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Equipping students and nonprofits for impact
ChiaKo Hung.

ChiaKo Hung is an assistant professor at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice.

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Equipping students and nonprofits for impact

SP2’s ChiaKo Hung researches nonprofit financial management and philanthropy, and equips his students with the practical skills necessary to apply to the social sector.

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Reimagining a shelter as a supportive space for childhood

The HAVEN team with Liz Donaghue, assistant shelter director, in Jane Addams’ Bright Spaces room.

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Reimagining a shelter as a supportive space for childhood

HAVEN, a winning project of the 2026 President’s Engagement Prize developed by three fourth-year undergraduates, will launch an after-school program for K-5 children at Jane Addams Place, a homeless shelter in North Philadelphia.

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How population changes are impacting primary education worldwide
Schoolchildren lining up to go into a classroom.

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How population changes are impacting primary education worldwide

Research from Penn sociologist Emily Hannum and colleagues reveals regional trends in whether school-age populations are increasing, plateauing, or decreasing—and shows how different countries are responding.

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Founding-era research and the social context of public institutions
Tingfeng Yang.

Tingfeng Yan is a Friends of the MCEAS Fellow at the McNeil Center.

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Founding-era research and the social context of public institutions

At the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, Friends of the MCEAS Fellow Tingfeng Yan is uncovering the political ideas and practices that informed the creation of U.S. constitutionalism.

From The McNeil Center for Early American Studies

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Announcing Annenberg’s strategic vision: Connected Futures
Sarah Banet-Weiser.

Annenberg School for Communication dean Sarah Banet-Weiser.

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Announcing Annenberg’s strategic vision: Connected Futures

The strategic framework consists of four pillars expanding on the Annenberg School for Communication’s scholarship, infrastructure, education, and engagement.

From Annenberg School for Communication

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History course brings Philadelphia’s ‘Revolutionary Stories’ to life
Second-year David Sun examines primary source documents at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for his Revolutionary Stories project.

Second-year David Sun examines primary source documents at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for his Revolutionary Stories project.

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History course brings Philadelphia’s ‘Revolutionary Stories’ to life

In a partnership with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania expanding students access to primary source documents, undergraduates examine the lives of regular Revolutionary-era Philadelphians.

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Voting is linked to living longer
African American person tearing off an I Voted Today sticker

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Voting is linked to living longer

A new study co-authored by SP2’s Femida Handy shows that voting is associated with reduced mortality risk in older adults.

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Cultivating health through public space

Cultivating health through public space

Catherine Seavitt examines the connections between public space and public health through the lens of ecology, policy, and plant science.

Damon Centola named 2026 Guggenheim Fellow
Damon Centola

As director of the Network Dynamics Group and a senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Centola’s research centers on social networks and behavior change.

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Damon Centola named 2026 Guggenheim Fellow

The Elihu Katz Professor of Communication, Sociology and Engineering, he is among the 223 people chosen for the Guggenheim’s 101st class of Fellows.

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