Through
9/15
School of Arts & Sciences
Four academic journeys explored
Four academic journeys explored
Vijay Balasubramanian and Tukufu Zuberi in the School of Arts & Sciences, Amy Hillier in the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Brittany Watson in the School of Veterinary Medicine share their academic paths toward interdisciplinary work.
Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods
Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods
Rising third-year Matthew Breier has been conducting research with public health historian David Barnes through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.
New Arthur Ross Gallery show explores the legacy of American artist David Driskell
New Arthur Ross Gallery show explores the legacy of American artist David Driskell
A new exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery, on view through Sept. 15, explores the work and legacy of David Driskell, a leading American artist, scholar, and curator who was central to establishing African American art as a field of study.
Bob Dylan as a modern-day prophet
Bob Dylan as a modern-day prophet
In his new book, political theorist and professor Jeffrey Green takes a unique view of the famous musician.
Using AI to map research in the School of Arts & Sciences
Using AI to map research in the School of Arts & Sciences
Colin Twomey of the Data Driven Discovery Initiative applied a large language model to create a color-coded, interactive map of publications from current SAS faculty.
‘Bob Dylan, Prophet Without a God’
‘Bob Dylan, Prophet Without a God’
In his new book, “Bob Dylan, Prophet Without God,” political philosopher Jeffrey Edward Green of the School of Arts & Sciences offers an overarching account of the significance of Dylan’s political, religious, and ethical ideas.
Redlining and rentals
Redlining and rentals
Historian Brent Cebul in the School of Arts & Sciences is working on a new digital mapping project looking at the impact of Federal Housing Administration policies on the availability of affordable rental housing post-World War II.
Takeaways from the U.K. elections
Takeaways from the U.K. elections
Political scientist Brendan O’Leary of the School of Arts & Sciences offers his take on the Labour Party’s landslide victory and what it means going forward.
The anthropology of plastics in India
The anthropology of plastics in India
Doctoral candidate Adwaita Banerjee uses ethnographic research to document the ecological transition of the Deonar dumping ground, where thousands of Dalits and Muslim migrants mine the area for plastic that can be resold and recycled.
A first physical system to learn nonlinear tasks without a traditional computer processor
A first physical system to learn nonlinear tasks without a traditional computer processor
Physics and engineering researchers created a contrastive local learning network that is fast, low-power, and scalable.
In the News
The Irish Times (Dublin)
Westminster elections leave Northern Ireland parties with choices and questions
Brendan O’Leary of the School of Arts & Sciences analyzes low voter turnout trends for the UK general election in Northern Ireland’s constituencies.
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University World News
The local democratic mission of HE: Lessons from the U.S.
A paper edited by Ira Harkavy and Rita A. Hodges of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships examines how urban universities can further democracy and inclusion by working with their local communities.
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The Nation
What we talk about when we talk about the ‘Black vote’
Adolph Reed of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses a possible shift in the relationship between Black voters and the Democratic Party.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
As GOP grapples with reproductive rights messaging, McCormick proposed an IVF tax credit. Is it feasible?
Nancy Hirschmann of the School of Arts & Sciences explains why a tax credit would be a fairly inefficient way to support IVF.
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Fast Company
Dirty water, more pollution, and oil wells on public lands: How a second Trump term would torpedo the environment
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Project 2025 would completely undermine any U.S. action on climate and signify an abdication of American leadership to the world.
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