Monday, March 11, 2024
By Michele Berger
Photos Courtesy of University Archives
P. Roy Vagelos, C’50, PAR’90, HON’99, and Diana T. Vagelos, PAR’90, strengthen science research and education with their transformative gift to the University of Pennsylvania.
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Penn Grad Talks features TED Talk-style presentations by Penn Arts & Sciences graduate students on a wide range of topics.
Monday, March 4, 2024
Meghan Hall, lecturer and associate director for graduate studies in the Department of English, talks about what gives the popular literary genre its staying power.
Friday, March 1, 2024
By Jane Carroll
Photos by Brooke Sietinsons
Courses across Penn Arts & Sciences show how immersion enhances a liberal arts education.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
By Karen Brooks
Illustrations by Andrea Mongia
In a room overlooking New York’s Bryant Park, more than 200 alums heard from scientists studying coral reefs, fractures on the Earth’s surface, and the expansion of the universe.
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
By Michele W. Berger
Photos by Brooke Sietinsons
In an undergraduate anthropology course, students learn archaeological fieldwork skills and unearth the story of a historic Black neighborhood in West Philadelphia.
Thursday, February 22, 2024
By Michele W. Berger
Video by Alex Schein
Photos by Brooke Sietinsons
When massive cargo ships arrive late to a port, the delay sets off a domino effect that directly influences U.S. inflation, according to research from Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Howard Marks Presidential Professor of Economics, and colleagues.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
By Michele W. Berger
Sociology Ph.D. candidate Olivia Hu is studying how people choose romantic partners across race lines, and how those relationships affect their understandings of social difference.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
By Susan Ahlborn
For Black History Month, Dagmawi Woubshet of English recommends readings from his Introduction to African American Literature course.
Thursday, February 1, 2024
By Susan Ahlborn
In this second edition of our new series, we highlight questions that probe the expansion of the universe, missed court appearances, and how nanoparticles assemble.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
By Michele W. Berger and Laura Dattaro
Through study of the fur and wampum trade between the Lenape and Dutch in the 1600s, fourth-year history Ph.D. candidate Molly Leech is aiming to recenter Indigenous contributions to global trade.
Thursday, January 25, 2024
By Michele W. Berger, Photos by Brooke Sietinsons
A new book from musicologist Jairo Moreno highlights musicians who have immigrated to the United States and the transformative power of their work.
Monday, January 8, 2024
By Phillip Marion
In a new take on the Lightbulb Café, faculty authors discuss their books, describing the inspiration and research behind their work.
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
We look back on some of our favorite arts and sciences stories of 2023.
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Faculty from Penn Arts & Sciences are confronting the climate crisis and contributing to solutions. They say there’s still time to act.
Thursday, November 2, 2023
By Judy Hill
Illustrations by Sam Chivers
As part of the Music in the Stacks collaboration between Penn’s Albrecht Music Library and the Department of Music, the musicians performed a concert that included “Silent Night” and other holiday songs.
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Video by Brooke Sietinsons and Sharon Wu
Beyond the cultural link to Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas has many connections to music, which Associate Professor of Music Mary Channen Caldwell is exploring for an upcoming book.
Monday, December 18, 2023
By Susan Ahlborn