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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Climate Week offers something for ‘every member of the Penn community’
Climate Week offers something for ‘every member of the Penn community’
With participation from schools, centers, and groups across the University and a focus on the interplay of the climate emergency with social justice issues and the global pandemic, Climate Week at Penn will run September 21-25. The week’s dozens of events will help participants learn about the climate crisis—and then act.
Amid pandemic and protests, civics survey finds Americans know more of their rights
Amid pandemic and protests, civics survey finds Americans know more of their rights
The 2020 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey reveals Americans have a greater awareness of government and individuals’ rights, a byproduct of highly charged political times.
Can Galápagos businesses be eco-friendly and profitable at once?
Can Galápagos businesses be eco-friendly and profitable at once?
In an effort to try for this, a group of Penn undergrads led by doctoral student Jesse Hamilton partnered with five small enterprises on the islands. Even amidst a global pandemic and local civil unrest, the pilot was a success.
The striking shift in climate politics in a post-Sandy New York City
The striking shift in climate politics in a post-Sandy New York City
Analysis of conversations with 75 disaster responders, social activists, and others revealed that immediately following the superstorm, the city moved away from cutting greenhouse gas emissions and toward adaptation.
‘India front and center’
‘India front and center’
Tariq Thachil talks with Penn Today about his current work on migration and urbanization in south Asia, the balance between research and teaching, and his new role as the director of the Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI).
Pizza, a nascent dairy industry, and infant health in the Peruvian highlands
Pizza, a nascent dairy industry, and infant health in the Peruvian highlands
Research from anthropologist Morgan Hoke shows that in homes that produce their own foods, children exhibit better growth rates and mothers report more autonomy and economic control.
‘Living with the Sea’
‘Living with the Sea’
A student-led exhibition at the Penn Museum features objects from the rarely seen Oceanian collection.
Assessing constitutional and legal challenges for the 2020 election
Assessing constitutional and legal challenges for the 2020 election
A panel of 10 experts spoke at a virtual symposium at the Penn Carey Law School about the challenges facing the presidential election, from the pandemic to mail-in voting.
Weitzman team takes on preservation work at Lincoln Memorial
Weitzman team takes on preservation work at Lincoln Memorial
PennPraxis is continuing its partnership with the National Park Service on a cultural inventory and landscape project at the Lincoln Memorial, its most high-profile project to date.
First-of-its-kind virtual summer design studio for high school students
First-of-its-kind virtual summer design studio for high school students
In a unique partnership, Penn Praxis Design fellows led Fresh Air Everywhere, an intensive seven-week program providing teens with an introduction to design and architecture.
In the News
Morning Edition (NPR)
Parents keep children home as China limits Mongolian language in the classroom
Christopher Atwood of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about how Mongolians view Chinese policies that restrict the use of the Mongolian language in schools. "One very strong sense in Inner Mongolia on the part of Mongols is how much they've given up," he said.
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Los Angeles Times
Column: Trump’s ‘law and order’ pitch falls flat
Dan Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences said of the upcoming election, “If Trump appeals to prejudice, he risks losing at least as many voters as he stands to gain.”
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The New Yorker
The new monuments that America needs
Paul Farber and Ken Lum of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and Philadelphia’s Monument Lab spoke about the dismantling of problematic statues and the process of democratically designing new ones. People have been taught to interpret statues “as unitary and their message as unified, rooted in consensus, as opposed to rooted in a subjective decision that is only a reflection of a segment of the community that had power,” said Lum.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
How Philly’s summer of protests revitalized the affordable housing movement
Mary Frances Berry of the School of Arts & Sciences said racial justice movements have historically been catalyzed by police brutality, then expanded to address economic equality.
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CBS News
Trump alma mater says Biden plan would lead to more economic growth
A new analysis by the Wharton Budget Model found that Joseph Biden’s proposals on education, infrastructure, and health care would boost the U.S. economy and largely pay for themselves. "If you got the U.S. on this path, you would lower the debt and raise GDP," said Richard Prisinzano. "It is productive spending that Mr. Biden is proposing."
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