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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Penn Offers Previously Unreleased Recordings of Robert Frost Reading His Poetry
Robert Frost enthusiasts are familiar with the poet’s written work, and perhaps some recordings of his performances, but now they can hear previously unreleased recordings on PennSound, the free, web-based archive offered by the University of Pennsylvania's Cen
Andrea Ning Finds Inspiration Through Summer Classes and Penn Jobs
Spending the summer taking classes and working in the University of Pennsylvania admissions office and as a research assistant is giving rising sophomore Andrea Ning an opportunity to stretch her mind and expand her interests.
Arthur Ross Gallery Presents Darkwater Revival: After Terry Adkins
New exhibition pays homage to late artist and professor with 10 artists from the University of Pennsylvania Community who were deeply impacted by his work and their relationship with him.
Helping Incarcerated Women Access Health Care
When a woman leaves Philadelphia’s Riverside Correctional Facility, she typically receives just five days of medication and often lacks health insurance and identification.
Penn Research: Cash Transfers, Childhood Development and the Labor Market
Nearly every country in Latin America has a conditional cash transfer program. Poor households living below the poverty line can receive government subsidies if they agree to the program’s stipulations, usually a mandate that the families invest in the well-being of their children. But how does this influx of cash affect the decision-making process for these households?
New Penn Research Shows Average Joint Contains Much Less Marijuana Than Thought
How much marijuana does the average joint contain?
Penn Research: Why Guided Play Matters to Developing Minds
Deena Weisberg spends a lot of time talking to preschoolers.
Terrill Warrenburg Expanded Art and Career Interests Through Her Penn Education
Terrill Warrenburg, a multi-media artist and May University of Pennsylvania graduate, describes her interest in art as “a lifelong passion.”
Christopher Gruits Appointed to Lead Penn’s Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
University of Pennsylvania Provost Vincent Price and Vice Provost Anita Allen are pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Gruits as Executive and Artistic Director of the Annenberg Center f
Penn Study Links Recession Recovery, Increase in Commercial Truck Fatalities
By Patrick Ammerman What could be the downside to unemployment rates plummeting in recent years? One place to look is the road. Research has shown that when the economy improves, motor vehicle fatalities also increase.
In the News
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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Associated Press
Far fewer young Americans now want to study in China. Both countries are trying to fix that
Amy Gadsden of Penn Global says that American interest in studying in China is declining due to foreign businesses closing their offices there and Beijing’s draconian governing style.
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Associated Press
In death, three decades after his trial verdict, O.J. Simpson still reflects America’s racial divides
Camille Charles of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Black Americans have grown less likely to believe in a famous defendant’s innocence as a show of race solidarity.
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The Wall Street Journal
‘Slouch’ review: The panic over posture
In her new book, “Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America,” Beth Linker of the School of Arts & Sciences traces society’s posture obsession to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
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