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Who, What, Why: Anya Miller and the ‘thriftification’ of Philadelphia
Student Anya Miller stands with her hand on her hip, smiling in front of the Penn shield at Penn Commons

Sociology fourth-year Anya Miller's research looks at secondhand shopping through a socioeconomic lens.

Who, What, Why: Anya Miller and the ‘thriftification’ of Philadelphia

Anya Miller, a fourth-year sociology major from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, took her hobby of thrift store shopping and looked at it through a socioeconomic lens.

Kristen de Groot

Scholars look at ramifications from ‘zero COVID’ protests in China
Seven China scholars sit on a stage in front of an audience at Perry World house

The panelists discussed the recent protests in China over the “zero COVID” restrictions.

Scholars look at ramifications from ‘zero COVID’ protests in China

The Center for the Study of Contemporary China, in co-sponsorship with Perry World House, held a forum to discuss the protests and what they mean for China and its citizens going forward.

Kristen de Groot

Who, What, Why: Sociologist Wendy Roth on genetic ancestry tests and race perception
Sociologist Wendy Roth Wendy Roth is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology in the School of Arts & Sciences and a research associate in the Population Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania.

Who, What, Why: Sociologist Wendy Roth on genetic ancestry tests and race perception

With funding from the National Institutes of Health, Roth plans to explore how people view others who change their racial identity based on results from at-home DNA kits.

Michele W. Berger