The GEAR UP initiative gives students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds hands-on experience and mentoring to address a global challenge.
Friday, April 5, 2024
By Susan Ahlborn
Political analysis requires data-savvy researchers, whether they are reporting polling data on election night or seeking to understand long-term policy impact.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Video by Alex Schein
A new book from History of Art Professor André Dombrowski knits together the works of artists like Claude Monet and the nature of time as it emerges in its present-day form.
Thursday, March 28, 2024
By Katelyn Silva
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
Each fall and spring, the Professional Women’s Alliance holds a roundtable to give students an opportunity to learn about the wide variety of careers possible with a liberal arts degree.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
By Brooke Sietinsons and Susan Ahlborn
Photos by Brooke Sietinsons
A postcard. A movie ticket. A child’s drawing. Though they’re just pieces of paper, they embody a piece of our lives. In My Life in Paper: Adventures in Ephemera, Beth Kephart traces her past and the people in it by examining the paper she’s kept.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
By Susan Ahlborn
By using linguistics models to analyze game play, Sydney Sun, C’24, is listening in on the ways environment shapes interaction.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
By Laura Dattaro
Photos by Brooke Sietinsons
Through her research, Kristina Lyons, Associate Professor of Anthropology, is relaying the tales of the land’s suffering, as well as its enduring practical and spiritual importance to its residents.
Monday, March 18, 2024
By Blake Cole
On Friday, March 15, 2024, the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) Senior Showcase celebrated the accomplishments of the graduating VIPER Class of 2024.
Monday, March 18, 2024
Video by Alex Schein
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
David Kedeme, C'25, came to Penn with a curiosity about the brain and deepened his interest in neuroscience through his lab internships and coursework.
Monday, March 18, 2024
Video by Sharon Wu
The first class of 11 students graduated in 1934. During Women’s History month, we take a photo look back at what life was like for these pioneers and those who followed.
Monday, March 11, 2024
By Michele Berger
Photos Courtesy of University Archives
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
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
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