Faculty

The Changing Face of Portraiture at Penn

The Department of Biology joins in campus-wide efforts to diversify those honored in portraits and rethink how to approach representation through art.

Faculty Honors

Penn Arts & Sciences faculty continued to distinguish themselves through their research and teaching, and their work has been recognized with notable honors and awards. Here are just a few.

Engaging With Asia

Penn Arts & Sciences programs are advancing knowledge about Asia and Asians.

Decoding a Material’s “Memory”

A new study details the relationship between particle structure and flow in disordered materials, insights that can be used to understand systems ranging from mudslides to biofilms.

Omnia 101: Democracy in Africa

Wale Adebanwi, Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies, discusses the state of democratic reform in Africa.

Season Four of the Omnia Podcast: In These Times

The Intricate Riddle of Life

Ben Talks Address State of U.S. Democracy

Journalist alums and political science faculty are joining to share their experience and research and address whether democracy in the U.S. is in crisis, at a crossroads, or reaching a new normal.

Lost Caregivers

Dan Treglia, Associate Professor of Practice, identifies the number of children who have lost parents and caregivers to COVID-19 and how to support them.

Mathematics = Fairer Elections

Philip Gressman, Professor of Mathematics, wants to make elections fairer through the application of computational mathematics to redistricting maps.

60-Second Lectures: Spring 2022 Roundup (Video)

Faculty present minute-long talks on topics such as “The First 60 Seconds of the Universe.”

Locked Down and Opening Up

In his new book, Guobin Yang, Grace Lee Boggs Professor of Communication and Sociology, highlights the online diaries shared by Wuhan residents early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Protecting a Singular Ecosystem

Michael Weisberg, Bess W. Heyman President's Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, students, and Ecuador's Ambassador to the United States reflect on the momentous expansion of the Galápagos Marine Reserve.

OMNIA Q&A: Liberating the Classics

A new lecture series in Classical Studies aims to advance understanding of the many ways the past is put to use in building the present.