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Penn’s ‘long tradition’ as a center for the study of African American history
african american history professors

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Penn’s ‘long tradition’ as a center for the study of African American history

New hires like Marcia Chatelain and Vaughn Booker in Africana Studies and William Sturkey in the History Department are bolstering Penn’s position as one of the best places for the field of African American history.

Kristen de Groot

The economy and you
Stock market icons and daily life images.

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The economy and you

The latest episodes of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ delve into the economics of the U.S. housing market, public policy, the possibility of recession, and the Federal Reserve.

From Knowledge at Wharton

How cell developmental biology fits into the future of medicine
Ben Stanger in a lab.

Ben Stanger, the Hanna Wise Professor in Cancer Research.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn’s Pancreatic Cancer Research Center)

How cell developmental biology fits into the future of medicine

Ben Stanger, the Hanna Wise Professor in Cancer Research and professor of medicine and cell and developmental biology, discusses his research and publishing his first book, ‘From One Cell: A Journey into Life’s Origins and the Future of Medicine.’

From Penn Medicine News

Coca-Cola in Africa
Sara Byala portrait and book cover for Bottled How Coca-Cola Became African by Sara Byala

Sara Byala, a senior lecturer in creative writing and associate director of the Penn Global Documentary Institute, is the author of a new book, "Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African." 

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Coca-Cola in Africa

A new book by Sara Byala of the School of Arts & Sciences examines the century-long history of Coca-Cola and its local social, commercial, and environmental impact in Africa.

Louisa Shepard

The Asian American studies program doubles in size
Andrea Cherng speaks to a roomful of students in the McNeil Atrium

Andrea Cherng addresses students at the ASAM welcome lunch in September, joined by David Eng (left) and Fariha Khan (right). 

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The Asian American studies program doubles in size

Three core and two affiliated faculty members with expertise in English, sociology, history, anthropology, and education join the Asian American studies program.

Kristina Linnea García

A look at former Penn economics professor Claudia Goldin’s Nobel-winning work
Two men and three women sit at desks with typwriters, rotary dial phones and desk calendars in an office in the 1950s.

Workers in Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., in 1959.

(Image: CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

A look at former Penn economics professor Claudia Goldin’s Nobel-winning work

Penn economists Jere Behrman, who overlapped with Goldin during her time at Penn, and Petra Todd, whose students have been motivated by Goldin’s work, talk about the importance of her research. 

Kristen de Groot

Cary Coglianese elected to the National Academy of Public Administration
Cary Coglianese speaking to two people at a conference table.

Cary Coglianese, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and director of the Penn Program on Regulation.

(Image: Dave Barbaree)

Cary Coglianese elected to the National Academy of Public Administration

Penn Carey Law’s Edward B. Shils Professor of Law is an expert in administrative and regulatory law.

From Penn Carey Law

‘Be Holding’: A collaboration that feels improvisational
be holding wide stage view

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‘Be Holding’: A collaboration that feels improvisational

A three-year partnership among Penn faculty, a poet, a quartet, and a high school results in an original production that premiered in Philadelphia this year.

Louisa Shepard