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Wale Adebanwi on social mobility, ethnonationalism, and democratic politics in Nigeria
Wale Adebanwi on social mobility, ethnonationalism, and democratic politics in Nigeria
The Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies and director of the Center for Africana Studies revisits his journalistic roots with his new book about youth, violence, social dynamics, and governmental evolution.
Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean showcases University scholarship
Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean showcases University scholarship
The seventh Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean conference centered on the theme of “Public and Community Engaged Scholarship in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Its Diaspora.”
Toward carbon-negative architecture
Toward carbon-negative architecture
A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Weitzman and Penn Engineering are working to develop a new building system that would reduce carbon in all aspects of concrete construction.
How the U.S. presidential campaigns are targeting digital ads by zip code
How the U.S. presidential campaigns are targeting digital ads by zip code
Andrew Arenge of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies has created dashboards showing geotargeted issues and spending amounts looking at the Harris and Trump campaigns.
In a warming world, public needs to know more about protections from mosquito-borne illnesses
In a warming world, public needs to know more about protections from mosquito-borne illnesses
A panel survey of U.S. residents finds that only 15% worry that they or their families will contract dengue, West Nile virus, or other mosquito borne-illnesses.
Art Matters: ‘Two Lines’ by George Rickey
Art Matters: ‘Two Lines’ by George Rickey
A kinetic sculpture positioned on a hillside at Morris Arboretum & Gardens is designed to move with the wind.
Studying how infants learn language
Studying how infants learn language
Supported by PURM, second-year Ziana Sundrani and third-year Taiwo Adeaga worked in the Infant Language Center over the summer on a project exploring how infants figure out which things are words.
How synthetic nicotine brands market e-cigarettes to young people on social media
How synthetic nicotine brands market e-cigarettes to young people on social media
A study finds that most ads for e-cigarettes on Instagram, a platform dominated by users under the age of 25, do not adhere to FDA health warning requirements.
Who, What, Why: Hiro Chiba-Okabe on law and applied math
Who, What, Why: Hiro Chiba-Okabe on law and applied math
Chiba-Okabe explains his transition from practicing law in Japan to pursuing a Ph.D. in applied math and computational science and how those interests intersect.
A vast collection related to public markets comes to the Penn Libraries
A vast collection related to public markets comes to the Penn Libraries
Tens of thousands of items related to public markets acquired by Penn alum David K. O’Neil create a collection unique in size and scope. Spanning four centuries from locations near and far, his collection now has a home at the Penn Libraries.
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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