Faculty
OMNIA Q&A: 2,800 Years of Ideas
Sophia Rosenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, and Peter Struck, Professor of Classical Studies, discuss their new book series, A Cultural History of Ideas.
Making Music
A concert with the theme Re-Imagining was the culmination of two music classes taught by Tyshawn Sorey, Presidential Assistant Professor of Music.
The Physics of Us
Physicists are studying how living matter works, and find that it breaks the standard rules and produces fascinating new phenomena.
Beyond the Margins of Land and Water
Nikhil Anand, Associate Professor of Anthropology, leads two interdisciplinary research initiatives that provide insight on worldwide climate disasters and water crises.
The Energy of New Beginnings
A Message from Dean Steven J. Fluharty, Dean and Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Professor of Psychology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience.
Knowledge by the Slice: 2022 Election Debrief (Video)
Political Science faculty analyze the immediate results of the 2022 election.
School Funds Faculty Initiatives in Global Change and Social Justice
Penn Arts & Sciences has awarded grants for six projects through the Making a Difference in Global Communities and the Klein Family Social Justice initiatives.
Faculty Honors
The outstanding work of the Penn Arts & Sciences faculty continues to be recognized with notable honors and awards. Here are just a few.
The Story the Bowls Tell
In an ambitious new project, Simcha Gross, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, studies hundreds of ancient incantation bowls in the hopes of eventually building a worldwide database.
Asian American Studies Program Expands
School News
Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Times
A fateful trip to Eastern Europe in 1989 inspired Kristen Ghodsee, Professor and Chair of Russian and East European Studies, to pursue a career studying the impact of the Cold War and its aftermath on the lives of ordinary people.
Coral Resilience
Kristen Brown, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Biology, collects coral samples from different locations on a reef to see how they fared in acidic conditions.
New Penn President Gets to Know Penn Arts & Sciences
Elizabeth Magill, the new President of the University of Pennsylvania, met with Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and staff to learn about highlights, priorities, and challenges across the School.
Cancer Cells Selectively Use ‘Drones’ to Keep T Cells From Infiltrating Tumors
Wei Guo, Class of 1965 Term Professor of Biology, identifies a new tool to help predict how a patient might respond to checkpoint inhibitor drugs.