Faculty Archive

Penn Arts & Sciences appointed 15 new faculty members for the 2021–2022 academic year.

Angela Duckworth, Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor, and colleagues found that teenagers who attended school virtually fared worse than classmates who went in person.

The start of the fall semester and the phrase “back to school” has always had a little magic to it, conjuring new beginnings and a sense of excitement and possibility.

Mind DivE In is intended to make graduate school in the sciences more accessible to minority students.

Robert Aronowitz, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences, reflects on vaccine hesitancy today compared to the past, and the politicization of public health.

Jolyon Thomas, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, discusses his award-winning book, Faking Liberties: Religious Freedom in American-Occupied Japan.

The 60-Second Lecture series returned to campus this fall and included 1.5 Minute Climate Lectures during Climate Week at Penn.

MindCORE hosted two 10-week research programs for students eager to get back in the lab and connect with peers.

From beach grass to fallen leaves, Philip A. Rea, Professor of Biology, uses a camera to give a new view of the things around us.

Daniel Morales-Armstrong, William Fontaine Fellow of Africana Studies and History, helms a course designed to lead students in a collaborative engagement with a local Philadelphian community.

In an award-winning paper, Aaron Chalfin, Assistant Professor of Criminology, examines the public safety implications of labor market-based immigration enforcement.

Marci Hamilton, Fels Institute of Government Professor of Practice, takes a stand against what she calls the Church of Scientology's "cruel" arbitration process.

Zachary Lesser, Edward W. Kane Professor of English, used ghosts, holes, and scrapes to learn more about how Shakespeare’s work was seen in his own time.

Megan Robb of the Department of Religious Studies published a book on an early 20th-century newspaper that was influential in creating a shared Muslim identity in South Asia.

Daniel Janzen, DiMaura Professor in Biology, on why cicadas (and wildebeests, salmon, and oak trees) act that way.

In his new book, Cheikh Anta Babou, Associate Professor of History, captures the vitality of the Senegalese Murid diaspora.

John Ghazvinian, Executive Director of the Middle East Center, on his new book, which covers 300 years of U.S.-Iran relations.

Researchers in the Goldberg group, including Karen Goldberg, Vagelos Professor in Energy Research, and Drew Newman, doctoral candidate in chemistry, focus on alternative fuel sources for items that are part of everyday life.

Eugene Lew, Lecturer and Director of Sound and Music Technology in the Department of Music, reflects on a year without live performances.

Lecture topics range from "What Makes a Photograph Memorable?" to "Comics' Lessons for Pandemic Living."