Through
1/1
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Penn Senior Lucy Chai Awarded Churchill Scholarship
University of Pennsylvania senior Lucy Chai of Acton, Mass., has received a Churchill Scholarship from the Winston Churchill Foundation. She is among 15 recipients of the honor, awarded annually to American students to fund a year of master’s study in science, mathematics and engineering
Diabetes accounts for more U.S. deaths than previously thought
Diabetes accounts for 12 percent of deaths in the United States, a significantly higher percentage than previous research revealed, making it the third-leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer, according to findings from the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University published in
Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery Landscape/Soundscape Exhibit Includes Digital Student Exhibition
In conjunction with the Arthur Ross Gallery’s latest exhibition Landscape / Soundscape, a digital student exhibition features 11 photographs and accompanying sound art pieces from University of Pennsylvania students.
From Halfway Around the World Penn Student’s Impact Felt at Mitchell Elementary
University of Pennsylvania sophomore Celeste Marcus is studying abroad in Israel this semester, but she’s still helping a local elementary school stay connected, from nearly 6,000 miles away.
Staff Q&A with Lynn Ransom
Staff Q&A with Lynn Ransom
The Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts, housed in the Penn Libraries’ Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, is the world’s largest freely available repository of data on manuscripts produced before 1600.
Penn Archaeologist Discovers Ancient Egyptian Boat in Middle of Desert
When Penn archaeologist Josef Wegner and colleagues first came across structures buried deep beneath the sand in the Egyptian city of Abydos, they anticipated finding more evidence of a pharaoh cemetery
Penn Libraries Announces the Appointment of Jacob Levernier as Bollinger Fellow in Library Innovation
It is with great excitement that The Penn Libraries announces the selection of recent University of Oregon PhD Jacob Levernier as our new Bollinger Fellow in Library Innovation.
Organizational Structure Creates Valuable Social Connections, Penn Research Shows
The way organizations choose to structure internal relationships among participants can create valuable social connections, if done properly, according to Amanda Barrett Cox, a fourth-year doctoral student at the University of Pennsylvania, who published her findi
Ira Harkavy Advocates for Increased Involvement to Achieve Health Equity
In the December issue of the American Journal of Public Health, Ira Harkavy of the University of Pennsylvania suggests that universities should be doing more to solve problems in nearby urban communities, including poverty, r
Penn Student-Athlete Arabella Uhry Explores the Financial Side of Health Care
At 7 years old, Arabella Uhry, now a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, developed a relationship that sparked her interest in health care.
In the News
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.
FULL STORY →
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.
FULL STORY →
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.
FULL STORY →
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.
FULL STORY →
The New York Times
N.Y.C. grocery prices are high. Could city-owned stores help?
Andrew Lamas of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the logistics of running grocery stores are complicated and that New York City should examine different models like cooperatives.
FULL STORY →