The science behind Facebook’s viral #10YearChallenge The Benjamin Franklin statue outside of College Hall. Q&A The science behind Facebook’s viral #10YearChallenge Jonah Berger, an associate professor of marketing at The Wharton School, and author of ‘Contagious: Why Things Catch On,’ discusses why people are suddenly eager to talk aging on social media.
Solar system exploration Q&A with Cullen Blake Q&A Solar system exploration Q&A with Cullen Blake Blake, an observational astronomer at Penn who specializes in the search for exoplanets, discusses the busy start of 2019 in the research of solar system exploration.
Gameday with Mike Martin Q&A 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’ Q&A ‘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 The SERO Project, one of six community organizations featured in this year’s Day With(out) Art program at the Institute of Contemporary Art, is pictured at a workshop event earlier this year. The group advocates for people living with HIV and fights laws that criminalize sexual partners for non-disclosure of HIV status. (Photo courtesy: The Institute of Contemporary Art.) Q&A 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 Florian explains that though maternity leave doesn't last long, it has a long-lasting and unfair impact on mothers' careers. Q&A 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.
‘Near/Miss’ Penn professor Charles Bernstein publishes new poetry collection Penn English Professor Charles Bernstein has just published his 15th book of poetry, "Near/Miss." Q&A ‘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.
Q&A with Penn Law’s Stephen Burbank, the system arbitrator of the NFL Q&A 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.
Behind the scenes of election night projections Penn Political Science Professor John Lapinski, third from right, poses with Penn undergraduate students working at the NBC Elections Unit in November 2016. (Photo: Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies) Q&A 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 Q&A 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.