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Penn Professor Tukufu Zuberi’s ‘African Independence’ Wins Two Top Awards at San Diego Black Film Fest
PHILADELPHIA –- Tukufu Zuberi, a University of Pennsylvania sociology and Africana studies professor, has won the 2013 San Diego Bl
Penn Open Online Calculus Course to Earn ACE Credit
PHILADELPHIA — A massive open online course, or MOOC, taught by a University of Pennsylvania calculus professor has been recommended for credit by the American Council on Education.
Penn Professor Charles Bosk Wins American Sociological Association’s 2013 Reeder Award
PHILADELPHIA –- University of Pennsylvania sociology professor Charles L. Bosk has won the 2013 Leo G.
For Three Decades, Computer Science’s Susan Davidson Has Led by Example
PHILADELPHIA — After more than 30 years on the job, Susan Davidson has some perspective on her discipline.
Penn Receives $25 Million Gift to Create Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania has received a $25 million gift from alumnus Ronald O. Perelman to create the Ronald O.
Seniors Raise Money for the Penn Fund
Years after leaving the University of Pennsylvania, many alums fondly recall details of their first day on campus, the thrill of a basketball game in the Palestra, studying in Fisher Fine Arts Library.
Thomas Murphy Appointed Vice President for Information Technology at Penn
PHILADELPHIA -- Thomas H. Murphy has been named vice president for information technology and university chief information officer at the University of Pennsylvania, effective Feb. 25.
Penn Professor Mary Frances Berry a Long-time Civil Rights Advocate and Voice for the Powerless
Mary Frances Berry, 74, has dedicated her life to championing the rights of people “nobody else would listen to.”
University of Pennsylvania Announces 2013 Thouron Award Winners
PHILADELPHIA – Three University of Pennsylvania students and two alumni have received Thouron Awards to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom. The recipients are:
Penn Alum Hopes to Work Himself Out of a Job at CTC Ten Soccer Program in South Africa
If 2012 University of Pennsylvania grad Mathew Bernstein does his job right, he thinks his position could be eliminated.
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.
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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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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.
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