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Who, What, Why: Tamir Williams on Black visibility in Chicago’s nightclubs
Who, What, Why: Tamir Williams on Black visibility in Chicago’s nightclubs
Williams discusses their exhibition showcasing the photographs of Wharton alumnus Michael Abramson, who captured scenes from Black nightclubs in Chicago in the 1970s.
Who, What, Why: Patrick Carland-Echavarria and queer Americans in post-war Japan
Who, What, Why: Patrick Carland-Echavarria and queer Americans in post-war Japan
Ph.D. candidate Patrick Carland-Echavarria’s research looks at postwar Japanese queer cultures, translation, art, and literature and at how American gay men found refuge there during the Cold War and beyond.
Global learning in Cairo
Global learning in Cairo
Cairo as Palimpsest is a Penn Global course that introduces students to the layers of Egyptian history.
Kimberly St. Julian Varnon on the short-lived insurrection in Russia
Kimberly St. Julian Varnon on the short-lived insurrection in Russia
The history Ph.D. candidate discusses the shocking weekend revolt and march on Moscow by Wagner Group militia members.
Urbanization and the influence of poor migrants on politics
Urbanization and the influence of poor migrants on politics
A new book from political science professor Tariq Thachil explores how the most vulnerable individuals in India are making a political impact.
‘Ritual and Remembrance’
‘Ritual and Remembrance’
Work by four artists in the current Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition, “Songs for Ritual and Remembrance,” uplift histories that have been repressed and underrepresented, including those of enslaved people and oppressed laborers.
When child care and domestic gig workers have problems, where do they turn?
When child care and domestic gig workers have problems, where do they turn?
A new study from professor Julia Ticona and doctoral candidate Ryan Tsapatsaris uncovers the online spaces where domestic workers and their clients talk about using Care.com.
Who, What, Why: History Ph.D. candidate Arielle Alterwaite looks at Haitian debt
Who, What, Why: History Ph.D. candidate Arielle Alterwaite looks at Haitian debt
Her work on Haiti’s sovereign debt in the aftermath of the Haitian Revolution holds lessons for what is currently happening there and more broadly for conversations around reparations.
Following I-95 collapse, attention turns to public transit alternatives
Following I-95 collapse, attention turns to public transit alternatives
In a Q&A, Jay Arzu, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of City & Regional Planning, discusses how investment in public transit would alleviate travel stress caused by incidents like the I-95 bridge collapse.
AI could transform social science research
AI could transform social science research
Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Philip Tetlock and researchers from the University of Waterloo, University of Toronto, and Yale, discuss AI and its application to their work.
In the News
U.S. News & World Report
Has RSV vaccine hesitancy subsided?
A survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that more Americans believe in the effectiveness of vaccines developed to protect newborns and seniors against RSV.
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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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