The data at the heart of Green New Deal public housing legislation Funding in the recently proposed Green New Deal for Public Housing legislation would go toward energy-retrofitting interventions such as installing solar panels. The data at the heart of Green New Deal public housing legislation Beyond improving living conditions, greening these spaces would reduce emissions and create 250,000 jobs annually, according to research from Penn and Data for Progress.
Social interactions in the housing market Social interactions in the housing market Doctoral candidate in sociology Doron Shiffer-Sebba’s prize-winning research paper examines the interpersonal dynamics of landlords and tenants.
A white woman searches for her black family Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal A white woman searches for her black family Wendy Roth of the School of Arts and Sciences said consumer DNA tests rely on information based on migration patterns from thousands of years ago, even though borders have changed significantly. “The tests present it as if it determines who you are today,” she said. The culture of coworking spaces The culture of coworking spaces As Penn sociologist David Grazian discovered through hundreds of hours of fieldwork, despite today’s digital work-anywhere economy, having a physical place to conduct business still matters. A conversation with Julia Ticona Julia Ticona, assistant professor of communication at the Annenberg School for Communication. A conversation with Julia Ticona In the latest episode of “Office Hours,” a Penn Today podcast, Assistant Professor of Communication Julia Ticona explains her research about the gig economy and chitchats about cooking, campus, and superpowers. How race informed the 6th Amendment right to counsel Penn Law’s Shaun Ossei-Owusu How race informed the 6th Amendment right to counsel A new article by Shaun Ossei-Owusu reveals the critical role of race in the development of a staple of the American criminal justice system: the constitutional guarantee of an attorney for defendants too poor to afford one. Shattered: Intimate partner gun violence Penn In the News WAMU Radio (Washington, D.C.) Shattered: Intimate partner gun violence The School of Social Policy & Practice's Susan B. Sorenson is quoted on the likelihood that domestic abusers own guns. Dissecting the Green New Deal Billy Fleming (left), Wilks Family Director for the Ian L. McHarg Center at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and Daniel Aldana Cohen, who runs the Socio-Spatial Climate Collaborative (SC)2 at Penn, organized the day-long event. (Photo: Lou Caltabiano) Dissecting the Green New Deal During what’s likely the largest climate event ever held at Penn, leaders in a range of fields discussed the practicalities and implications of the resolution introduced into Congress in February aimed at stemming climate change. Black boys, grief, and guns in urban schools Black boys, grief, and guns in urban schools Nora Gross, a joint doctoral candidate in sociology and education, examines how students grieve and recover after gun violence kills peers. Where does affirmative action leave Asian-Americans? Penn In the News The New York Times Where does affirmative action leave Asian-Americans? Two studies led by Camille Z. Charles of the School of Arts and Sciences found an overrepresentation of black immigrant students at “highly selective” colleges and universities, compared to black American descendants of enslaved people. “I think there are American blacks whose families have suffered generationally who are being squeezed out,” she said. Load More
The culture of coworking spaces The culture of coworking spaces As Penn sociologist David Grazian discovered through hundreds of hours of fieldwork, despite today’s digital work-anywhere economy, having a physical place to conduct business still matters.
A conversation with Julia Ticona Julia Ticona, assistant professor of communication at the Annenberg School for Communication. A conversation with Julia Ticona In the latest episode of “Office Hours,” a Penn Today podcast, Assistant Professor of Communication Julia Ticona explains her research about the gig economy and chitchats about cooking, campus, and superpowers.
How race informed the 6th Amendment right to counsel Penn Law’s Shaun Ossei-Owusu How race informed the 6th Amendment right to counsel A new article by Shaun Ossei-Owusu reveals the critical role of race in the development of a staple of the American criminal justice system: the constitutional guarantee of an attorney for defendants too poor to afford one.
Shattered: Intimate partner gun violence Penn In the News WAMU Radio (Washington, D.C.) Shattered: Intimate partner gun violence The School of Social Policy & Practice's Susan B. Sorenson is quoted on the likelihood that domestic abusers own guns. Dissecting the Green New Deal Billy Fleming (left), Wilks Family Director for the Ian L. McHarg Center at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and Daniel Aldana Cohen, who runs the Socio-Spatial Climate Collaborative (SC)2 at Penn, organized the day-long event. (Photo: Lou Caltabiano) Dissecting the Green New Deal During what’s likely the largest climate event ever held at Penn, leaders in a range of fields discussed the practicalities and implications of the resolution introduced into Congress in February aimed at stemming climate change. Black boys, grief, and guns in urban schools Black boys, grief, and guns in urban schools Nora Gross, a joint doctoral candidate in sociology and education, examines how students grieve and recover after gun violence kills peers. Where does affirmative action leave Asian-Americans? Penn In the News The New York Times Where does affirmative action leave Asian-Americans? Two studies led by Camille Z. Charles of the School of Arts and Sciences found an overrepresentation of black immigrant students at “highly selective” colleges and universities, compared to black American descendants of enslaved people. “I think there are American blacks whose families have suffered generationally who are being squeezed out,” she said. Load More
Dissecting the Green New Deal Billy Fleming (left), Wilks Family Director for the Ian L. McHarg Center at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and Daniel Aldana Cohen, who runs the Socio-Spatial Climate Collaborative (SC)2 at Penn, organized the day-long event. (Photo: Lou Caltabiano) Dissecting the Green New Deal During what’s likely the largest climate event ever held at Penn, leaders in a range of fields discussed the practicalities and implications of the resolution introduced into Congress in February aimed at stemming climate change.
Black boys, grief, and guns in urban schools Black boys, grief, and guns in urban schools Nora Gross, a joint doctoral candidate in sociology and education, examines how students grieve and recover after gun violence kills peers.
Where does affirmative action leave Asian-Americans? Penn In the News The New York Times Where does affirmative action leave Asian-Americans? Two studies led by Camille Z. Charles of the School of Arts and Sciences found an overrepresentation of black immigrant students at “highly selective” colleges and universities, compared to black American descendants of enslaved people. “I think there are American blacks whose families have suffered generationally who are being squeezed out,” she said.