Faculty
Shooting for the Moon
In her Language and the Brain course, Kathryn Schuler, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, asked 30 undergrads to think big about big problems—and their solutions didn’t disappoint.
Office Artifacts: Joshua B. Plotkin
Discover the stories behind the Professor of Biology's favorite office items.
Knowledge by the Slice: Observing the Invisible (Video)
Bhuvnesh Jain, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences, and Michael Weisberg, Professor and Chair of Philosophy, discuss the mystery of dark matter and the use of some of the world’s largest telescopes to search for it.
Tracking the Effects of Technology in the Home
A new book by Jeremy Greenwood, Professor of Economics, takes a macroeconomics view of changes in family life.
Power Struggle
Earth and Environmental Science Department Chair Reto Gieré explains how 40 years after the worst nuclear accident in the U.S., a global energy dilemma endures.
Omnia Podcast: Philosophy of Race (Audio)
Quayshawn Spencer, Robert S. Blank Presidential Associate Professor of Philosophy, explores the question, "What kind of thing is race?" in his classes and research.
OMNIA 101: Exploring the Unseen (Audio)
Physics professors Mark Trodden and Masao Sako explain how dark matter and dark energy shape their work.
Not-So-Self-Evident Truths
In her new book, Sophia Rosenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, digs up the roots of the relationship between democracy and truth.
Rising Waters
Students and faculty study the future of urban waters in Philadelphia and Mumbai.
The Stories We Tell
Undergraduates dig into archival records to reframe Penn’s historical ties to slavery.
OMNIA Q&A: The Venezuelan Crisis (VIDEO)
Tulia Falleti, Class of 1965 Term Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Latin American and Latino Studies Program, on the past, present, and possible future of Venezuela.
Procrastinating on Climate Change
We asked Joseph Kable, Baird Term Professor of Psychology, why humans can’t seem to make the commitment to slow climate change.
OMNIA Q&A: A Rock and a Hard Place
Marc Meredith, Associate Professor of Political Science, discusses the new Democrat House majority and the governmental shutdown.
A Classic Hat Trick
In one year, Sheila Murnaghan, Alfred Reginald Allen Memorial Professor of Greek, published a translation of Medea and books on the Beat generation and classics for children.