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The Sachs Program announces 2023 grants
The Sachs Program announces 2023 grants
Now in its sixth year of supporting creative practice at Penn and in the surrounding community, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announced grants totaling $170,000 at its annual Sachs Grants Awards ceremony.
Penn welcomes energy justice scholar Sanya Carley
Penn welcomes energy justice scholar Sanya Carley
Carley will be the Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning in the Weitzman School with an affiliation with the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.
Crisis in Sudan: A Q&A with Ali Ali-Dinar
Crisis in Sudan: A Q&A with Ali Ali-Dinar
The Sudanese scholar and senior lecturer in the Department of Africana Studies offers some background that led to the recent violence and potential paths to peace.
Understanding the decline in racial disparities in COVID
Understanding the decline in racial disparities in COVID
The School of Arts & Sciences’ Irma Elo and Samuel Preston, with a collaborative team of researchers, assessed racial disparities in U.S. COVID-19 deaths, calling for continued efforts to better understand and implement targeted strategies for addressing health inequalities.
To spread important messages about teen mental health, make community connections
To spread important messages about teen mental health, make community connections
After creating memes and TikToks with Philly high schoolers, Jeffrey Fishman’s honors thesis explores how those messages can effectively reach their audience.
Social conformity in pandemics: How our behaviors spread faster than the virus itself
Social conformity in pandemics: How our behaviors spread faster than the virus itself
Researchers led by former postdoc Bryce Morsky and Erol Akçay of the School of Arts & Sciences have produced a model for disease transmission that factors in the effects of social dynamics, specifically, how masking and social distancing are affected by social norms.
Remembering Harry Belafonte
Remembering Harry Belafonte
Tukufu Zuberi describes meeting the musician-turned-activist, plus how Belafonte used his talents for good and what legacy he leaves behind.
Laurie Olin: Drawing on nature
Laurie Olin: Drawing on nature
The famed landscape architect teaches final-semester Weitzman School of Design students the art of sketching.
Instead of refuting misinformation head-on, try ‘bypassing’ it
Instead of refuting misinformation head-on, try ‘bypassing’ it
A new study from PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín has found that redirecting an individual’s attention away from misinformation and toward other beliefs can be just as effective as debunking it.
New gift will support international undergraduate students at the University of Pennsylvania
New gift will support international undergraduate students at the University of Pennsylvania
Alumni Daniel and Brett Sundheim have established endowed scholarships and provided additional financial resources for Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences students from around the globe.
In the News
Associated Press
How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions
PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts explains why the child welfare system can be particularly risky for Black and Indigenous families.
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The New York Times
The politics of delusion have taken hold
In his new book, “Our Common Bonds,” Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the distorted views and misperceptions driving partisan hostility.
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The New York Times
Glace brings French ice cream and gluten-free cones to the Upper East Side
The Penn Museum is inaugurating an indoor and outdoor exhibit about food and drink that will provide a better understanding of ancient civilizations and their habits.
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Managed Healthcare Executive
Name change needed for Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System to reduce misinformation, says Penn’s Annenberg Center
A report from the Annenberg Public Policy Center examines how the name, description, and contents of VAERS, the federal government’s vaccine monitoring system, allowed anti-vaxxers and politicians to more easily mislead the public about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.
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The New York Times
For a better workout, trick your brain
Katy Milkman of the Wharton School says that “temptation bundling,” pairing a workout with a much-loved activity, is amplified if the desired activity is only done while exercising.
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