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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Robert Gerard Pietrusko on landscape design, spatial modeling, and conspiracy theories
Robert Gerard Pietrusko on landscape design, spatial modeling, and conspiracy theories
Robert Gerard Pietrusko joined the standing faculty of the Department of Landscape Architecture as an associate professor, and teaches a landscape architecture studio called Conspiracy as Method, which looks at a number of natural disasters that have been attributed to climate change.
Black histories and Black futures
Black histories and Black futures
Professors and students reflect on 50 years of Black studies at Penn.
Grace Choi aims to redefine food insecurity on college campuses
Grace Choi aims to redefine food insecurity on college campuses
It’s hard for college students to find time to cook or prioritize eating well, says Choi. She has found that although many researchers connect students’ socioeconomic statuses to their eating habits, almost none gauge what dining options students had access to in the first place, or what factors drive their food choices.
The now-faded walls of a medieval structure, reimagined in digital form
The now-faded walls of a medieval structure, reimagined in digital form
History of Art’s Ivan Drpić is working with sophomore Logan Cho to create 3D renderings of what once-gilded paintings on the walls of a medieval church in Serbia would have looked like.
Nixon’s China visit, 50 years later
Nixon’s China visit, 50 years later
On the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to the People’s Republic of China, David Eisenhower discusses the significance of the milestone amid the fraying relations between the two nations.
A Paideia fellow finds a community for research and connection
A Paideia fellow finds a community for research and connection
For Celia Kreth, a junior in the School of Arts & Sciences, the SNF Paideia Fellows Program allows for a holistic, hands-on approach to her education.
Penn receives momentous gift to support Korean studies, neurovascular surgery, and the Wharton School
Penn receives momentous gift to support Korean studies, neurovascular surgery, and the Wharton School
The $25 million gift from James Joo-Jin Kim and Agnes Kim, and the James and Agnes Kim Family Foundation will support a range of initiatives at Penn, including the James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies in the School of Arts & Sciences.
Perceptions shaped social behavior during the pandemic
Perceptions shaped social behavior during the pandemic
Research from Penn psychologists found that Americans who most feared losing their connections continued interacting with others, paradoxically acting in ways that risked prolonging disease-mitigating social restrictions.
Viewing 2021 through a lens
Viewing 2021 through a lens
Photojournalist Kylie Cooper’s annotated photo essay about the liminality of 2021 captured the Capitol insurrection, the Ground Zero commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, and more.
Improving college access for Philadelphia’s Latinx community
Improving college access for Philadelphia’s Latinx community
A collaboration between Penn and the nonprofit Centro de Cultura Arte Trabajo y Educación aims to enhance a thriving post-secondary success program, create mentoring opportunities, and more.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Comcast’s Sports Complex plan for South Philly would make our city less livable
In an Op-Ed, Vukan R. Vuchic of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that Philadelphia should make transit more accessible rather than striving to accommodate more cars.
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The New York Times
We don’t see what climate change is doing to us
In an Op-Ed, R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that public discourse around climate change overlooks the buildup of slow, subtle costs and their impact on human systems.
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Associated Press
Far fewer young Americans now want to study in China. Both countries are trying to fix that
Amy Gadsden of Penn Global says that American interest in studying in China is declining due to foreign businesses closing their offices there and Beijing’s draconian governing style.
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Associated Press
In death, three decades after his trial verdict, O.J. Simpson still reflects America’s racial divides
Camille Charles of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Black Americans have grown less likely to believe in a famous defendant’s innocence as a show of race solidarity.
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The Wall Street Journal
‘Slouch’ review: The panic over posture
In her new book, “Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America,” Beth Linker of the School of Arts & Sciences traces society’s posture obsession to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
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