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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Remote learning affected high schoolers’ social, emotional health
Remote learning affected high schoolers’ social, emotional health
Research from Angela Duckworth and colleagues found that teenagers who attended school virtually fared worse than classmates who went in person, results that held even when accounting for variables like gender, race, and socioeconomic status.
Accessing an artistic archive as an ICA summer intern
Accessing an artistic archive as an ICA summer intern
Rising senior Min Park, an art history major from South Korea, is organizing the book and image archives as the summer curatorial intern at the Institute of Contemporary Art, and helping plan a September reopening with two new exhibitions.
Vitality in diaspora: Cheikh Anta Babou on Senegalese Murid communities
Vitality in diaspora: Cheikh Anta Babou on Senegalese Murid communities
In his new book, Cheikh Anta Babou, the associate professor of history captures the spirit of the Senegalese Murid diaspora.
Metal artifacts in Southeast Asia challenge long-held archaeological theory
Metal artifacts in Southeast Asia challenge long-held archaeological theory
According to the Penn Museum’s Joyce White and Elizabeth Hamilton, prehistoric communities, rather than the ruling elites, in Thailand were the deciders in how to use metal resources.
When trust in science fosters pseudoscience
When trust in science fosters pseudoscience
A study co-authored by PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín finds that people who trust science are more likely to believe and disseminate false claims containing scientific references than people who do not trust science.
Damian Pang may have discovered a new type of memory
Damian Pang may have discovered a new type of memory
The Penn LPS Online Certificate in Neuroscience let Pang gain additional knowledge and skills while still working full time as an airline pilot out of Hong Kong.
Rising sophomore Paola Camacho’s Hollywood summer
Rising sophomore Paola Camacho’s Hollywood summer
Rising sophomore Paola Camacho is conducting research for Hollywood writers and Penn alums David Stern and Stuart Gibbs through a Real Arts@Penn internship in Los Angeles.
Haiti in turmoil
Haiti in turmoil
Perry World House Visiting Fellow Henri-Paul Normandin, former Canadian ambassador to Haiti, reflects on the current situation and where Haiti goes from here.
Public trust in CDC, FDA, and Fauci holds steady, survey shows
Public trust in CDC, FDA, and Fauci holds steady, survey shows
The top U.S. health agencies retain the trust of the vast majority of the American public, as does Anthony Fauci, the public face of U.S. efforts to combat the virus, according to a new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
Study finds surprising source of social influence
Study finds surprising source of social influence
A new study co-authored by ASC’s Damon Centola finds that as prominent and revered as social influencers seem to be, they are unlikely to change a person’s behavior by example, and might actually be detrimental to the cause.
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The Atlantic
The simplest fix to America’s rent problem
Vincent Reina of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design will be assessing the results of a rental assistance pilot program in Philadelphia that will distribute cash aid rather than vouchers. “There’s been some explorations, but a true, proper evaluation is something that we’ve never really done,” he said. “Cash transfers are often more contentious.”
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Associated Press
New-York Historical Society selects new trustee chair
H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang, a consulting scholar to the Penn Museum, has been elected chair of the New-York Historical Society’s Board of Trustees.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Guided mastery: The scaffolding you need to grow stronger
Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences wrote about the importance of imbuing young people with a sense of personal agency. “Don’t tell anyone they have complete control of their destiny. That’s not true,” she said. “And yet each of us, no matter our circumstances, has some control, particularly over our own thoughts and actions.”
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Bloomberg
Can China’s prosperity promise fix real problems?
Hanming Fang of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about China’s pension system, saying that because the plans are managed by local governments, the system is vulnerable to regional wage disparities.
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The Conversation
The Catholic Church sex abuse crisis: 4 essential reads
Melissa Wilde of the School of Arts & Sciences pinpoints moments when the Catholic Church changed course.
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