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Singing, speech production, and the brain
A person standing up adjusting a headset over a person sitting in a soundproof room. Barely visible in front of the sitting person is a computer screen and keyboard. A fire alarm sits above a window behind both people.

Eiffert situates a headset on participant Maggie Compton. The metal contraption holds an ultrasound probe in place under Compton’s chin, to capture images of her tongue placement in the mouth.

Singing, speech production, and the brain

This summer, rising second-years Audrey Keener and Nicholas Eiffert worked in the lab of Penn linguist Jianjing Kuang studying vowel articulation in song, running an in-person experiment and built a corpus of classical recordings by famous singers.

Michele W. Berger

Who, What, Why: Kimeze Teketwe brings Luganda to Penn
Kimeze "Dickson" Teketwe Kimeze “Dickson” Teketwe is a master’s student in the International Education Development program at the Graduate School of Education. He is also a graduate fellow in the Center for Africana Studies and lecturer in the Penn Language Center in the School of Arts & Sciences.
  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Kimeze Teketwe brings Luganda to Penn

    The GSE master’s student from Uganda taught the first ever course on this language in the spring of 2022. This fall the program continues with another intro class, followed by an advanced class next spring.

    Michele W. Berger

    On book bans and free speech
    Sigal Ben-Porath in conversation at the Graduate School of Education

    Sigal Ben-Porath is a professor in Penn’s Graduate School of Education, in the Literacy, Culture, and International Education Division. She studies the ways institutions like schools and colleges can sustain and advance democracy.  

    (Image: Eric Sucar)

  • Q&A

    • On book bans and free speech

    Sigal Ben-Porath of the Graduate School of Education says book bans and challenges affect free speech and expression, especially for young people, and that institutions of higher education are important for developing tools based on evidence for assessment.
    Cultural representations in films
    Maori amidst foliage
  • Q&A

    • Cultural representations in films

    In partnership with BlackStar Projects, Maori Karmael Holmes of Penn Live Arts curates films to uplift the work of Black, brown, and Indigenous artists.

    Anna Chen

    Can nature-inspired designs affect cognition and mood?
    Farhan Jivraj sits at a desk and looks at the topographic rug in the biophilic room

    Can nature-inspired designs affect cognition and mood?

    A team from the Center for Neuroaesthetics created a biophilic room to test the idea. Preliminary findings from a small pilot show promise, but also spur many questions about how to best use such a space.

    Michele W. Berger , Kelsey Geesler , Michael Grant

    Partnering with Philadelphia teachers to inspire climate action
    A group of 13 people stand in a classroom smiling.

    In June, Bethany Wiggin of the School of Arts & Sciences joined with 10 Philadelphia high school teachers to incorporate climate into their curricula. (Image: Courtesy of Mia D’Avanza and Bethany Wiggin)

    Partnering with Philadelphia teachers to inspire climate action

    Bethany Wiggin, founder of the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities, is working with public high school teachers across Philadelphia to incorporate climate education into the classroom.

    Luis Melecio-Zambrano

    Hong Kong handover, 25 years later
    Hong Kong and Chinese flags fly in advance of the 25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from Britain

    Chinese and Hong Kong flags are hanged to celebrate the upcoming 25th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hong Kong marks the anniversary on July 1, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

    Hong Kong handover, 25 years later

    Hong Kong marks 25 years under Chinese control on July 1. Jacques deLisle, director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China, discusses where Hong Kong stands now and what the future might hold.

    Kristen de Groot

    $12.5M in new scholarships to enrich student population diversity at the School of Social Policy & Practice
    Gianni Morsell (left) and two other people smile for the camera at Commencement.

    Social Justice Scholar and May graduate Gianni Morsell, pictured at the SP2 graduation (left to right) with SP2 alumna Sarah Jones and SP2 Class of 2023 student Kira Kerkorian.

    $12.5M in new scholarships to enrich student population diversity at the School of Social Policy & Practice

    The resources will provide unprecedented support for graduate students in social work, social policy, and nonprofit leadership
    Helping the brain to heal the gut
    Replica of a torso with a brain embedded in place of the digestive system.

    Helping the brain to heal the gut

    In the second edition of her book on irritable bowel syndrome, Penn psychologist Melissa Hunt explores advances made in the past decade. Her aim is to offer accessible, effective, self-help psychological treatment for those who suffer from the disorder.

    Luis Melecio-Zambrano