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Understanding how young children recognize emotions in music
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Understanding how young children recognize emotions in music

Research from psychologists in the School of Arts & Sciences shows that children ages 3 to 5 can identify emotions in music, but that kids who show fewer signs of empathy or guilt demonstrate poorer emotion recognition. “We’re excited to continue to use music as a paradigm both to understand underlying mechanisms and as a treatment target,” Rebecca Waller says.

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Summer program for teens combines practical economics and college life
Students in the Economics Academy are seen along with a whiteboard with notes from an earlier project.

Economics Academy students work on a game theory project with notes from a previous international research project on the whiteboards.

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Summer program for teens combines practical economics and college life

The Economics Academy introduces high school students to key principles and applications, learning while living on campus.

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Merging academics with real-world, tangible experiences
Sarah Usandivaras Klaehn standing outside steps of Fisher Fine Arts building on campus

From Asunción, Paraguay, rising fourth-year Sarah Usandivaras Klaehn is a marketing and communications summer intern for the nonprofit Girls Inc. in Manhattan.

(Image: Courtesy of Sarah Usandivaras Klaehn)

Merging academics with real-world, tangible experiences

Adding to her experience working for nonprofits, rising fourth-year Sarah Usandivaras Klaehn is a marketing and communications intern for Girls Inc. in Manhattan this summer.

Louisa Shepard

4 min. read

Public knowledge high on smoking and alcohol risks during pregnancy

Public knowledge high on smoking and alcohol risks during pregnancy

A new Annenberg Public Policy Center health survey finds that most people are uncertain about which vaccinations are safe and recommended for pregnant people by medical professionals and what the appropriate pregnancy weight gain is for a healthy person.

Japan’s election outcomes
A man is seen on a television screen, framed by the heads of people watching.

A TV screen shows Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaking a day after Japan's parliamentary elections, in which his party lost its majority. Ishiba said he will remain in his role.

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    • Japan’s election outcomes

    Political scientist Daniel Smith discusses the results of the Japanese parliamentary elections and the effects on the country’s future.

    2 minutes

    Penn GSE’s global partnerships

    Penn GSE’s global partnerships

    Penn Graduate School of Education professors and programs are engaged in more than 150 international partnerships and projects in over 60 countries around the globe to enact positive change through education.

    From Penn GSE

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