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In today’s newsletter:
💌 Surprising: Penn wants to know what college applicants are grateful for.
🧠 Challenging: Take your brain to the memory gym with our news quiz.
🔮 Helpful: We’re predicting what’s ahead today for the undefeated Eagles.
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— Ashley Hoffman (@_AshleyHoffman, morningnewsletter@inquirer.com)
🎤 And now I’m passing the mic over to reporter Susan Snyder.
Positive psychology research has shown that gratitude is strongly associated with greater happiness, improved health, and stronger relationships.
And now, it may help you get into college. The University of Pennsylvania for the first time this year has asked applicants to write a short thank you note to someone they haven’t yet thanked and would like to acknowledge and if they feel like it, share the letter with that person and reflect on the experience. Penn says it’s something that actually can make students feel good in a process otherwise fraught with anxiety.
Some students told me it works. ”Try it,” suggests Penn psychology professor Angela Duckworth.
— Susan Snyder 🔑
What you should know today
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Max Baer, 74, hailed as a longtime advocate for children and families, has died, replaced by the first woman to lead the court.
Ian is history, but another storm is due Sunday, with gusts to 50 mph possible at the Shore.
Let Jeff McLane, EJ Smith and Josh Tolentino predict how today’s Eagles vs. Jaguars game’s gonna go.
A gigantic new student housing tower might be coming to the site of University City’s Ralston Center.
Columnist Jenice Armstrong writes that residents all around the city deserve upscale Fishtown’s security.
What’s the tub that Phillies vendor Samantha DiMarco balances on her head filled with again? Test your knowledge of the past week’s events against other readers.
Here’s how you can save on buying and installing new windows.
Local coronavirus numbers: Here’s your daily look at the latest COVID-19 data.
❓Pop Quiz❓
Do you remember why ducklings swim in single file behind one another from a story the one and only Taylor Allen told you about in a recent newsletter? A Nobel Prize winner and self-described “lucky duck” from West Chester — the scientist Frank Fish — said several mechanisms can explain this.
🧩 Unscramble the Anagram 🧩
The Adam Granduciel-helmed Philly band that recently played in Camden and jokingly introduced one musician as the next coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.
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We’ll select a reader at random to shout out here. Send us your own original anagram to unscramble if you’d like. Email us if you know the answer.
Photo of the Day
🎶 For today’s Sunday track, we’re listening to “Because the night belongs to lovers, because the night belongs to us. 🎶
👋🏽 Enjoy the summer-to-fall transition. I’m making apple cider aperol spritz cocktails on my South Philly patio. And I’ll be back with you tomorrow morning, too.