Penn Arts & Sciences

Matthew Levendusky, Professor of Political Science and Communication and Chair in the Institutions of Democracy at the Annenberg Public Policy Center, discusses a new poll conducted by the center that finds Americans are pessimistic about the impact of AI.

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Penn poll finds Americans are pessimistic about the impact of AI | The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Thursday, May 14, 2026 (morning edition): Democrats and Republicans disagree on many things, but one issue on which they concur is that the government needs to do more to regulate Artificial Intelligence. ****** Police in South Jersey are warning of a recent uptick in ve...

The new book ‘Side Effects: The Social Ecology of Adverse Drug Reactions,’ by sociologist Jason Schnittker and former Ph.D. student Duy Do, makes the case that side effects are a product of social, cultural, and institutional forces.

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A different way of thinking about side effects | Penn Today The new book “Side Effects: The Social Ecology of Adverse Drug Reactions,” by sociologist Jason Schnittker and former Ph.D. student Duy Do, makes the case that side effects are a product of social, cultural, and institutional forces.

Graduate and undergraduate students in Alissa Jordan’s filmmaking course partnered with community organizations to create five short films that touch on education, archiving, and grassroots organizing in Germantown, Northeast Philadelphia, and West Philadelphia.

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Penn filmmaking class shares the stories of Philadelphia’s neighborhoods | Penn Today Graduate and undergraduate students in Alissa Jordan’s course partnered with community organizations to create five short films that touch on education, archiving, and grassroots organizing in Germantown, Northeast Philadelphia, and West Philadelphia.

This year marked the 15th anniversary of the Natives at Penn annual powwow. Co-founders Megan Red Shirt-Shaw, C’11, and Paul Garr, C’10, celebrated the milestone and the tradition of Native fellowship, community building, and education.

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A Moment of Reflection 15 Years in the Making This year marked the 15th anniversary of the Natives at Penn annual powwow. Co-founders Megan Red Shirt-Shaw, C’11, and Paul Garr, C’10, celebrated the milestone and the tradition of Native fellowship, community building, and education.

A roundup of the latest awards and honors for several faculty members and graduate students across various Penn Schools. https://buff.ly/qm2m0qh

Awards and accolades for faculty and graduate students | Penn Today A roundup of the latest awards and honors for several faculty members and graduate students across various Penn Schools.

During this year’s Alumni Weekend, alums heard from Dean Mark Trodden and took selfies at VLEST, charted their Penn path on our string map, picked up major buttons at the Penn Arts & Sciences booth on College Green, shared with us their Penn Back Then stories, and so much more. https://buff.ly/uy9T6He

Quakers Reunited During this year’s Alumni Weekend, alums heard from Dean Mark Trodden and took selfies at VLEST, charted their Penn path on our string map, picked up major buttons at the Penn Arts & Sciences booth on College Green, shared with us their Penn Back Then stories, and so much more.

Maria Balhara, a third-year student majoring in philosophy of science in the College of Arts & Sciences, has been named a 2026 Udall Scholar by the Morris K. Udall and Stewart I. Udall Foundation. https://buff.ly/bTTNY2i

Penn third-year named 2026 Udall Scholar | Penn Today Maria Balhara is majoring in philosophy of science in the College of Arts & Sciences.

Anya Draves, C’26, explores how we can harness the power of artificial intelligence to remove carbon from the atmosphere or capture it before it’s even released. https://buff.ly/wee2rjA

Can AI Help Combat the Climate Crisis Anya Draves, C’26, explores how we can harness the power of artificial intelligence to remove carbon from the atmosphere or capture it before it’s even released.