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Modeling careers in STEM
Allyson Mackey, Melissa Kelly, Ping Wang, and Vanessa Chan speaking to audience.

This year’s Women in STEM Symposium featured (left to right) Allyson Mackey of the School of Arts & Sciences, Melissa Kelly of Penn Center for Innovation, Ping Wang of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Vanessa Chan of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. 

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Modeling careers in STEM

At Penn’s annual Women in STEM Symposium, Vanessa Chan, Allyson Mackey, Ping Wang, and Melissa Kelly shared lessons from their experiences.

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Small incentives drive lasting seatbelt habits, cut unbuckled trips by a third

Small incentives drive lasting seatbelt habits, cut unbuckled trips by a third

Research from the Perelman School of Medicine and Penn Medicine’s Nudge Unit that incentivized drivers of connected cars with reward money to build and maintain seatbelt habits shows promise for promoting safer, consistent buckling behavior.

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Is art appreciation going digital?
Psychology Today

Is art appreciation going digital?

Anjan Chatterjee of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues compared aesthetic experiences of art across digital and in-person settings.

A simple way to boost math progress
Angela Duckworth lecturing a class with a white board.

“Our results showed that simple, low-cost nudges can help teachers support student progress in math,” says Penn psychology professor Angela Duckworth.

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A simple way to boost math progress

Researchers from Penn’s Behavior Change for Good Initiative and their collaborators conducted a megastudy to investigate whether low-cost nudges–informed by behavioral science–could help teachers accelerate student progress in math.

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The enormity of small talk as an introvert
Psychology Today

The enormity of small talk as an introvert

A 2013 study by Adam Grant of the Wharton School presented a fresh perspective on the personality traits that facilitate success.

Eggs are scarce. These people don’t miss them
The New York Times

Eggs are scarce. These people don’t miss them

Eggs have been heavily researched, but, says Paul Rozin of the School of Arts & Sciences, “as far as I know, no one’s studied the psychology of eating eggs.”

How small talk opens up deeper connections
The Wall Street Journal

How small talk opens up deeper connections

Emily Falk of the Annenberg School for Communication explains how small talk establishes a brain “synchrony” that allows for more meaningful exchanges.

Dolores Albarracín honored with BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Dolores Albarracin.

Image: Kyle Cassidy/Annenberg School for Communication

Dolores Albarracín honored with BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award

Albarracín, a PIK Professor with appointments in the Annenberg School for Communication and School of Arts & Sciences, is being recognized for increasing “our understanding of how attitudes can be changed, particularly with regard to persuasive messages.”