Penn Arts & Sciences in the News

Michael Mann, Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, is quoted in on a new report that the “record-shattering” heat wave in Antarctica in March 2022 was powered by the most extreme “atmospheric river” ever observed due to climate change.

Professor of Archaeology Brian Rose spoke with the BBC about the ancient city of Gordion, in Turkey, believed to be the burial place of King Midas.

Professor of Psychology Sara Jaffee spoke with NPR about a new initiative that gives direct cash assistance to low-income renters in Philadelphia. 

Brent Cebul, Associate Professor of History, discusses the city’s decision to spread sanitation funds across dozens of small nonprofits or private subcontractors rather than through its own Sanitation Department. “Deciding which nonprofits get these contracts will become a political process,” he says. 

In an op-ed, Jennifer Morton, Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor of Philosophy, writes about delays in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid process. “Millions of potential college students and their families will have to wait longer than usual to learn what their financial aid packages will look like.”

Joseph Romm, senior research fellow in Penn’s Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media, says that saving the planet requires strong action. “It’s very hard to achieve things you’re not trying to do,” he says.