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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Obscuring the truth can promote cooperation
Obscuring the truth can promote cooperation
People are more likely to cooperate if they think others are cooperating, too. New research by biologists in the School of Arts & Sciences shows that overstating the true level of cooperation in a society can increase cooperative behavior overall.
In These Times: Race and repair
In These Times: Race and repair
OMNIA’s final episodes look into how institutions have perpetuated racial hierarchies, how the past reverberates through the present, and consider what justice looks like.
P.O. Box 34: Students connect with incarcerated writers
P.O. Box 34: Students connect with incarcerated writers
Incarcerated writers who participate in the P.O. Box 34 program are paired up with a Penn undergraduate student who corresponds with them about their work.
Collaborative report examines polling problems in the 2020 election
Collaborative report examines polling problems in the 2020 election
The Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies took a leading role in the newly released report on polling. The program’s faculty director, John Lapinski, shares his takeaways.
A fieldwork experience, no travel required
A fieldwork experience, no travel required
During a two-week in-person bootcamp at the Penn Museum, 11 undergrads learned basic archaeological skills in subjects from ceramics and sample-taking to archaeobotany.
U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, explained
U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, explained
Sara Plana, a 2021-22 Postdoctoral Fellow at Perry World House, shares her thoughts on the airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed militias and the bigger picture of what’s happening in the region.
The Sachs Program announces winners of AAPI grants
The Sachs Program announces winners of AAPI grants
Fourteen projects will be funded as part of the program’s responsive call for proposals in support of Asian-American and Pacific Islander artists at Penn.
Leniqueca Welcome uses photography to explore the human experience
Leniqueca Welcome uses photography to explore the human experience
Welcome, a doctoral candidate in cultural anthropology with specialties in urban studies and experimental ethnography, is a member of the Collective for Advancing Multimodal Research Arts (CAMRA).
Annenberg Center rebrands to Penn Live Arts, announces new season
Annenberg Center rebrands to Penn Live Arts, announces new season
While the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts venue will remain, the organization has rebranded as Penn Live Arts.
Global Policy Forum focuses on ‘People, Planet, and Prosperity’
Global Policy Forum focuses on ‘People, Planet, and Prosperity’
Penn’s Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, headed by Jim McGann, co-hosted the event that shared insights and proposals on the priorities of the G20 ahead of the group’s fall meeting
In the News
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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