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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Abundance of A Cappella at Penn Strikes Harmony and ‘Dischord’
A cappella is in the midst of a renaissance at the University of Pennsylvania. With 17 individual, student-run organizations, 14 of which make up the A Cappella Council, known by the more tonal acronym “ACK,” the genre is thriving at Penn.
Penn’s Tír na nÓg Troupe Highlights Irish Culture Through Dance
Even though it is not a part of her own cultural heritage, University of Pennsylvania junior Kristen Pearson began learning the art of Irish stepdance when she was 11.
2017 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize Winners Announced at Penn
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann announced today the selection of eight undergraduates as recipients of the 2017 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes. Awarded annually, the President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes provide $100,000 in funding for Penn seniors
Through PRISM, Penn Student Helps Others to Gain Religious Understanding
At the University of Pennsylvania, dual-program student Nayab Khan is creating a new level of understanding between people of different faiths.
Penn Scientists Show Prediction Polls Can Outdo Prediction Markets
Ask economists whether prediction markets or prediction polls fare better, and they’ll likely favor the former.
Penn Program in Environmental Humanities’ Event Explores the Idea of an ‘Ecotopian Toolkit’
Prompted in part by the 500th anniversary of Thomas More’s Utopia, the “Ecotopian Toolkit” conference at the University of Pennsylvania will celebrate how utopian imaginaries from across disciplines can address environmental challenges.
Proposal to Address Opioid Addiction Wins 2017 Penn Public Policy Challenge
A team of students from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice has won this year’s Penn Public Policy Challenge sponsored by the Fels Institute of Government with a proposal that provides a way to dispose unused prescription pain medication in drop
New Coursera from Penn Delivers Positive Psychology to Students Around the Globe
The University of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the online education platform Coursera, launched a specialization certificate program, “Foundations of Positive Psychology.”
Penn PIK Professors Barbara Mellers and Philip Tetlock Win 2017 Schelling Awards
Two Penn Integrates Knowledge professors at the University of Pennsylvania, Barbara Mellers and
The Common Press Links Students to Printmaking History
Nestled in the basement of Morgan Hall at Penn’s School of Design is a letterpress printing studio that revitalizes a centuries old art form.
In the News
The New York Times
Why losing political power now feels like ‘losing your country’
Yphtach Lelkes of the Annenberg School for Communication says that political elites, not average voters, are driving the democratic backsliding that is occurring in America.
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Christian Science Monitor
A majority of Americans no longer trust the Supreme Court. Can it rebuild?
Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a partisan trust gap has emerged in public perception of the Supreme Court as a conservative institution.
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Baltimore Banner
Baltimore expands anti-gun-violence strategy into Eastern District
An analysis released by the Crime and Justice Policy Lab at the School of Arts & Sciences suggests that a group violence reduction strategy drove a 2022 drop in shootings in Baltimore’s Western District.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Comcast’s Sports Complex plan for South Philly would make our city less livable
In an Op-Ed, Vukan R. Vuchic of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that Philadelphia should make transit more accessible rather than striving to accommodate more cars.
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The New York Times
We don’t see what climate change is doing to us
In an Op-Ed, R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that public discourse around climate change overlooks the buildup of slow, subtle costs and their impact on human systems.
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