Announcing Living the Hard Promise: A Dialogue Series

The School of Arts and Sciences has announced the launch of a new initiative to inform understanding and encourage respectful dialogue across the Penn community on today’s challenging issues.

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Grace Sanders Johnson Earns Honor for “White Gloves, Black Nation”

The prize, from the Haitian Studies Association goes to the book that exemplifies Haitian studies in the social sciences “with broad application beyond the academy.”

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2023 Presidential Ph.D. Fellows Include Four from Penn Arts & Sciences

The first-year graduate students are studying in the Departments of Physics & Astronomy, Linguistics, History, and Religious Studies.

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Irma Elo Elected President of Population Association of America

The organization of demographers supports and promotes high-quality population research. Her term begins on Jan. 1, 2024.

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Penn Among Education Partners in Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub (MACH2) to Advance Clean Energy

Tom Mallouk, Vagelos Professor in Energy Research and Chair of the Department of Chemistry, is one of several researchers involved.

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Rethinking Electoral Maps

Rethinking Electoral Maps

Every 10 years in the United States, states draw new voting district boundaries in response to the latest U.S. census data. This process has long been fraught, with accusations of gerrymandering coming from whichever party is not in power, since voting districts can affect election outcomes.

Thomas Mallouk and Colleagues Awarded $5 Million in Funding for Energy Earthshot Research

They’re studying bipolar membranes, part of overarching work aimed at advancing basic science that supports the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

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Gordion Archaeological Site Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site

C. Brian Rose, James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology, has been co-director of the project since 2006.

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