an associate professor of linguistics in the School of Arts & Sciences.

    (Image: Eric Sucar)

    What fabricated languages can teach us about real ones

    Linguist Gareth Roberts of the School of Arts & Sciences uses “alien” languages and interactive games to show how social pressures shape our communication.

    Marilyn Perkins

    Setting students up for success
    Economics professor Anne Duchene leans up against a red brick wall with her arms crossed.

    Economics professor Anne Duchene.

    Setting students up for success

    Microeconomics professor Anne Duchene teaches 900 first-years every fall and spring, helping fresh-out-of-high school students lay the groundwork for tackling the challenges of college coursework.

    Kristen de Groot

    Penn prof pens guidebook for college students
    Biologist Dustin Brisson

    Building on his interest in philosophy and his years of advising undergrads, biologist Dustin Brisson has written a guidebook to help students live a better life in college and beyond. (Image: Denise Henhoffer)

    Penn prof pens guidebook for college students

    Dustin Brisson of the School of Arts & Sciences consolidated notes from his years of teaching and advising to create a guidebook for undergraduates aimed at helping them achieve success and well-being.

    Katherine Unger Baillie