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Understanding AI actress Tilly Norwood’s arrival

Understanding AI actress Tilly Norwood’s arrival

Tilly Norwood, the “AI actress” recently making headlines, has sparked debate in the media industry about the future of AI in filmmaking. Annenberg experts weigh in on what Norwood represents for creativity, ethics, and the evolving relationship between technology and performance.

Street lighting and public safety
People dining on a well-lit Philly sidewalk at night.

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Street lighting and public safety

Criminology researchers Aaron Chalfin and John MacDonald, and data scientist Brian Wade of Penn’s Crime and Justice Policy Lab, evaluate the effect of improved street lighting on crime rates.

Blake Cole

2 min. read

History professor Marcy Norton awarded

History professor Marcy Norton awarded

Marcy Norton, professor of history in Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences, has received three awards for her new book, “The Tame and the Wild”: the Friedrich Katz Prize from the American Historical Association, the Elinor Melville Prize (biennial) from the Conference on Latin American History, and the María Elena Martínez Prize from the Conference on Latin American History.

Truth Mjumbe launches AI-powered tool to preserve memory and dignity
Truth Mjumbe.

Truth Mjumbe is a graduate student in Professional Counseling at Penn’s Graduate School of Education.

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Truth Mjumbe launches AI-powered tool to preserve memory and dignity

Professional counseling student at Penn GSE Truth Mjumbe built Recall Aid, an AI-powered memory-support platform inspired by his own experience with epilepsy, his grandfather’s dementia, and his father’s work preserving civil rights histories.

Kat Stein

2 min. read

What to expect from the next Japanese prime minister
Sanae Takaichi, wearing a blue suit, stands in a crowd of seated Japanese legislators.

Sanae Takaichi (center) was chosen as the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party during recent leadership elections.

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  • Q&A

    • What to expect from the next Japanese prime minister

    Penn political scientist Daniel Smith discusses this week’s Japanese prime minister election and the possible selection of a staunch conservative as the new premier.

    3 min. read

    Taylor Swift, storytelling, and climate communication
    A Taylor Swift fan with friendship bracelets makes a heart sign with their hands.

    As part of Climate Week at Penn, leading expert on climate solutions and clean energy Joseph Romm will lead a workshop titled “Communication is a Climate Solution: How Taylor Swift can Level Up Your Storytelling.”

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    Taylor Swift, storytelling, and climate communication

    Clean energy expert and senior research fellow at Penn Joseph Romm says that Taylor Swift’s lyrics offer storytelling techniques that can be applied for impact-driven climate communications.

    3 min. read

    Bridging philosophy and politics

    Bridging philosophy and politics

    What does it mean for everyone to have a say in a democracy? This summer, philosopher professor Daniel Wodak and undergraduate Jasmine Ni explored the contradictions and questions raised by political equity.

    From Omnia

    2 min. read

    Students benefit most when teachers share both their background and language skills

    Students benefit most when teachers share both their background and language skills

    A new study coauthored by Graduate School of Education’s Michael A. Gottfried is the first to show that teachers’ ability to teach in students’ home language, combined with a shared racial or ethnic background, drives greater academic gains.