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Graduate Students
Who, What, Why: Juliet Glazer and contemporary violinmaking
Who, What, Why: Juliet Glazer and contemporary violinmaking
The fifth-year Ph.D. student in anthropology and ethnomusicology examines the aesthetics, sound, and valuation of instrument-making in the U.S. and Italy.
GradFest celebrates its ‘Sweet Sixteen’
GradFest celebrates its ‘Sweet Sixteen’
The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly and the Graduate Student Center offered a mix of programming, kicking off the 2023-2024 academic year.
Who, What, Why: Literacy advocate Meresa García
Who, What, Why: Literacy advocate Meresa García
The Penn Graduate School of Education student, who earned her bachelor’s from the College of Arts and Sciences in the Spring, talks about her work with the Penn Libraries Community Engagement team and her aspirations of becoming a teacher.
Exploring inequalities in health through cognitive science and family conversation
Exploring inequalities in health through cognitive science and family conversation
Doctoral candidate Mary E. Andrews believes that personal stories can help people live healthier lives.
How social media platforms lean left or right, and its users follow
How social media platforms lean left or right, and its users follow
Brendan Mahoney, a doctoral candidate at the Annenberg School for Communication, examines the ways we communicate online and the corporations that host those conversations.
An introduction to undergraduate and graduate student resources
An introduction to undergraduate and graduate student resources
The New Student Resources Fair and Campus Express Center, hosted at Houston Hall, welcomed Penn’s newest undergraduate and graduate students with a one-stop-shop on vital information.
Who, What, Why: Jimil Ataman on the politics and contradictions of slow fashion
Who, What, Why: Jimil Ataman on the politics and contradictions of slow fashion
The anthropology Ph.D. candidate discusses what she has learned following slow fashion creators and consumers on Instagram and in the Pacific Northwest.
Penn Vet students helping animals and their owners in Thailand
Penn Vet students helping animals and their owners in Thailand
This summer, 14 students from the School of Veterinary Medicine traveled to Thailand to spay and neuter cats and dogs for owners who would otherwise be unable to afford the procedures.
Move-In 2023: By the Numbers
Move-In 2023: By the Numbers
With students arriving on Penn’s campus this week to move into the College Houses, Penn Today has compiled links to resources and statistics about the campus Move-In experience.
Who, What, Why: Betsy Stade on novel methods for assessing anxiety and depression
Who, What, Why: Betsy Stade on novel methods for assessing anxiety and depression
The clinical psychology Ph.D. candidate discusses her research on language patterns in anxiety and depression and thinking about alternatives to the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.”
In the News
Phys.org
Rising student absenteeism may be hurting teacher job satisfaction
A study by Michael Gottfried and Ph.D. student Colby Woods of the Graduate School of Education finds that student absences are linked to lower teacher job satisfaction, which could exacerbate growing teacher shortages.
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ScienceFriday.com
CAR-T cell therapies show promise for autoimmune diseases
Daniel Baker, a Ph.D. student in Carl June’s lab at the Perelman School of Medicine, discusses the results of a study on donor CAR-T cell therapy.
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The Conversation
Many wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders — new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slavery
A co-authored study by Ph.D. student Neil Sehgal of the School of Engineering and Applied Science found that legislators who are descendants of slaveholders are significantly wealthier than members of Congress without slaveholder ancestry.
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KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia)
Penn analysis supports state commission’s recommendation for boost in Pa. education funding
An analysis by A. Brooks Bowden and doctoral candidates David Loeb and Katie Pullom of the Graduate School of Education outlines the measurable benefits of a $5.1 billion increase in Pennsylvania K-12 spending over seven years.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
A new idea for Market East: A ‘Welcoming District’ for immigrants who are driving population growth
Graduate students at the Weitzman School of Design are submitting speculative proposals for a Welcoming District near Philadelphia’s Fashion District that could replace or supplement the Sixers arena.
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Toronto Star
Few options available to Western leaders weighing response to Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny’s death
Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Western countries have little practical leverage to push Russia off its authoritarian path after Alexei Navalny’s death, given the economic and diplomatic sanctions already levied against Vladimir Putin.
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