Alexei Navalny’s death and legacy
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New Partnership Brings ‘Design with Nature Now’ to Taipei in 2024
By: Weitzman School of Design Design with Nature Now, the multimedia exhibition presented by the Weitzman School in 2019 to launch The Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism & Ecology, will travel to Taiwan this fall. The presentation inaugurates a new partnership between the Weitzman School and Taipei City Government and the Taiwan Institute of Landscape Architects (TILA).…
Who, What, Why: Andre Rosario on nursing and immigration policies
By: Penn Today Nursing Ph.D. student Andre Rosario’s research examines how Filipino immigrant nurses in the U.S. have influenced policies related to recruiting nurses from other countries. Nursing Ph.D. student Andre Rosario’s research looks at nurse migration, the lack of regulation around international nurse recruitment, and its impact on the nursing workforce in the United…
A molecular look at the mechanisms behind pigmentation variation
By: Penn Today A new collaborative study offers a better understanding of genes and variants responsible for skin color, providing insights into human evolution and local adaptation. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have discovered key insights into the molecular basis of skin color variations among African populations. Their findings, published in Nature Genetics, broaden the…
Who, What, Why: Jo Tiongson-Perez
By: Penn Today Through a Sachs Arts grant, Jo Tiongson-Perez of the Penn Museum co-authored a compilation of mostly Indigenous folktales from the Philippines. Jo Tiongson-Perez, chief marketing and communications officer at the Penn Museum, knew plenty of Greek myths and Hans Christian Andersen fairytales—the kinds she would recall to her daughter at bedtime. But why,…
Ecuador’s state of emergency
By: Penn Today In a Q&A, political scientist Jane Esberg discusses democracy and organized crime in Latin America. On Jan. 8, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared a national state of emergency as the country’s most notorious cartel boss, Adolfo MacÃas, escaped from prison. Within the country, criminal record checks increased and a curfew was imposed, as the…
Bringing museum filmmaking into the classroom
By: Penn Today Filmmaker Sosena Solomon, who has been filming in Africa for a major Metropolitan Museum of Art redesign, taught Documentary Ethnography for Museums and Exhibitions to graduate students this fall. In the Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery one December night, a six-minute video projected onto one wall showed people on the Tibetan pilgrimage journey from…
Penn alum named 2024 Churchill Scholar
By: Penn Today Xander Uyttendaele, a 2023 graduate, is among 16 selected nationwide to receive the scholarship. A 2023 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, Xander Uyttendaele has been awarded a Churchill Scholarship for a year of graduate research study at the University of Cambridge in England. Uyttendaele, from Seattle, is…
Measuring the ripple effects of reforestation and sustainable cocoa cultivation
By: Penn Today With support from the Penn Global Engagement Fund, Heather Huntington is investigating the impact of reforestation and sustainable agriculture interventions on livelihoods, biodiversity, and human health in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. Biodiversity, agriculture, and human health are inextricably linked, and all are threatened by climate change. Internationally, many groups are taking measures…
Art matters: ‘Ava’ by Shirin Neshat
By: Penn Today A new installment in the ‘Art Matters’ series examines ‘Ava’ by photographer and filmmaker Shirin Neshat, on view at Perry World House. SHIRIN NESHAT (IRANIAN B. 1957) AVA, 2012 INK ON SILVER GELATIN PRINT GIFT OF RICHARD C. AND LISA PERRY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ART COLLECTION LOCATION: PERRY WORLD HOUSE, SECOND FLOOR Photographer…