Omnia Podcast: Democracy and Decision 2024
The new season of our podcast examines the state of U.S. democracy in the context of the upcoming presidential election.
Omnia Podcast: Democracy and Decision 2024 Episode One (Audio)
Sophia Rosenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, speaks with podcast host and PORES executive director Stephanie Perry about some of the big questions at the heart of American democracy.
The Science of Being Social
Five Penn Arts & Sciences researchers explain why connections are critical not just to human happiness but also to our survival.
The Nature Connection
Rebecca Bushnell, School of Arts and Sciences Board of Advisors Emerita Professor of English, discusses the tangled threads to be found in writing about the natural world.
Foundations and Frontiers: A Vision for the School, Revisited
Dean Steven J. Fluharty discusses the vision for the School of Arts and Sciences.
Better Living... Through Chemistry?
Eric Schelter, Professor of Chemistry, offers his thoughts on chemistry’s continuing promise, and its public relations problem.
Learning in the Time of COVID
Undergraduates reflect on their educational—and personal—experiences during the pandemic.
8 Years in the Life of a School
A look back on Rebecca Bushnell’s tenure as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences.