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Q&A
Gameday with Mike Martin
Gameday with Mike Martin
The director of gameday operations discusses the heavy lifting involved in preparing for sports events at Penn.
‘One of the highlights of my life’
‘One of the highlights of my life’
As his time as dean of the Annenberg School comes to a close, Michael X. Delli Carpini reflects on the impact he hopes he’s had.
World AIDS Day: What’s happening with the epidemic today
World AIDS Day: What’s happening with the epidemic today
Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief of the Infectious Diseases Division Ian Frank explains progress made and challenges still faced in the world of HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment.
Becoming a mother reduces a woman’s earning potential by up to 10 percent per child
Becoming a mother reduces a woman’s earning potential by up to 10 percent per child
In a Q&A, Sandra Florian, a postdoctoral fellow in sociology and the Population Studies Center, discusses motherhood’s short- and long-term effects on a woman’s career.
Q&A with Penn Law’s Stephen Burbank, the system arbitrator of the NFL
Q&A with Penn Law’s Stephen Burbank, the system arbitrator of the NFL
The Penn Law professor has been at the University for 43 years. He was hired as its general counsel at age 27. He has been the NFL’s system arbitrator since 2002.
‘Near/Miss’ Penn professor Charles Bernstein publishes new poetry collection
‘Near/Miss’ Penn professor Charles Bernstein publishes new poetry collection
The poetry in Charles Bernstein’s just-published collection, “Near/Miss,” defies convention in language and form. This is his 15th book of poetry.
Behind the scenes of election night projections
Behind the scenes of election night projections
John Lapinski, director of elections at NBC and the Robert A. Fox Leadership Professor of Political Science at Penn, discusses projecting elections and what to expect from the midterms.
Getting science right in the fake news era
Getting science right in the fake news era
Over his career as a science journalist, Carl Zimmer has seen legitimate science reporting denied and illegitimate science news taken as fact. In advance of a talk at Penn, Zimmer discusses the problem of misinformation and offers tips for avoiding being fooled by bogus science stories.
Political intimidation, at-risk media, and the future of journalism
Political intimidation, at-risk media, and the future of journalism
In the wake of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death, Barbie Zelizer, director of the Center for Media at Risk, discusses how journalists and other digital media practitioners can better prepare for working in today’s climate and why, for that to happen, the media culture needs to shift.
Q&A with Marc Meredith: What’s at stake in the midterm elections
Q&A with Marc Meredith: What’s at stake in the midterm elections
The political scientist on the importance of the upcoming midterm elections, and the need to increase voter turnout.
In the News
Scientific American
Grumpy voters want better stories. Not statistics
In a Q&A, PIK Professor Duncan Watts says that U.S. voters ignored Democratic policy in favor of Republican storytelling.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Back at Penn, former president Amy Gutmann reflects on ambassadorship and where she is now: ‘I feel very free’
In a Q&A, Amy Gutmann discusses her life post-Penn presidency and ambassadorship, including her return to campus for the christening of Amy Gutmann Hall.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Former Penn president Judith Rodin on the changing relationship between business and universities
In a Q&A, former Penn President Judith Rodin discusses her current role advising the Bellwether District, which seeks to reinvent two square miles of former oil refineries in South and Southwest Philly, and the rapid changes in business-academic relations throughout her career.
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Forbes India
Life is not a series of linear stages defined by age: Mauro F Guillen
In a Q&A, Mauro F. Guillén of the Wharton School discusses his latest book, “The Perennials,” which outlines the shaping of a post-generational society and its implications for businesses, governments, and society at large.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
The Biden administration is trying to make it easier to convert offices to apartments post-pandemic
In a Q&A, Vincent Reina of the Weitzman School of Design discusses a new White House initiative to incentivize commercial-to-residential conversion projects, especially as the office market continues to struggle.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Lab tests and scans interpreted by AI? These Penn doctors are researching the good—and bad—ways to use AI in health care
In a Q&A, Samiran Mukherjee of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the potential ways that AI can benefit health care professionals and patients.
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