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Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean showcases University scholarship
The interior main room of Perry World House, where conference attendees listen to a presentation

The 7th Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean (PLAC) conference, organized by an interdisciplinary group of faculty, staff, and students, showcased public and community engaged scholarship across the region and its diaspora.

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Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean showcases University scholarship

The seventh Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean conference centered on the theme of “Public and Community Engaged Scholarship in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Its Diaspora.”

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Trailblazers in education honored with the 2024 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education
Edmund W. Gordon, Jody Lewen, and Robert Lerman.

Edmund W. Gordon, Jody Lewen, and Robert Lerman have been selected for outstanding achievement in pre-K–12, lifelong learning, and higher education.

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Trailblazers in education honored with the 2024 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education

Edmund W. Gordon, Robert Lerman, and Jody Lewen have been selected for outstanding achievement in pre-K–12, lifelong learning, and higher education.

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How everyday stress impacts cigarette smoking
Gabriella Jean stands on Locust Walk while wearing a pants suit.

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How everyday stress impacts cigarette smoking

Supported by PURM, second-year Gabriella Jean worked in the AHA! Lab over the summer on a research project examining the association between everyday life stressors and cigarette smoking.
‘Ripple Effect’ explores higher education
A college student sitting on a bench outside a university building.

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‘Ripple Effect’ explores higher education

The latest installments of The Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” delves into the latest issues facing higher education, from paying athletes to AI in the classroom.

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How food moves around cities
Penn students walking through Norris Square Neighborhood Project’s community garden.

(On homepage) Students walk through the Norris Square Neighborhood Project’s community garden.

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How food moves around cities

Domenic Vitiello, an urban and regional planning expert, teaches classes that invite students to locations in and around Philadelphia to better understand how its denizens dine.

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Rainwater harvesting in Mexico City
rainwater collections

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Rainwater harvesting in Mexico City

Rising fourth-year Krishna Chandrasekhara spent three weeks in Mexico this summer as part of a project exploring the impact of water collection on public and community health.

Kristina Linnea García

‘Slow Burn’ and the daily consequences of climate change
A factory chimney spilling smoke into the sky.

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‘Slow Burn’ and the daily consequences of climate change

From lower test scores to higher crime rates, economist R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice looks at the daily consequences of climate change.

Kristina Linnea García

Protecting against burnout
Kandi Wiens.

Kandi Wiens is the co-director of the Penn Master’s in Medical Education program.

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Protecting against burnout

Penn GSE’s Kandi Wiens’ latest book aims to help readers build resilience to stress and heal their relationship to work.