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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
One year post-Dobbs, what’s actually happened?
One year post-Dobbs, what’s actually happened?
Four takeaways from Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences researchers in the aftermath of the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion.
Starstruck on the Cannes red carpet
Starstruck on the Cannes red carpet
The 30 students who attended the Cannes Film Festival through a Penn Summer Abroad course were able to watch screenings of at least three to four films a day. For the most sought-after American film premieres they waited in “last-minute” lines for hours.
Becoming American: A ceremony for new citizens
Becoming American: A ceremony for new citizens
In keeping with its motto of “bringing the world to Penn and Penn to the world,” Penn Global hosted a naturalization ceremony on campus for 37 new citizens.
First findings from U.S. 2020 Facebook and Instagram election study
First findings from U.S. 2020 Facebook and Instagram election study
Research by Annenberg School for Communication professor Sandra González-Bailón and colleagues reveals the influence of Facebook’s algorithms on political news exposure.
The ‘true value of women’s work’
The ‘true value of women’s work’
The Wages for Housework movement is a precursor to the Child Tax Credit and guaranteed income, says sociologist Pilar Gonalons-Pons. A community center in Germantown houses their 50-year archive and carries on the work.
At the National Liberty Museum, people’s browsing history is on display through art
At the National Liberty Museum, people’s browsing history is on display through art
Annenberg’s Roopa Vasudevan created a browser extension that transforms a person’s portrait based on the websites they visited.
Supporting less commonly taught languages
Supporting less commonly taught languages
Recently elected president of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, Turkish Language Program coordinator Feride Hatiboglu discusses the value of learning languages beyond Spanish, French, German, and Italian.
What is deepfake porn and why is it thriving in the age of AI?
What is deepfake porn and why is it thriving in the age of AI?
Doctoral candidate in the Annenberg School for Communication Sophie Maddocks addresses the growing problem of image-based sexual abuse.
Reinventing customary law in medieval France
Reinventing customary law in medieval France
A new book by historian Ada Maria Kuskowski of the School of Arts & Sciences traces the formation of customary law as a field of knowledge in medieval Europe.
Who, What, Why: Rich Lizardo on poverty in early modern Spain
Who, What, Why: Rich Lizardo on poverty in early modern Spain
The history Ph.D. candidate’s work traces the evolution of the ideas, institutions, and images of poverty in early modern Spain and highlights how much of the current debates on poverty echo those of the past.
In the News
Gizmodo
The summer that reality caught up to climate fiction
Parrish Bergquist of the School of Arts & Sciences says that there is evidence that experiencing hot weather firsthand can have an effect on people’s concern about climate change.
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Los Angeles Times
Yes, there was global warming in prehistoric times. But nothing in millions of years compares with what we see today
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences writes that we can avoid a catastrophic trajectory for our global climate if we reduce carbon emissions substantially during the next decade.
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The Washington Post
Why September’s record-warm temperatures have scientists so worried
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that, with El Niño expected to strengthen, more heat will be released from the ocean and trapped by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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The New York Times
Warriors who seek immortal fame and find it, in epic poetry
A book review of the School of Arts & Sciences’ Emily Wilson’s translation of the “Iliad” says she brings Homer’s great war story to rousing new life.
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AP News
A court in China sentences a famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says
A former Penn lecturer specializing in the study of her people’s folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison.
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