Salsa, Shakira, and the reach of Latin American music
By: Penn Today
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Festive joy again for Kampton Kam as he breaks Singapore high jump record
By: The Straits Times
Penn students present work to help rebuild Ukrainian city
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Excerpt: Richard Weller on the “Grand Tour”
By: Weitzman School of Design
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,…