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Sara Bachman named dean of Penn School of Social Policy & Practice
Bachman, an acclaimed scholar, epidemiologist and expert in social welfare policy, will lead the school beginning January 1st.
Educational program successful at reducing forced sex in South African adolescents
Educational program successful at reducing forced sex in South African adolescents
A new study led by John B. Jemmott III, an Annenberg School professor, found that an educational program he designed for adolescents in South Africa reduces sexual assault among those students.
Kroiz exhibit illuminates the abstract in modern Japanese architecture
Kroiz exhibit illuminates the abstract in modern Japanese architecture
“Critical Abstractions: Modern Architecture in Japan, 1868-2018,” on display through Sept. 24, challenges prevailing ideas on the reasons behind the international appeal of modern architecture made in Japan.
Political science prof reflects on legacy of John McCain
Political science prof reflects on legacy of John McCain
As the country remembers the life of U.S. Sen. John McCain, Fels Institute Director and Professor of Political Science Matthew Levendusky recalls “maverick-y” McCain moments.
Testing the reproducibility of social science research
Testing the reproducibility of social science research
A team co-led by Gideon Nave of the Wharton School replicated 21 high-profile social science studies and found discrepancies with the original research. Researchers betting in prediction markets, however, were quite accurate at predicting which findings would replicate and which would not.
Preserving Philadelphia’s Society Hill
Preserving Philadelphia’s Society Hill
The histories of more than 1,500 properties in a storied Philadelphia neighborhood are now accessible on the new website, “Preserving Society Hill.” Working with digital-humanities specialists in the Price Lab and the Libraries, PennDesign’s Francesca Ammon created an interactive map to document this innovative case study in urban renewal.
Study finds most teens avoid rash, impulsive behavior
Study finds most teens avoid rash, impulsive behavior
A new study found that the majority of teenagers avoid the kind of impulsive behavior commonly associated with “typical teenagers,” citing that imbalance models in brain development is evident in only a subset of teens.
Incoming freshman experience college and community ahead of first semester
Incoming freshman experience college and community ahead of first semester
In its 32nd year, the weeklong Africana Studies Summer Institute brought 65 incoming freshmen to campus in July, introducing them to the program’s courses, professors, graduate students, and fellow undergraduates.
Camille Z. Charles on the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act
Camille Z. Charles on the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act
Camille Z. Charles, professor of sociology, Africana studies, and education, and director of the Center for Africana Studies, talks about residential segregation and the promises and failures of the Fair Housing Act in light of the legislation’s 50th anniversary.
A novel history: Penn doctoral student uncovers first bill of sale for Jane Austen work
A novel history: Penn doctoral student uncovers first bill of sale for Jane Austen work
While digging through the Royal Archives in the U.K., Nick Foretek, a second-year doctoral student, made a surprising discovery: The Prince Regent paid 15 shillings to buy the first copy of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility.”
In the News
U.S. News & World Report
Has RSV vaccine hesitancy subsided?
A survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that more Americans believe in the effectiveness of vaccines developed to protect newborns and seniors against RSV.
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The New York Times
Europe has a leadership vacuum. How will it handle Trump?
Amy Gutmann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Germany is front and center in the economic problems currently afflicting Europe.
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The Hill
Trust in court system at record low: Gallup
An October survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that the public’s trust in the U.S. Supreme Court has dropped to a record low.
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Los Angeles Times
Trump offers murky worldview ahead of second term, mixing dire warnings with rosy promises
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that Donald Trump is far more hyperbolic on average than traditional presidential candidates, who still routinely claim that they will do something alone that can’t be done without Congress.
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The New York Times
An epidemic of vicious school brawls, fueled by student cellphones
PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that many schools don’t have a playbook for addressing student violence or helping pupils engage more positively online, in part because few researchers are studying the issue.
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