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April 13, 2021
Penn Museum Announces the Repatriation of the Morton Cranial Collection“The Penn Museum and the University of Pennsylvania apologize for the unethical possession of human remains in the Morton Collection.” Christopher Woods, the Penn Museum Williams Director, said. “It is time for these individuals to be returned to their ancestral communities, wherever possible, as a step toward atonement and repair for the racist and colonial practices that were integral to the formation of these collections. We will also reassess our practices of collecting, stewarding, displaying, and researching human remains.”
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April 8, 2021
Celebrating 50 years of the Annenberg Center!The Annenber Center has been home to the University of Pennsylvania’s for the performing arts, connecting diverse audiences, Penn and the greater Philadelphia community with our visionary artists for over 50 years. Share your #MyAnnenbergStory. What do you remember or love about the Annenberg Center? Simply click below to share your #MyAnnenbergStory. It is easy to upload a short video, post photos or write some thoughts. And be sure to scroll down to see and interact with what others have shared.
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April 6, 2021
Penn and USC launch Annenberg Center for Collaborative CommunicationThe University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication and the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism—have jointly established the Annenberg Center for Collaborative Communication to enable their faculties and doctoral students to think and work across institutional, geographic, and disciplinary divides.
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April 6, 2021
Omnia Podcast’s Second Season Begins with a Discussion on the Black Lives Matter Movement and the Lasting Impact of Slavery and Colonialism on Laws and PoliciesSeason two of the Omnia podcast In These Times, episode one, Herman Beavers, Camille Charles, Heather Williams, Breanna Moore, and Jelani Williams explore Black Lives Matter protests alongside the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, while in episode two Brent Cebul and Deborah Thomas, take a look at the laws and policies that legislated Black lives, movement, and security, and consider the lasting impacts of systems including slavery and colonialism.
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April 6, 2021
The Power of Architecture to Address Public Health and Environmental CrisesTwo studies by Dorit Aviv, assistant professor of architecture and director of the Thermal Architecture Lab in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, show how architecture can help create interior spaces that are both COVID-safe and energy efficient.