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Prof. Emily Steiner of
@PennEnglish
is using Twitter to illuminate age-old manuscripts
@PiersatPenn
#medievaltwitter
10
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Congratulations to Emily Steiner, who has been named Rose Family Endowed Term Professor of English! A medievalist who specializes in 14th- and 15th-century English literature and culture, Steiner tweets as
@PiersatPenn
.
@Penn
@PennEnglish
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6
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Congratulations to Prof.
@IshmailSaboor
of
@PennBiology
who has been named a member of the 2020 class of Award in Pain Scholars by the Rita Allen Foundation.
@Penn
5
20
148
Prof.
@MichaelEMann
of
@PENN_EES
presents his 1.5 Minute Climate Lecture, "Urgency and Agency in Addressing the Climate Crisis," during
#ClimateWeekAtPenn
. Watch the entire event including audience Q&A:
@Penn
@PennCSSM
#1point5
6
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142
Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon of
@PennHistory
is the Humanities winner of this year's
#PennGradTalks
for, "Blacks Like Us: African American Encounters With Soviet Central Asia."
@ksvarnon
Watch all of the 2022 Penn Grad Talks ▶️
12
23
142
In 1949 Madeleine Joullié was the only woman grad student in chemistry at Penn. Since then, she's synthesized compounds used in medical treatments and fingerprint analysis, pushed for equal opportunity, and taught 1000s of students.
@Penn
@PennChemistry
1
28
135
The Crossroads Project, codirected by
@AntheaButler
of
@upennrels
&
@AfricanaUPenn
, along with Judith Weisenfeld of
@Princeton
& Lerone A. Martin of
@WUSTL
, received a $1 million grant from
@HLuceFdn
for research on Black religious communities.
@Penn
🎉🎉
0
19
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Congratulations to English Prof Emily Steiner, who received an award for Excellence in Teaching from the Medieval Academy of America!
@PennEnglish
@PiersatPenn
8
9
82
Congratulations to Pilar Gonalons-Pons (
@pilargonalons
), named Alber-Klingelhofer Presidential Assistant Professor of Sociology! Gonalons-Pons studies how gender, work, families, and public policies structure economic inequalities.
@Penn
@SociologyatPenn
10
3
70
"I’ve been thinking about Odysseus for 20 years," says Emily Wilson, Professor of Classical Studies and translator of Homer's Odyssey. A new interview in
@PennGazette
features her in conversation with Professor Peter Struck.
@Penn
0
18
70
Prof. Emily Steiner and Ph.D. student Aylin Malcolm of
@PennEnglish
creatively present "Lost Words: 5 Medieval Words That We Need Right Now" at today's
#60Second
Lecture.
@Penn
@PiersatPenn
@Malentendre
#MedievalTwitter
6
20
71
Prof. Jolyon Thomas of
@upennrels
presents "This Isn't for You" as part of our special
#60Second
Lecture series on racial injustice. Watch more lectures:
@Penn
@jolyonbt
0
30
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In Scientific American's "My Favorite Theorem" podcast, Math & Engineering Prof
@robertghrist
shares his chosen theorem and explains why it pairs well with Monster energy drink.
@Penn
@PennEngineers
@sciam
0
17
57
Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon, Ph.D. student in
@PennHistory
, was interviewed about the mistreatment of Ukraine’s Black residents as they attempt to flee the country on
@WBEZ
. "This is a multi-country problem we’re looking at."
@Penn
@ksvarnon
1
26
64
OMNIA Year in Review: Emily Steiner of
@PennEnglish
is using Twitter to reach a larger audience and build academic conversations about medieval manuscripts. Check out this and more of our favorite
@PennSAS
stories from 2017:
@PiersatPenn
#medievaltwitter
1
25
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Congratulations to
@carmenmmachado
, named Abrams Artist-In-Residence in the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing. The author of In the Dream House and Her Body and Other Parties, she was a finalist for the National Book Award.
@Penn
@PennEnglish
0
6
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Prof. Michael C. Horowitz of
@PoliticsAtPenn
will lead a research team that has been awarded a grant from
@AFOSR
to apply social science to the study of autonomous systems & artificial intelligence.
@mchorowitz
@Penn
@perryworldhouse
12
14
59
PIK Professor
@DorothyERoberts
was recently featured on
@BillNye
's
#ScienceRules
! podcast to discuss the long history of racism in science and medicine — and how we fix it. Listen now:
@Penn
@AfricanaUPenn
@SociologyatPenn
@pennlaw
0
11
56
Chloe Gong, C'21, is an English and international relations double-major, an East Asian languages and civilizations minor, and now, a
@nytimes
best-selling author. Congrats to
@thechloegong
! 👏🎉📕
1
8
53
On the
@netflix
show Lenox Hill, John Boockvar, C’93, gives a shoutout to Dean Steven J. Fluharty for introducing him to neuropsychopharmacology and changing his life.
@johnboockvar
is Vice Chair of Neurosurgery at
@lenoxhill
.
@penn
@Pennalumni
#lenoxhillonnetflix
1
4
51
Prof.
@MichaelEMann
of
@PENN_EES
is quoted in
@Salon
about the effect of
#climatechange
on winter storms. "There is evidence that warming leads to more powerful, snowier nor'easters—something we've seen quite a bit of in the northeast in recent years."
3
23
50
Prof. Karen Goldberg, director of
@VagelosEnergy
, talks about how the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology will be a transformational space for energy research at
@Penn
.
@PennChemistry
#EnergyatPenn
3
13
47
Climate scientist
@MichaelEMann
, who will join
@Penn
's faculty on Sept. 1, discusses extreme weather, the warming world and what we should be doing about it on
@whyyradiotimes
(segment starts at 14:41).
#ClimateCrisis
1
16
44
Congratulations to this year's
#PennGradTalks
winners! Yansong Li, Charlotte Williams, Kimberly St. Julian Varnon, Luella Allen-Waller, and Chad Payne. Watch their videos here:
@Penn
@ksvarnon
@chad_vF
@symbioecology
@SASgov
@PennLPS
@PennLPSGov
0
8
43
President Amy Gutmann has been recognized as a global leader by
@FortuneMagazine
, highlighting Gutmann's primary mission to expand the first-generation, low-income student population at
@Penn
1
12
42
Be sure to catch
@UPennAnth
graduate student Dina Asfaha's TED TALK-style presentation at this Friday's
#GradBenTalks
! For a full list of speakers and topics visit:
@Penn
@blkgirlmilieux
@PennLPS
@pennmuseum
@UPennGAPSA
@SASgov
@PennHistory
4
17
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Marvin Morgan, C'21, became interested in
#astrophysics
after visiting the Kennedy Space Station as a child. Now, he's a
@pennphys
student working with data from the
@ESAGaia
mission to understand dark matter in our galaxy.
@Penn
@PennCURF
#PennPathways
0
12
39
These X's are the same shade, so what does that say about
#color
? David Brainard explains:
http://t.co/81zB8w54ZP
http://t.co/xJNYpDdmkP
1
47
35
Roy and Diana Vagelos have made a record gift of $50 million for a new science center to house researchers focused on energy science and technology. The new building will be an incubator for scientists and engineers.
#PowerofPenn
@Penn
@PennEngineers
1
15
36
Congratulations to Michael Horowitz, named Director of
@perryworldhouse
. Penn President Amy Gutmann calls him "an outstanding scholar and a seasoned visionary with a network of relationships among global policy makers.”
@mchorowitz
@Penn
@PoliticsAtPenn
0
3
35
Prof. Guthrie Ramsey of
@PennMusic
provides an in-depth analysis of Childish Gambino's music video for
#ThisIsAmerica
in
@TIME
.
@Penn
@AfricanaUPenn
0
13
36
Prof.
@MichaelEMann
of
@PENN_EES
discusses the deadly effects of climate change with Amna Nawaz, C'01, on PBS
@NewsHour
.
@Penn
@IAmAmnaNawaz
"Climate change is deadly,"
@MichaelEMann
tells
@IAmAmnaNawaz
. "We are already seeing human deaths that can be attributed to climate change that are caused by events ... that wouldn't have been as catastrophic as they were, if not for the warming of the planet."
9
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0
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A
@Salon
article on a study that says the wealthy are disproportionately responsible for U.S. greenhouse gasses quotes
@MichaelEMann
. "The inequality in energy use is a great argument for progressive climate pricing."
@Penn
@PENN_EES
@PennCSSM
1
16
36
Congratulations to Prof.
@MichaelEMann
of
@PENN_EES
on receiving the 2022 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence from the
@StroudCenter
! The award was presented at the 20th annual The Water’s Edge gala at
@delmnh
. Read full announcement:
@Penn
@PennCSSM
2
9
33
A decade of research by Emily Steiner has resulted in new book about the work of John Trevisa, a 14th century author who translated encyclopedias and other informational texts. Read more here:
@PennEnglish
@PiersatPenn
@Penn
@CollegeAtPenn
@Pennalumni
0
9
35
The climate crisis requires imagining ways of living — not just of energy production but of daily habit — that we have never seen before. How do we begin to imagine such a world?
@MichaelEMann
talks more about this with The New York Times Magazine.
@Penn
2
7
34
Climate scientist
@MichaelEMann
will receive the John Scott Award from
@TheFranklin
and the City of Philadelphia. The award recognizes individuals who have contributed to the “comfort, welfare and happiness” of humankind.
@Penn
@PENN_EES
@PennCSSM
0
8
34
Advance screening of
@PBS
series on Fri w/
@HenryLouisGates
@salamishah
@DrJamesPeterson
.
#BlackAmericaPBS
@Penn
0
24
30
Prof.
@MichaelEMann
of
@PENN_EES
is quoted in
@Salon
and says unfettered climate change will result in a "collapsed food distribution system" if humanity continues polluting at its current rate for the next 100 years.
@Penn
@PennCSSM
1
14
32
Prof.
@MichaelEMann
of
@Penn_EES
on the rise of U.S. coal production that is expected to drop after 2022. "As the new incentives for renewable energy propagate through the economy, we can expect to see substantial declines in fossil-fuel usage."
@Penn
0
13
32
Are you ready for another round? Professor of
@PennEnglish
, Emily Steiner, steps up to the podium this Wednesday. Can she talk about "Lost Words" in
#60Seconds
?
#GotAMinute
@Penn
@CollegeAtPenn
@PiersatPenn
2
6
32
In 1953, Madeliene Joullie became the first woman to join
@Penn
's chemistry faculty and the first female organic chemist to be appointed to a tenure track position in an American university. Learn more:
@PennChemistry
1
11
32
Emily Wilson, Professor of Classical Studies, is the first woman to translate Homer’s The Odyssey into English.
1
12
30
Shadrack Frimpong, C’15 receives the
@QueensLeaders
Award by Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. Shadrack is the founder of
@cocoa360_
which runs a free girls’ school and medical clinic in his community in Ghana.
@PennAlumni
@Penn
0
7
31
Breyasia Scott's award-winning thesis, Medea’s Symposium, draws on her experiences as a woman of color studying Ancient History. Read excerpts from her play and see what she thought about working with
@EmilyRCWilson
.
@penn
@Pennalumni
@PennHistory
0
16
30
Congratulations to Huey Copeland on being named BFC Presidential Associate Professor of History of Art. Copeland is a leading historian of modern and contemporary art of the U.S., Europe, and the African diaspora.
@Penn
@PennArtHistory
2
4
31
Professor
@MichaelEMann
, who joins Penn's faculty in September, spoke with Philadelphia Citizen about the need the need for effective climate communication.
@Penn
3
15
30
Berlin, a translated collection of poetry by Prof. Fatemeh Shams of
@UpennNELC
, was selected by Poetry International as a winner of its Chapbook Competition. The work was translated by Armen Davoudian, a Ph.D. candidate at
@Stanford
.
@Penn
@poetry_int
2
6
30
Get you a founder who can do it all. 😉
#DollyPartonMemeChallenge
#dollypartonchallenge
❤️ 💙
@Penn
@Pennalumni
1
8
29
Eric Schelter of
@PennChemistry
is included in a recent
@Forbes
article on the research and application of rare earth metals.
@penn
0
3
30
Prof.
@MichaelEMann
of
@PENN_EES
is interviewed by
@JeffGlor
on
@cbssaturday
about his new book,
#OurFragileMoment
, where he looks back at the planet's climate over millenia and talks about what we must change going forward.
@Penn
@PennCSSM
1
11
30
4th Annual Women in Physics Public Lecture feat. Dr. Jill Tarter from the
@SETIInstitute
on 10/27.
@Penn
@pennphys
1
15
29
Congrats to Prof. Shelley L. Berger of Biology and Prof. Karen I. Goldberg of Chemistry on their election into the
@theNASciences
“in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.”
@Penn
@PennChemistry
1
3
29
Congratulations to Ivan Dmochowski, named Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of
@PennChemistry
! His lab develops chemical & biophysical tools to study complex bio systems, including identifying proteins & RNA molecules important in brain function.
@Penn
3
4
29
Congratulations to Marsha Lester, who has been named Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. Lester studies fundamental aspects of the oxidation of volatile organic compounds present in the earth's atmosphere.
@Penn
@PennChemistry
0
6
28
Professor
@MichaelEMann
, who joins Penn’s faculty on September 1, spoke with Nature magazine about President Biden’s tax and climate bill. He says, “It helps create a global climate for action.”
@Penn
@PENN_EES
0
11
27
.
@Penn
will honor the life of Martin Luther King Jr. during its 23rd Annual Commemorative Symposium on Social Change, Jan. 15-31. Don't miss the annual Day of Service on Jan. 15th starting at 8:30am in Houston Hall’s Hall of Flags at 8:30 a.m.
#MLKDay2018
0
14
26
PIK Prof.
@DorothyERoberts
discusses the harms of the child welfare system on
@CBSSunday
. Full segment: .
@Penn
@SociologyatPenn
@AfricanaUPenn
Critics say the policies of child welfare agencies, rather than acting for the benefit of children, in many cases harm families.
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For his honors thesis, Nicholas Escobar, C'18, composed an original score for an unfinished 17th century opera. For him, the
#PowerofPenn
Arts & Sciences is the flexibility to combine his love of English and music to create something truly original.
@Penn
0
8
28
Prof.
@MichaelEMann
of
@PENN_EES
says that the combination of drought, winds from a high-pressure system, and a passing hurricane led to a compound climate catastrophe in Maui.
@Penn
@PennCSSM
0
15
27
Eric Schelter of Chemistry is quoted in this
@nytimes
article on rare earth metal mining and the process of separating the metals from ores.
@PennChemistry
@NSF_CSSM
@SchelterGroup
@penn
0
10
27
16th Annual MLK Jr. Lecture in Social Justice features Charles Blow and Joy Reid on 1/30/17
@AfricanaUPenn
@Penn
2
13
24
TODAY:
@ValerieJarrett
, the longest-serving Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, will discuss "Public Policy in Practice" at the Perelman Center from 5:30pm - 7:30pm. This event is sponsored by
@PennFels
. Register:
@Penn
@Pennalumni
3
5
25
Prof.
@MichaelEMann
of
@PENN_EES
tells
@Salon
that "if we act to reduce carbon emissions dramatically in the decades ahead, we can probably keep sea level rise to roughly a meter by 2100. That would be hugely disruptive but not civilization ending."
@Penn
2
20
27
We'll welcome environmental scientist
@MichaelEMann
on 9/1/22. Known for his research on climate variability and extremes, Mann will be the inaugural director of a new Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media.
@Penn
@PENN_EES
@AnnenbergPenn
1
4
26
Emily Wilson, Professor of Classical Studies, discusses her new English translation of Homer's "The Odyssey," as well as the challenge of being recognized as the first woman to do so with the
@IrishTimes
@Penn
@EmilyRCWilson
1
5
26
This September, professors and students from across the university will unite to raise awareness and advocate for large-scale changes in our community.
#1point5
@Penn
@PENN_EES
@PennDesign
@CollegeatPenn
@SociologyatPenn
@UPennPhilosophy
@PennBiology
0
16
26
Celebrated for her translation of Homer’s Odyssey,
@EmilyRCWilson
will read from her in-progress translations of Homer’s Iliad and Oedipus Tyrannos for the
@BeineckeLibrary
's 2020 Mark Strand Memorial Reading online on Wednesday, 10/7, at 4 p.m.
@Penn
1
9
26
Drawing on her latest book, Torn Apart, law and sociology expert Dorothy Roberts examines the fundamental racism of the child welfare system.
@Penn
@SociologyatPenn
@pennlaw
@TheRegReview
0
11
24
On this
#InternationalWomensDay
, we celebrate the work of Professor Emily Wilson of Classical Studies – the first woman to translate Homer’s “The Odyssey” into English.
@Penn
0
8
25
When Hurricane Sandy hit,
@aldatweets
of Sociology and
@SC2_Collab
was a doctoral candidate at NYU. His research on the response to the storm continues today.
@PennPSC
@penn
#climatecrisis
0
6
25
Alyssa Cavazos, C'22, came to
@Penn
already interested in biochem, but summer research with Prof. Karen Goldberg opened her eyes to conceptual chemistry and working in a lab.
@PennChemistry
@PennCURF
#PennPathways
0
9
23
Airea D. Matthews, C’94, on her journey from economics major at
@Penn
to becoming Philly's Poet Laureate and a creative writing professor at
@BrynMawrCollege
. More in
@PennSAS
at Work, a photoblog on the diverse paths of our alumni.
@Pennalumni
@aireadee
0
6
24
Neil Tomson and his
@PennChemistry
team are back in the lab, looking for more efficient ways to do chemical reactions.
@Penn
1
4
24
Madison Dawkins, C'19, created an independent study focused on health and
#mindfulness
with the women at the Riverside Correctional Facility. For her the
#PowerofPenn
Arts & Sciences means forging her own path and leading by example
@Penn
@AfricanaUPenn
0
8
24
Congratulations to the College of Arts & Sciences Class of 2020! Hurrah, hurrah! ❤️ 💙
@Penn
@CollegeAtPenn
@Pennalumni
#Penn2020
0
7
23
Prof.
@MichaelEMann
of
@PENN_EES
wrote in the
@latimes
that comparisons to past warming events on Earth can be instructive. He says "we can trust these models to peer into our climate future" and avoid catastrophe.
@Penn
@PennCSSM
0
12
22
The latest assessment from the
@IPCC_CH
offers both a harsh reality check and a path forward on climate solutions.
@Penn
experts, including atmospheric scientist
@MichaelEMann
who will join
@PENN_EES
this September, offer their thoughts.
0
11
22
The 21st century will be the century of chemistry driven by sustainable processes, says Eric Schelter of
@PennChemistry
&
@SchelterGroup
. His lecture on the future of rare metals was the judge's choice winner at the alumni weekend
#60Second
SLAM
@Penn
@Pennalumni
0
5
23
Prof.
@AntheaButler
of
@upennrels
discusses the Republican party's use of religion to justify stances on gun laws, abortion, and banning lessons about race from classrooms, among other things, on
@MSNBC
.
@Penn
1
7
23
TODAY at 10AM: Kathleen Brown of
@PennHistory
discusses the legacy of slavery in Philadelphia and the Penn Slavery Project on
@whyyradiotimes
. The project released research that many of
@Penn
's early trustees held slaves or had ties to the slave trade.
1
8
20
Prof.
@MichaelEMann
of
@PENN_EES
will be talking about his new book, “Our Fragile Moment,” today at 12pm on
@whyy
.
TODAY AT NOON: We just had our hottest summer on record. Is there any hope for our warming planet?
@MichaelEMann
joins
#Studio2
to talk about his book, 'Our Fragile Moment' 🌎 He says there are
#climate
lessons to learn from our prehistoric past & more.
0
9
15
1
12
22
Congratulations to Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, named Class of 1940 Bicentennial Term Chair in History of Art. She is an expert in art and visual culture of the 19th and 20th centuries in the U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean.
@Penn
@PennArtHistory
1
3
22
Sociology and Law Prof
@DorothyERoberts
writes in the Philadelphia Inquirer about eugenics and continuing efforts to blame genetics for racial gaps.
@Penn
@phillydotcom
@PennLaw
0
12
20
Daniel Q. Gillion of
@PoliticsAtPenn
is an expert on civil rights protests.
@GQMagazine
spoke to him about his research, historical protests, and what's happening now.
@Penn
0
10
22
We spoke with Prof. Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr. of
@PennMusic
about his role in the book, The Transformation of Black Music: The rhythms, the songs, and the ships of the African Diaspora.
@DrGuyMusiQology
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackMusic
@Penn
@AfricanaUPenn
0
13
22
Dorothy Roberts is quoted in a
@nytimes
piece on disparities in Black and white health: “Health inequities have literally killed thousands and thousands of Black people."
@DorothyERoberts
@Penn
@AfricanaUPenn
@SociologyatPenn
@pennlaw
0
12
21
Daniel Aldana Cohen of
@SociologyatPenn
discusses how social inequality informs climate change policy in this excerpt from our OMNIA Podcast. Don't miss Prof. Cohen's talk, "Follow the Carbon," this Thurs., April 5th.
@aldatweets
@Penn
#SmartSlice
0
16
19
Anita L. Allen, the Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and Philosophy, will become the first black woman to be the president of the Eastern Division of
@apaphilosophy
on 7/1. She speaks with
@nytimes
in Q&A interview:
@Penn
@PennLaw
@UPennPhilosophy
0
11
20
🎧
@DorothyERoberts
&
@sandylocks
discuss attacks on Black motherhood in a recent episode of Intersectionality Matters, a podcast by
@AAPolicyForum
.
@Penn
0
11
21
A team led by Biology's Sarah Tishkoff has been awarded $2.7 million by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative for research that will help distinguish how genetics and environment impact gene expression and immune response.
@Penn
@PennBiology
@PennMedicine
@czi
0
2
21
Prof.
@MichaelEMann
of
@PENN_EES
is quoted in
@Salon
on the effect of
#climatechange
on freshwater sources, which are threatened due to depletion as well as by pollution caused by damage to factories/refineries from severe weather events.
@Penn
@PennCSSM
0
15
21
Colton Sheehan, GR’25, Kelly Kopera, GR’26, and Wonil Jung, GR’26,
@PennChemistry
Ph.D. students, talk about their research and what they're looking forward to in the new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology. Learn more:
#EnergyatPenn
0
6
21
A
@DiscoverMag
piece about record ocean heating quotes Prof.
@MichaelEMann
of
@PENN_EES
on the effect of El Niños and La Niñas. Mann stresses focusing on the longer-term outlook.
1
11
20
Climate change is “supercharging” weather, Prof.
@MichaelEMann
told
@CNN
, causing events “we simply wouldn’t be seeing” otherwise. Scholars like Mann are working to advance the School’s commitment to research and education on energy and sustainability.
1
9
21