Even if Roe isn’t overturned, abortion access could fall, say Penn legal scholars Even if Roe isn’t overturned, abortion access could fall, say Penn legal scholars Penn Law’s Allison Hoffman and Serena Mayeri explain that the real threat to abortion access is a state-by-state application of restrictions on clinics and practitioners, without interfering with Roe v. Wade as settled law.
A novel history: Penn doctoral student uncovers first bill of sale for Jane Austen work Nick Foretek A novel history: Penn doctoral student uncovers first bill of sale for Jane Austen work While digging through the Royal Archives in the U.K., Nick Foretek, a second-year doctoral student, made a surprising discovery: The Prince Regent paid 15 shillings to buy the first copy of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility.”
Navigating urban waters, with an interdisciplinary approach Navigating urban waters, with an interdisciplinary approach With independent research projects and immersive experiences on and near Philadelphia’s waterways, summer fellows with the Penn Program in the Environmental Humanities are collaborating to develop new ways of learning and sharing knowledge.
Centennial of Nelson Mandela’s birth Tukufu Zuberi is the Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations and a professor of Africana studies and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania.(Image: Courtesy of Reflections: The UPenn Black History Project) Centennial of Nelson Mandela’s birth It has been 100 years since the birth of Nelson Mandela, elected as South Africa’s first black president after being imprisoned by the apartheid government for nearly three decades. Penn Professor Tukufu Zuberi of the School of Arts and Sciences discusses Mandela’s legacy and his continuing impact today.
Crowding between the book covers Crowding between the book covers In her new book, English professor Emily Steinlight focuses on overpopulation as a central theme of 19th-century British novels.
The calm before the storm in the Middle East Heather Sharkey, a professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. Photo courtesy of Omnia magazine. The calm before the storm in the Middle East In her new book, Heather Sharkey, a professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, explores Muslim, Christian, and Jewish relations in the period before World War I.
Q&A with Mary Frances Berry: “History Teaches Us to Resist: How Progressive Movements Have Succeeded in Challenging Times” Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and a professor of history and Africana studies. (Image: Jim Abbott) Q&A Q&A with Mary Frances Berry: “History Teaches Us to Resist: How Progressive Movements Have Succeeded in Challenging Times” The civil rights activist, historian, and author discusses her new book “History Teaches Us to Resist: How Progressive Movements Have Succeeded in Challenging Times.”
Jane Austen’s first buyer? Probably a prince she hated Penn In the News The New York Times Jane Austen’s first buyer? Probably a prince she hated Ph.D candidate Nicholas Foretek of the School of Arts and Sciences discovered a bill of sale for Jane Austen’s novel “Sense and Sensibility” while combing through the papers of the prince regent, later King George V of the United Kingdom. Ancient churches and origins of wine in Republic of Georgia Penn In the News Associated Press Ancient churches and origins of wine in Republic of Georgia Patrick McGovern of the Penn Museum and School of Arts and Sciences was cited for his research, which found archeological evidence of Georgian winemaking that predates the French by at least 5,000 years. Video: Penn Museum’s Middle East gallery Penn In the News 6ABC.com Video: Penn Museum’s Middle East gallery The Penn Museum has unveiled its gallery of Middle Eastern art and antiquities. The new gallery, which covers nearly 10,000 years of history, is the first in a series to be installed at the Museum during the next several years. Load More
Ancient churches and origins of wine in Republic of Georgia Penn In the News Associated Press Ancient churches and origins of wine in Republic of Georgia Patrick McGovern of the Penn Museum and School of Arts and Sciences was cited for his research, which found archeological evidence of Georgian winemaking that predates the French by at least 5,000 years. Video: Penn Museum’s Middle East gallery Penn In the News 6ABC.com Video: Penn Museum’s Middle East gallery The Penn Museum has unveiled its gallery of Middle Eastern art and antiquities. The new gallery, which covers nearly 10,000 years of history, is the first in a series to be installed at the Museum during the next several years. Load More
Video: Penn Museum’s Middle East gallery Penn In the News 6ABC.com Video: Penn Museum’s Middle East gallery The Penn Museum has unveiled its gallery of Middle Eastern art and antiquities. The new gallery, which covers nearly 10,000 years of history, is the first in a series to be installed at the Museum during the next several years.