Richard Berk, Professor of Criminology and Statistics and Chair of the Department of Criminology, taps into perpetrator patterns to forecast mass violence.
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
By Blake Cole
How do you prepare for a career in law, business, or journalism? For these Penn students, it’s by learning more about the influence of religion in Noah Webster’s dictionary or the mechanics of the Spanish Civil War.
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
By Susan Ahlborn
Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and a professor of history and Africana studies, discusses the history of civil rights legislation and where 1964’s bill fits in.
Monday, June 24, 2019
Masao Sako, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and Mark Trodden, Fay R. and Eugene L. Langberg Professor of Physics, explain how dark matter and dark energy shape their work.
Monday, May 6, 2019
By Karen Brooks
Photography by Dave Moser
Bernstein recounts his high school days as a theater buff and activist, how a poetry movement grew out of a trip to the Canadian rain forest, and the importance of audio archives.
Thursday, May 23, 2019
By Lauren Thacker
Recorded and edited by Alex Schein
Lara Jung, C’19, explores the history of nature as medicine.
Thursday, May 23, 2019
By Jane Carroll
A film by Sonari Chidi, C’20, challenges the depiction of refugees and immigrants in the media.
Monday, May 6, 2019
In the mood for tacos? Hillary Reinsberg, C’11, has a recommendation.
Monday, May 6, 2019
By Lauren Rebecca Thacker
In her Language and the Brain course, Kathryn Schuler, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, asked 30 undergrads to think big about big problems—and their solutions didn’t disappoint.
Thursday, May 2, 2019
By Michele Berger
Photography by Alex Schein
Penn Arts and Sciences at Work is a photoblog project where we tell the story of the extended Penn Arts and Sciences community. Espinoza-Madrigal, a political science and Latin American and Latino studies majors, is Executive Director of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice.
Friday, February 1, 2019
Interview by Chrissy Bowdren
Photo by Alex Schein
Preethi Kumaran, C’21, spent her summer growing-deep sea microorganisms that might be new to the world of science.
Monday, May 6, 2019
Penn Arts and Sciences graduate students present on myriad topics in TED Talks fashion.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Quayshawn Spencer, Robert S. Blank Presidential Associate Professor of Philosophy, explores the question "What kind of thing is race?" in his classes and research.
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Recorded and edited by Alex Schein
Fernando Rojo, C’18, aims to empower artisans across Latin America through his company, PATOS.
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Filmed and Edited by Annemarie Branco
Additional filming by Ricardo Echegaray E. and Fernando Villavicencio
Arts & Sciences researchers see collaboration as key to recharging the planet’s battery.
Monday, May 6, 2019
By Erica Brockmeier and Susan Ahlborn
Illustrations by Sam Falconer
Madison Dawkins, C'19, created an independent study focused on health and mindfulness with the women at the Riverside Correctional Facility.
Friday, July 20, 2018
Video by Alex Schein
A summer research seminar by the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities (PPEH) allowed students to conduct research on Philadelphia's waterways and collaborate with community partners.
Thursday, September 13, 2018
By Susan Ahlborn
Video by Brooke Sietinsons
