A hub for scholarship on ethnicity, race, and immigration Chenoa Flippen (left) introduces a panel featuring author Geraldo Cadava and political scientist Michael Jones-Correa, an event sponsored by the Center for the Study of Ethnicity, Race and Immigration. A hub for scholarship on ethnicity, race, and immigration The Center for the Study of Ethnicity, Race, and Immigration brings together undergraduates, graduates, and faculty across the University to build connections and enhance and fund research.
What it’s like to be stationed at a particle accelerator A photo from the installation of the detector. The large silver and orange striped tubes are the solenoid magnet, which is the largest toroidal magnet ever constructed. It provides a magnetic field of up to 3.5 Tesla. Now that Run 3 has started, the magnet is on even when we researchers are working underground, so they are required to use non-magnetic tools. (Image: Courtesy of Gwen Gardner and Lauren Osojnak) What it’s like to be stationed at a particle accelerator Gwen Gardner and Lauren Osojnak, Ph.D. candidates in physics, describe their work as part of the Penn ATLAS team at the Large Hadron Collider.
Iran protests, explained On Sept. 21, 2022, a crowd chanted slogans during a protest over the death of a woman who was detained by the morality police, in downtown Tehran, Iran. Iranians saw their access to Instagram, one of the few Western social media platforms still available in the country, disrupted on Wednesday following days of the mass protests. (Image: AP Photo) Q&A Iran protests, explained Historian Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, an expert on modern Iran and gender in the School of Arts & Sciences, discusses what sparked the protests and why they’re important.
Listen on repeat: Exploring medieval refrain songs Listen on repeat: Exploring medieval refrain songs Music professor Mary Channen Caldwell brings together over 400 devotional Latin refrain songs from the Middle Ages in her new book, the first to explore the medieval refrain in song outside of vernacular contexts.
Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean From left to right: Antonia M. Villarruel, Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing at Penn Nursing, Emily Hannum, Professor of Sociology and Education and Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences, Tulia Falleti, director of the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies, Class of 1965 Endowed Term Professor of Political Science, and Senior Fellow Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, and LaShawn Jefferson, executive director of Perry World House, at the conference opening plenary. Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean This year’s Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean conference hosted by Perry World House focused on the theme of “Shared Narratives: Arts, Culture and Conflict in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
Bolstering environmental education in Cobbs Creek Bolstering environmental education in Cobbs Creek Through a Projects for Progress award and other University support, students in West Philadelphia are gaining greater access to STEM learning resources at the Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Center.
Environment influences coral’s resilience to acidification Postdoctoral researcher Kristen Brown (above) collected coral samples from a reef slope to see how they fared in acidic conditions. (Image: Courtesy of Kristen Brown) Environment influences coral’s resilience to acidification Ocean acidification is an effect of climate change that threatens the health of coral. A new study examines how coral samples from the Great Barrier Reef fare in acidic conditions.
‘Paths to Freedom’: A new exhibit by John E. Dowell About 100 people, including several Penn faculty, attended the opening of the "Paths to Freedom" exhibition of work by artist John E. Dowell (center). ‘Paths to Freedom’: A new exhibit by John E. Dowell In a new Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition, Philadelphia artist John E. Dowell imagines attempted escapes by enslaved ancestors through his photographs of North Carolina cotton fields at night. “Paths to Freedom” includes 26 artworks, an installation of fabric panels, and a soundscape.
Russia ramps up war effort as Ukraine makes gains A recent panel at Perry World House looked at the war in Ukraine, seven months in. (Image: Courtesy of Perry World House). Russia ramps up war effort as Ukraine makes gains Perry World House hosted a panel of experts to discuss the state of Ukraine after seven months of conflict, looking at how international support can be most effective.
What beliefs shape our minds? Jer Clifton is a senior research scientist in the Positive Psychology Center in the School of Arts & Sciences at Penn. There, he directs The Primals Project, which promotes empirical research on the origins and psychological impact of primal world beliefs. What beliefs shape our minds? Jer Clifton of the Positive Psychology Center developed a framework to study primal world beliefs, our most fundamental sentiments about the world as a whole. Now, he’s ready for everyone to discover what their primal world beliefs are.