Faculty

Origin Story Rewind: Mark Trodden

Ten years ago, Trodden was the subject of our first-ever “Origin Story.” In honor of his new role as Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, we’re bringing it back.

Creating a Classroom Democracy

Through a Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia course, Assistant Professor of History Sarah Gronningsater and her students resuscitate early American history.

Training Tomorrow’s Data Scientists

The Data Driven Discovery Initiative has expanded its four-year-old postdoctoral fellow program to include researchers from Penn Engineering and Penn Medicine using cutting-edge techniques in data science and artificial intelligence.

Philly Boy, Jersey Mud

How a team led by Doug Jerolmack, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Professor of Earth and Environmental Science and Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, used physics to understand how river muck transforms a baseball’s grip.

Telescope’s Last ACT

A final batch of data from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope shows our universe in its infancy, but Mark Devlin, Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, says many more exciting projects lie ahead.

The Life Cycle of an Idea

Virtually every product and breakthrough we take for granted—from life-altering technologies to life-saving medical advancements—started at a university, and with fundamental scientific research.

Risky Business

In a new book, Cam Grey, Professor of Classical Studies, explores the vital role of human agency in experiencing and mitigating risk and disaster in the late-Roman world.

Saturation Point

In her new book, Associate Professor of Political Science Sarah Bush explores the increasingly crowded landscape of international NGOs.

Democracy Past, Present, and Future

Four Penn Arts & Sciences faculty offer ideas about democracy and its relationship to wealth, modern information environments, social identities, and shared norms.

Faculty Bookshelf

Recent books from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty

Launch Event Celebrates Unique Collaboration with Philadelphia Police Department

The new Master of Applied Criminology and Police Leadership program will focus on building practical, real-world skills and knowledge among police leaders.

Choice and Consequence

Sophia Rosenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, and Sudeep Bhatia, Associate Professor of Psychology, explore the ramifications of choice in everyday life and society.

Let’s Get Digital

An advanced economics course taught by Assistant Professor Juan Camilo Castillo encourages students to apply tools and theories to digital markets in the real world.

Exemplary Teaching Honored

The University and Penn Arts & Sciences annually recognize faculty, lecturers, and graduate students for their distinguished teaching. This year’s honorees include 22 people from 10 departments and two programs.

When Data Science and Social Good Intersect

Through a grant program and a new minor focused on data analytics, the Data Driven Discovery Initiative is using new tools and technologies to directly address societal challenges.