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Who, What, Why: Gwyn Roberts, director of Penn’s Early Music Ensembles, on 18th century female musicians 
five musicians standing and playing wind instruments

Gwyn Roberts (fourth from right) for three decades has been the director of Penn’s Early Music Ensembles.

(Image: Courtesy of Tempesta di Mare)

  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Gwyn Roberts, director of Penn’s Early Music Ensembles, on 18th century female musicians 

    A Penn student choir and Roberts’ baroque orchestra will perform a Vivaldi oratorio premiered by women and girls in Venice 300 years ago. 

    Louisa Shepard

    Want to achieve your dreams? Try subdividing your goals
    A person planning a big project with a board.

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    Want to achieve your dreams? Try subdividing your goals

    Breaking down big work goals into smaller components can enhance long-term success significantly, Wharton research shows.

    From Knowledge at Wharton

    Understanding disease prevalence in Pennsylvania wild turkeys
    Game warden holds wild turkey.

    A game warden with the Pennsylvania Game Commission holds a wild turkey during a turkey trapping in northeastern Pennsylvania. Also in attendance were people from Penn Vet's Wildlife Futures Program: Lauren Maxwell, wildlife health technician, and R. Scott Larsen, wildlife veterinary liaison.

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    Understanding disease prevalence in Pennsylvania wild turkeys

    Researchers from Penn Vet’s Wildlife Futures Program are collaborating with the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Penn State on a multi-year turkey study.
    The power of chick lit
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    The power of chick lit

    Meghan Hall, lecturer and associate director for graduate studies in the Department of English, talks about what gives the popular literary genre its staying power.

    From Omnia

    Discussing open expression on college campuses
    Sigal Ben Porath

    Penn GSE professor Sigal Ben-Porath.

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    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.

    Penn Today Staff

    Kathleen Morrison on biodiversity and climate change
    Kathleen Morrison.

    Kathleen Morrison, faculty director of the Environmental Innovations Initiative.

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    Kathleen Morrison on biodiversity and climate change

    The faculty director of the Environmental Innovations Initiative, her research spans anthropology, archaeology, and paleoecology, involving the study of historic climates and environments, with a focus on South Asia.

    From the Environmental Innovations Initiative

    Energy Week to highlight research across disciplines at Penn
    Students talks during Energy Week in 2023.

    Joey Wu, a student in the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER), gave a presentation on "Super Plants" as part of the Lightning Talks during Energy Week in 2023.

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    Energy Week to highlight research across disciplines at Penn

    The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology are hosting Energy Week March 11-15, with more than two dozen events featuring Penn faculty, students, and outside experts.
    Centuries of ‘TikTalk’
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    TikTok voice, uptalk, and vocal fry are current linguistic trends with a long history.

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    Centuries of ‘TikTalk’

    The media popularity of the vocal trend called “TikTalk,” or a combination of uptalkand vocal fry, is actually nothing new, says linguist Mark Liberman.