Faculty Archive

As a specialist in inorganic and materials chemistry, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Eric Schelter is truly in his element in the f-block, an area of the periodic table representing a group of 15 inorganic elements called “lanthanides.”

Stephanie McCurry Connects to the Past

Plant Developmental Biologist Scott Poethig

Criminologist John MacDonald on the Power of Policy

Sociologist Tukufu Zuberi Invites Audiences Along on Scholarly Adventures

Ever heard a song on the radio that you just had to know the name of? Emily Dolan’s path to her new book, The Orchestral Revolution: Haydn and the Technologies of Timbre, began in much the same manner.

The Penn Ghost Project turns a scholarly eye toward things that go bump in the night.

John Tresch describes Edgar Allan Poe, writer—and engineer.

Marc Meredith sheds light on the government shutdown.

Penn’s Social Science and Policy Forum tackles the hot-button issue.

The 2013-14 Penn Humanities Forum examines themes of violence.

Michael Katz surveys public education reform.

Psychology’s Angela Duckworth receives prestigious "genius grant."

Victor Mair, Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, provides a deep perspective on China.

Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor Adriana Petryna and Assistant Professor Etienne Benson discuss environmental disaster predictors.

Adam Seybert Professor in Moral and Intellectual Philosophy Gary Hatfield and Bok Family Professor in the Humanities Holly Pittman look at how humans make stuff, and how making stuff made us human.

Richard Schultz, Charles and William L. Day Distinguished Professor of Biology and Associate Dean for the Natural Sciences, provides insight on the pressures of securing federal funding for basic research.