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Multilingual, multicultural community-based learning

Multilingual, multicultural community-based learning

Students in Penn GSE’s Language, Globalization, and Intercultural Studies master’s program are spending the summer working with organizations that support immigrant, refugee, and multilingual communities throughout Philadelphia.

From Penn GSE

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How Vanessa Chan is training Ph.D. engineers for real-world impact
Vanessa Chan.

Vanessa Chan is the Jonathan and Linda Brassington Practice Professor in Materials Science and Engineering and vice dean of innovation and entrepreneurship.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Engineering)

How Vanessa Chan is training Ph.D. engineers for real-world impact

The Jonathan and Linda Brassington Practice Professor in Materials Science and Engineering and vice dean of innovation and entrepreneurship is helping students to bridge the divide between technical excellence and real-world impact.

Melissa Pappas

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What lies beneath
A scuba diver under water.

To better understand trade and economics along the Mediterranean Sea during Late Antiquity, second-year Ph.D. student Konstantinos Raptis dives deep into the ocean. Artifacts and shipwrecks remain preserved on the seafloor, offering a rare time capsule from a world long gone by.

(Image: Courtesy of Konstantinos Raptis)

What lies beneath

From uncovering ancient ways of life to addressing the pressing threat of climate change, scholars at Penn Arts & Sciences are finding an upside to looking down.

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Legal advocacy across disciplines
Kara Finck lecturing.

Kara Finck directs Penn Carey Law’s Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law)

Legal advocacy across disciplines

Penn Carey Law’s Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic brings law and social work students together to tackle issues including education, child welfare, immigration, and mental health.

From Penn Carey Law

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How artists have depicted—and shaped—society’s relationship with the sea
Wave painting by Gustave Courbet.

Courbet, Gustave, “Waves.” 1870, oil on canvas.

(Image: Philadelphia Museum of Art: The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1963-181-21. https://www.philamuseum.org/objects/59527)

How artists have depicted—and shaped—society’s relationship with the sea

In recognition of the summer season and beach vacations, Penn Today spoke with history of art professor Ann Kuttner about ancient Roman portrayals of the sea and Ph.D. student Benjy Jude about 19th-century French seascapes.

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Wharton MBA student Nick Dockery awarded Medal of Honor
Nick Dockery speaking at a podium in decorated uniform.

 Hall of Heroes induction ceremony for Medal of Honor recipient Maj. Nicholas Dockery.

(Image: Christopher Kaufmann)

Wharton MBA student Nick Dockery awarded Medal of Honor

Major Dockery, who retired from active duty in May, received the award for acts of gallantry while serving as a platoon leader in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, in 2012.

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The concept, popularity, and dismissal of the ‘beach read’
Beach reads display table at bookstore.

Cheryl Krementz of Penn Business Services—which oversees the Penn Bookstore—says that a beach read “leans toward the ‘lighter’ genre: romantasy, light science fiction, memoir and cozy mysteries, true crime.” She describes the bookstore’s selection as “very Penn beach reads,” as they are “fun and breezy with a little bit of intellect in it.”

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The concept, popularity, and dismissal of the ‘beach read’

Penn Today talked about beach reads with comparative literature Ph.D. candidate Angelina Eimannsberger, whose dissertation focuses on women readers, social media, the romance genre, and bookstores.

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How same-sex parents divide work and childcare
Two women sit on a couch with a child and dog.

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How same-sex parents divide work and childcare

The birth of a child can cause one member of a couple to specialize more in paid work and the other in childcare, but sociology and demography Ph.D. student Emily Curran found that female same-sex couples specialize less than different-sex couples or male same-sex couples.

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