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Handbook on sport and culture: Q&A with Katerina Girginova

Handbook on sport and culture: Q&A with Katerina Girginova

As co-editor of a new handbook which presents a systematic analysis of the relationship between culture and sport, research director at the Annenberg Extended Reality Lab Katerina Girginova reflects on the use of extended reality in our experience of sports.

Advancing sleep medicine, research, and awareness at Penn Nursing
A person laying in bed with a sleep apnea tracker on their finger.

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Advancing sleep medicine, research, and awareness at Penn Nursing

Nurse leaders from Penn’s School of Nursing are redefining care for barriers to sleep, bringing science, innovation, and empathy to restless patients everywhere.

From Penn Nursing News

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U.S. Army veteran connects service to research on empathy in ancient Greece
Malcolm Nelson stands in front of the Penn Museum.

Malcolm Nelson, a new Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow in Penn’s Department of Classical Studies, draws on his U.S. Army experience in his research on empathy in ancient Greece.

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U.S. Army veteran connects service to research on empathy in ancient Greece

Serving in the Army from 2009 to 2012 informed the research of Malcolm Nelson, Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow in classical studies, on empathy norms in ancient Greek culture.

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Why even impartial judges can seem biased

Why even impartial judges can seem biased

Penn Carey Law professor Leo Katz explains how the selection effect and judicial strategy can make merit-based rulings look indistinguishable from politically motivated or random decisions.

From Penn Carey Law

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Penn Vet’s Wildlife Futures seek to unravel the mystery of the disappearing barn owl
Jennifer Grell holding a barn owl.

Penn Vet student Jennifer Grell is gaining wildlife field work experience with Penn Vet’s Wildlife Futures Program.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Vet News)

Penn Vet’s Wildlife Futures seek to unravel the mystery of the disappearing barn owl

A multiyear study looks at the causes of declining populations, which will help inform conservation efforts in the future.

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A massive chunk of ice, a new laser, and new information on sea-level rise
A researcher walking through a glacier in Greenland.

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A massive chunk of ice, a new laser, and new information on sea-level rise

For nearly a decade, Leigh Stearns and collaborators aimed a laser scanner system at Greenland’s Helheim Glacier. Their long-running survey reveals that Helheim’s massive calving events don’t behave the way scientists once thought, reframing how ice loss contributes to sea-level rise.

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Bringing AI into game theory

Bringing AI into game theory

Joshua Plotkin, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor of the Natural Sciences in the School of Arts & Sciences, is working to bring together the fields of game theory and machine learning, in the hopes of discovering new strategies for solving real-world problems.

A ‘Rosetta stone’ for molecular systems
Prashant Purohit (left) and Penn Engineering’s Celia Reina (right) in front of a whiteboard.

Penn Engineering’s Prashant Purohit (left) and Celia Reina.

(Image: Bella Ciervo)

A ‘Rosetta stone’ for molecular systems

Penn Engineering’s Prashant Purohit (left) and Celia Reina (right), in collaboration with recent doctoral graduate Travis Leadbetter, have spent years developing a mathematical “Rosetta stone” that can translate molecular movements into predictions of larger effects.

Ian Scheffler

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