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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Dissecting the Green New Deal
Dissecting the Green New Deal
During what’s likely the largest climate event ever held at Penn, leaders in a range of fields discussed the practicalities and implications of the resolution introduced into Congress in February aimed at stemming climate change.
Improving journalists’ access to public information records
Improving journalists’ access to public information records
A study by the Media, Inequality and Change Center and the Center for Media at Risk of Pennsylvania-based journalists, was conducted in order to highlight their experiences with Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law, analyzing how journalists’ Freedom of Information requests have resulted.
Fall into the arts
Fall into the arts
An active time of year for the arts community, the University’s fall arts and culture offerings range from a sculpture exhibit from Jaume Plensa, at Arthur Ross Gallery, to a viewing garden along the Rail Park.
A philanthropic approach to strengthening democracy
A philanthropic approach to strengthening democracy
To counter hyperpartisanship and government gridlock in the United States, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy’s latest guide points to increasing civic engagement and reinvigorating local media.
What is ‘guaranteed income’?
What is ‘guaranteed income’?
A Q&A with Amy Castro Baker, an assistant professor in the School of Social Policy & Practice and co-principal investigator of a new study examining the impacts of guaranteed income.
New undergraduate design major launched in College of Arts and Sciences
New undergraduate design major launched in College of Arts and Sciences
A new undergraduate major in design launched this semester, along with a now-enhanced fine arts major, is being offered through a collaboration between the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Hunter-gatherers agree on what is moral, but not who is moral
Hunter-gatherers agree on what is moral, but not who is moral
In determining whether there is a universal concept of moral character, research could provide insight into ways to improve our interactions with one another.
PennPraxis team to help preserve iconic modernist home in Indiana
PennPraxis team to help preserve iconic modernist home in Indiana
A PennPraxis team will develop a conservation management plan for Miller House and Garden, considered one of the finest examples of Modernist domestic design in Columbus, Indiana.
Gutmann and Moreno talk bioethics, health care in new book
Gutmann and Moreno talk bioethics, health care in new book
The University’s president, a political philosopher, teamed up with a Penn Integrates Knowledge professor to write “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die.”
Why do young children pick up language easier than adults?
Why do young children pick up language easier than adults?
Why do young children pick up language easier than adults? One Penn linguist has some theories.
In the News
The Washington Post
Collection of premier proverb scholar opens at UVM
Dan Ben-Amos of the School of Arts and Sciences said Wolfgang Mieder of the University of Vermont is “one of the greatest proverb scholars of all times and the greatest of our generation.”
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Time
What to know about the origins of ‘left’ and ‘right’ in politics, from the French Revolution to the 2020 presidential race
Sophia Rosenfeld and Brent Cebul of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about the use of “left” and “right” in political discourse. The terms began as “literal descriptions,” said Rosenfeld, of the seating patterns in 18th-century France’s post-revolution National Assembly.
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The New York Times
Should the government give everyone $1,000 a month?
Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice was quoted for her defense of universal basic income, which some have claimed would create an unmotivated workforce. “It reduces the number of hours individuals work but not the total number of people classified as employed,” she said.
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The Washington Post
Expect the new Italian government to be as short-lived as the last one. Here’s why
Julia Lynch of the School of Arts and Sciences co-wrote an analysis of the state of Italian politics. While Matteo Salvini, “right-wing nationalist” and former deputy prime minister and interior minister, has been ousted from the Italian government, Lynch and her co-author believe “Salvini may be back soon, stronger than before.”
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The New York Times
How John Bolton broke the National Security Council
John Gans of Perry World House wrote an opinion piece about John Bolton’s tenure as national security advisor, which ended this week. “Mr. Bolton’s most lasting legacy will be dismantling the structure that has kept American foreign policy from collapsing into chaos, and finally unshackling an irregular commander-in-chief,” Gans wrote.
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