Articles by Hannah Norman
12/02/21 12:17am
Penn study suggests user preference affects consumption of misinformation on YouTube
While other social media sites have been criticized for the propagation of radical content, YouTube has received less attention due to the perception of YouTube as an entertainment site. 10/27/21 9:49pm
SEPTA transit workers vote to authorize a strike if contract terms do not meet their demands
If an agreement is not reached with SEPTA officials, workers will go on strike on the morning of Nov. 1. 04/19/21 11:04pm
Penn professor Toorjo Ghose awarded Fulbright scholar award to research and teach in India
Ghose’s work will focus on strategies used by sex workers in India to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, and how these strategies were shaped by the HIV epidemic. 04/05/21 11:29pm
Philadelphia partially moves into Phase 1C of COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Sanitation workers, utility workers, postal delivery workers, and maintenance and janitorial staff are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. 03/28/21 11:03pm
Kevin Johnson named 27th Penn Integrates Knowledge professor
Johnson will hold appointments in the Department of Computer and Information Science in the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics in the Perelman School of Medicine. 03/07/21 10:29pm
Swarthmore plans for a return to in-person learning in fall 2021
Swarthmore joins other local colleges and universities, such as Temple and Penn State, who have announced plans for an on-campus fall semester. Penn has yet to make an official decision. 02/02/21 1:20am
Wharton Undergraduate Healthcare Conference addresses impact of COVID-19 on health care
The event included keynote addresses from Moderna Chief Medical Officer Tal Zaks and New York-Presbyterian Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Laura Forese. 11/19/20 11:05pm
Penn trustees approve design for new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology
Construction is expected to begin in March 2022, and completion of the facility is anticipated in fall 2024. 10/20/20 11:29pm
Fenjan, Penn’s new Middle East politics journal, launches first issue this semester
Fenjan's editors wrote that their mission is “to give the Penn community a platform to engage with the MENA region—to read about, write about, and reimagine the Middle East for what it is: human." 10/12/20 7:12pm