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Penn Global awards two Penn Wharton China Center Residency Grants

Penn Global awards two Penn Wharton China Center Residency Grants

Penn Global has awarded its first two Residency Grants to Chao Guo, professor of nonprofit management in the School of Social Policy and Practice, and Emily Hannum, Stanley I. Sheerr Term Professor in the Social Sciences, professor of sociology, and associate dean of social sciences in the School of Arts and Sciences.

Q&A: The first American pope
The new pope, Pope Leo, waves from St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope Leo XIV at St. Peter’s Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on May 8.

(Image: AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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    • Q&A: The first American pope

    Melissa Wilde of the Department of Sociology, whose research has led her to the Vatican Secret Archive, among other places, discusses the new Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, and the implications for the Roman Catholic Church.

    3 min. read

    Changing neighborhoods, changing times
    Lance Freeman stands with hands in pockets outside of a building.

    Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Lance Freeman, of the Weitzman School of Design and the School of Arts & Sciences, studies how people interact with the built environment. 

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    Changing neighborhoods, changing times

    Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Lance Freeman of the Weitzman School of Design and School of Arts & Sciences studies how people interact with the built environment.

    Kristina García

    Study shows drop in life expectancy in the Gaza Strip
    Displaced Palestinians outside their tents near the seaside in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

    Displaced Palestinians outside their tents near the seaside in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip in January 2025, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

    (Image: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via AP)

    Study shows drop in life expectancy in the Gaza Strip

    A collaborative team of international researchers estimate that between Oct. 2023 and Sep. 2024 compared to pre-war levels, life expectancy in the Gaza Strip almost halved.
    The social structures that shape AI
    A person using AI on computer keyboard.

    Image: iStock/Userba011d64_201

    The social structures that shape AI

    There’s more hype than ever around artificial intelligence, but Assistant Professor of Sociology Benjamin Shestakofsky says it’s important to fully examine how the new technology fits into broader society.

    Marilyn Perkins