Brea Stover

The Trayvon Martin case is the latest chapter in a difficult story of race, crime and justice in America, as John MacDonald, Associate Professor and Chair of Criminology, will tell you. MacDonald, whose research has included studies of how race and ethnicity impact the ways our criminal justice system responds to crime, shares some observations on the case and the public’s reaction to it.

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Undergraduate student James Sadler investigates successful area high schools. Greg Johnson
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Social scientist Jere Behrman gives an inside look at his work outside the classroom. Rachel Witte and Brea Stover
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Anthropologist Theodore Schurr studies the connection between Native Americans and the Altai population. Mark Wolverton
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Graduate student Whitney Laemmli discusses the evolution of pointe shoes. Greg Johnson
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John Lapinski shares his insider view on the Republican presidential nomination race. Blake Cole
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Michael Katz uses a social lens to examine urban violence. Tracey Quinlan Dougherty
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Penn students discuss their summer internship experiences in India. Rachel Witte
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Jessica Calarco explores the benefits of seeking help in the classroom. Brea Stover
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Young scholars explore cutting-edge research topics at this year’s Undergraduate Research Fair. Brea Stover and Rachel Witte
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Antonio Merlo riffs on Italy’s looming economic collapse. Blake Cole and Rachel Witte
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Walter Licht uses history to explain why the recession might be here to stay. Brea Stover
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Bioethicist Jonathan Moreno discusses the battle over science in America. Rachel Witte
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Anthropologist Deborah Thomas examines the history of violence in Jamaica. Priya Ratneshwar
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Ksenia Gorbenko analyzes media and its effect on social movements. Blake Cole
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Beth Linker describes the impact of rehabilitation services during World War I. Blake Cole
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Political scientist Rogers Smith discusses some of the key cases the U.S. Supreme Court tackled during its 2010-2011 term. Blake Cole
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Video: Emerson Brooking investigates the similarities between ancient and modern military tactics. Blake Cole
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Adriana Petryna says the decades-old disaster may prove invaluable in responding to Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. Blake Cole
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Thomas Sugrue discusses planned legislation to strip collective bargaining and other rights from union workers. Blake Cole
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Penn's Center for the Advanced Study of India helms breakthrough study of socioeconomics among India's Dalit caste. Blake Cole
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An audio Q&A with Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History Mary Frances Berry. Blake Cole
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Professor of History Beth Wenger chronicles Jewish Americans' quest for historical identity. Blake Cole
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